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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,136 works

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black kimono gripping a tall banner pole with calligraphy, against a fence and patterned

The 2nd Ichikawa Komazo

Katsukawa Shunkaku, ca. 1795

Woodblock print of a kabuki onnagata actor in a patterned kimono and ornate hairpins, standing with a fan.

The Onnagata Actor Hanagiri Toyomatsu (Shisei) III as Ohaya

Ryūkōsai Jokei, 1793

Woodblock triptych of officials gathered in an ornate Meiji-era state chamber with a red carpet and throne.

View of the Issuance of the State Constitution in the State Chamber of the New Imperial Palace

Adachi Ginkô, March 2, 1889 (Meiji 22)

Triptych woodblock print of officials in uniform seated at a flower-draped table during an interrogation, dated 1877.

Illustration of the Inquisition of Ōyama Tsunayoshi (Ōyama Tsunayoshi kyūmon no zu)

Toyohara Chikanobu, August, 1877

Triptych woodblock print of a Meiji-era interrogation with officials in black uniforms at a table and a kimono-clad man stand

Oyama Tsunayoshi's Cross Examination

Toyohara Chikanobu, August 27, 1877 (Meiji 10)

Japanese woodblock triptych of a circus with acrobats, horses and an elephant, beside an imperial pavilion with seated dignit

Illustration of the Imperial Excursion to see the Charini's Circus (Charine daikyokuba goyūran no zu)

Toyohara Chikanobu, November, 1886

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of uniformed officers, a mounted standard bearer, a carriage, and soldiers at a parade g

Review of Troops at the Aoyama Parade Grounds

Inoue Yasuji, June 1888

Triptych woodblock print of a marching military drill with rifles, brass band, American flag, and pine trees.

Great Military Drill

Utagawa Sadahide, 1866 (Keio 2, 2nd month)

Triptych woodblock print of a Yokohama trading room with foreign merchants, Japanese clerks, cloth goods and a tiger in the c

Sales Room at the Foreign Trade Building in Yokohama

Utagawa Sadahide, 1861

Three-panel woodblock print of Western men and women at a harbor with ships and in an interior with a tea table, in bright co

People of the Five Nations Drinking and Eating (Gokakoku jinbutsu dontaku no zu)

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1861, 10th month

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of uniformed officials and women in kimono sharing wine in an ornate interior with chrys

Leaders of the Pacification of the Kagoshima Rebels Celebrating with Cups of Wine from the Emperor (Kagoshima zokuto…

Toyohara Chikanobu, September 20th, 1877

Three-panel Meiji woodblock print of court attendants and uniformed officers in a formal palace interior with a floral screen

Commanders Receiving the Emperor's Drinking Cups

Yamazaki Toshinobu, 1886 (Meiji 19)

Triptych print of court ladies in red hakama and kimono at a station, with uniformed guards, carriage and flags.

Illustration of Ladies-in-waiting boarding at a station (Kanjo sutēshon chakusha zu)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1879

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of uniformed officers with plumed helmets and a woman in a red kimono holding a fan.

Civil and Military Officers

Toshimasa, December 1877

Triptych woodblock print of a parliament chamber with seated members, a standing speaker, and printed member name lists.

Illustration of the Imperial Diet House of Commons with a Listing of all Members

Toyohara Kuniteru III, 10/1890

Triptych woodblock print of kabuki actors in military uniforms with swords, before tents and a red sky.

Ichikawa Kodanji as Seppu Shinsuke, Ichikawa Sadanji as Kishino Toshiaki, Ichikawa Danjūrō as Saijō Takamori, Onoe Ki…

Toyohara Kunichika, March, 1878

Japanese woodblock print of a tall figure with a hat and fish, followed by two children, one with a parasol.

Buddhist Nun Speaking to Two Little Girls who are Following Her

Kondo Katsunobu, ca. 1730

Triptych woodblock print of women with parasols and a uniformed man beneath blossoming cherry trees, with Mount Fuji in the d

View of Benten Shrine on Nakanoshima Island in Shinobazu Pond, Ueno Park, from the series Famous Views of Tokyo (Tōky…

Utagawa Hiroshige III, May, 1881

Woodblock print of evening diners on riverside platforms and lantern-lit teahouses along a river, with mountains beyond.

Cooling off in the Evening at Shijogawara

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of a teahouse with travelers overlooking the sea and Mount Fuji, with a skeleton in the foreground.

Yoshida on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Yoshida), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Hokusai woodblock print: travelers cross wooden and rope bridges with Mount Fuji rising in the distance over fields.

Nakahara in Sagami Province (Sōshū Nakahara), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji seen across water, with a village, thatched huts and blue-coated porters carrying poles in the

Fuji Seen in the Distance from Senju Pleasure Quarter (Senju kagai yori chōbō no Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Vi…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of a man in a red robe holding a sword, standing in falling snow before a bamboo fence at night.

Onoe Matsusuke as Man Armed with a Sword, Standing in Snow before a Fence

Katsukawa Shunkō, 1786

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in checkered robe holding a small painting of a woman before bamboo.

Kabuki Actor Kataoka Nizaemon VII

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1788-90

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono riding a bullock under a snowy umbrella, with a plum branch.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV on a Bullock in a Snowstorm

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1790

Triptych print of a soldier beside a stone wall as an explosion breaks a gate, with fallen figures and a flag at right.

Onoguchi Tokuji during the Siege of Jinzhou Fortress

Mizuno Toshikata, February 1895

Two kabuki actors with swords in dramatic poses under a crescent moon and streaking clouds in a night sky.

The Actors Otani Tomoemon I and Bando Mitsugoro I

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1776

Woodblock print of a woman with dark hair in a blossom-patterned kimono holding a red pipe to her lips against yellow.

“High-Ranking Courtesan” (Oiran), from the series Five Shades of Ink in the Northern Quarter (Hokkoku goshiki-zumi),

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1794-95

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a purple kimono holding a gray parasol and a red and yellow fan.

“Woman Holding Up a Parasol” from the series Ten Classes of Women’s Physiognomy (Fujo ninsō juppen: Higasa o sasu onna)

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1792-93

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono with cloud motifs, holding a fan, against a yellow background.

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozō III as Fuwa Banzaemon in a Thunder Robe, Playing with a Fan

Katsukawa Shun'ei, 1794