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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1,431 works

Japanese woodblock print of two women on a veranda with plum blossoms, bamboo, and a ceramic jar.

Early Spring

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 1750-1835

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a tsuzumi drum, with an incense burner and box beside her.

Woman Playing the Tsuzumi

Kubo Shunman, ca. 1800

Woodblock print of two sparrows beside a grey ornamental roof tile with carved scrolls, with black calligraphy on cream paper

Roof Tile and Sparrows; Specialities of Mizuno in Imado

Totoya Hokkei, 19th century

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono looking into a mirror held by an attendant, with calligraphy above.

Ono-no-Komachi Looking at Her Reflection

Katsukawa Shuntei, ca. 1815

Woodblock print of a white crane flying across a red sun with clouds, with Japanese calligraphy and a red seal.

White Crane Flying across the Sun's Disc

Yashima Gakutei, 1835?

Woodblock print of a dark eagle with yellow talons perched on a rock beside orange azaleas and waves.

Eagle on a Rock; Flowering Azaleas

Kubo Shunman, ca. 1800

Woodblock print of a river landscape with travelers on horseback, boats, ducks, a village, and a blue mountain peak.

Sumida River

Totoya Hokkei, Year of the Dragon, probably 1832

Japanese woodblock print of a masked Noh dancer leaping beside a white peony and patterned cushions, with calligraphy.

Scene from Noh Dance

Kosetsu, ca. 1820

Woodblock print of two men in yellow coats and round straw hats with red bows against a striped background.

Two Men Wearing Yellow Coats and Straw Hats with Red Bows

Yashima Gakutei, 1840

Japanese woodblock print of a white rooster with red comb beside a rising red sun, with calligraphy at left.

Rising Sun and a Cock and a Hen

Totoya Hokkei, ca. 1800

Woodblock print of a woman in a striped kimono seated on a boat, with a river, bridge, and small boats behind her.

Water Scene

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1840

Woodblock print of a kneeling courtesan in a black gown with patterned sleeves and ornate hairpins, with calligraphy.

Courtesan Dressed in an Elaborate Gown Embroidered with Emblems of Good Luck

Kubo Shunman, ca. 1800

Woodblock print of two women with a lantern before temple roofs and pine trees at night, framed by blossom border.

Night Scene

Yashima Gakutei, ca. 1830

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in red and white makeup and black wig, with patterned robe and blue wave, framed by a decor

Ichikawa Danjuro IV in the Role of Kagekiyo in the Play Enlightenment from a Series of Portraits of Danjūrō

Utagawa Toyokuni II, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of two women on a shore, one pointing toward a bay with islands and a snow-capped mountain.

Two Young Ladies at Shore; One Pointing

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of a white-haired sage in a patterned robe standing on rocks above blue waves, with Japanese calligraphy.

Banko, a Chinese Sage

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Cock and dog

Totoya Hokkei, probably 1814

Woodblock print of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune in colorful robes, with a treasure vessel and calligraphy above.

Seven Gods of Good Fortune

Katsushika Hokusai, 1808-27

Woodblock print of a white rat on a gray fūchin ornament with red cord, handwritten poems, and a red seal.

Rat on a Fūchin, Ornament with a Design of Egoyomi (Pictorial Calendar)

Kubo Shunman, 1816

Japanese woodblock print of a seated woman in a red pine-patterned kimono beside a brazier, with calligraphy and a screen beh

Courtesan

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of a court lady in patterned robes with a cat at her feet and calligraphy at upper left.

Court Lady

Woodblock print of an embroidered tobacco pouch, a pipe, and a dark oval ornament with yellow cord and calligraphy.

Tobacco Pouch and Pipe

Kubo Shunman, 1813

Japanese woodblock print of a robed figure in a gold crown beside rocks, with a white hare drawn at lower left.

Prince Okuni (?) and a Hare

Yashima Gakutei, probably 1819

Print of a curved horn-shaped flower vase with a dark ring handle and red tip, beside Japanese calligraphy.

Horn Flower-Vase

Totoya Hokkei, 19th century

Woodblock print of a halberd lying across a dragon-patterned brocade robe, beside a carved seal and calligraphy.

Halberd, Brocade Robe and Seal

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Japanese print of a pale spotted stone with a crescent moon, resting on a patterned blue and orange silk cloth.

Stone of Three Lights: Sun, Moon and Star

Keisai Eisen, 19th century

Woodblock print of a woman and a man dancing on a veranda beneath red lanterns, with pine and blossoming trees behind.

Furuichi Dance (No. 2 of a Set of Four)

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Woodblock print of a court doll in a grey and red robe beside an open book and a black lacquered stand with red cord.

The Doll Festival, Third Day of the Third Month

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of a man in a patterned kimono and a woman in a wide hat before Mount Fuji and rolling hills.

The Actor Bando Mitsugoro as a Man in Sumptuous Raiment, Standing in a Field, Mount Fuji in the Background

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1778

Two women in dark kimono dance on a wooden veranda under red lanterns, with pine branches behind a railing.

Furuichi Dance (No. 4 of a Set of Four)

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century