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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman by a brazier and a standing man at a fence, with a maple branch above.

Warming the Sake by Maple Leaf Fire

Suzuki Harunobu

Woodblock print of a young samurai in a green floral kimono with a sword, riding a pale horse.

Actor Sanokawa Ichimatsu as Young Samurai riding on Horse-back

Ishikawa Toyonobu

Woodblock print of a man with umbrella below a lattice balcony where a woman reads a letter, with Japanese calligraphy above.

The Lovers O-Hatsu and Tokubei

Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1770

Woodblock print of a muscular kabuki actor in wrestler costume with a maple-leaf robe and sword, c. 1770.

Actor Sakata Hongoro II as a Wrestler in a Play

Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1770

Woodblock print of a tall waterfall in a rocky gorge, with three figures crouching on a ledge beside pine trees.

Kegon Waterfall

Woodblock print of a woman fishing from a riverbank while a standing man with a sword watches beneath drooping willow branche

Kyo Shi

Isoda Koryusai, ca. 1765

Woodblock print of travelers crossing Nihonbashi bridge over a river with cargo boats, Mount Fuji in the distance.

Nihon Bashi

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji behind pine trees, rice fields and travelers with a pack horse on a road.

Yoshiwara

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a river on wooden footbridges below a green hill lined with pines.

Yui

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a shallow river on boats and by wading, with Mount Fuji in the distance.

Shimada; Oigawa Shun-Gan, Banks of the Oi River

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of porters carrying boxes along a mountain pass beside thatched houses and green cliffs, with calligraphy abo

Nissaka; Sayo no Naka Yama, pass in the Bayo Mountains

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a wooden arched bridge toward a torii gate and pine trees under a pale sky.

Distant View of Mount Akiba

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of a Japanese town street with travelers, horses, and a castle on a pine-covered hill at sunset.

Hamamatsu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a wooden bridge over a river toward a blue-roofed castle, with boats and pines.

Yoshida; Toyokawa-Bashi, Toyokawa Bridge

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of porters carrying loads over a wooden bridge beside a weeping willow and thatched houses.

Goyu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of an inn with a bather by a tub, travelers resting on tatami, and a flowering plum branch over a garden pond

Ishibe

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Pen drawing of a standing kabuki-style figure in white robes beside a fan-shaped portrait cartouche with Japanese text.

Drawing Intended as Design for an Actor Print

Utagawa Kunisada, 1833-47

Woodblock print of a figure in a floral kimono beside a stylized pine branch, with a Japanese inscription.

A Famous Actor of Women's Roles

Kitao Shigemasa, ca. 1764

Diptych woodblock print of two figures in kimono before Mount Fuji, one holding a walking stick, the other in a flat straw ha

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro as a Tall Woman in a Flat Straw Hat

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1778

Woodblock print of a bearded man in a blue hat riding a reddish horse, with a pink Japanese text scroll at upper left.

An American on Horseback

Utagawa Yoshitora, ca. 1861

Woodblock print of a naval officer and nurse beside a patient's bed in a hospital room with a window.

The Torpedo Officer (Suirai shikan), frontispiece illustration from the literary magazine Bungei kurabu, vol. 1, no. 8

Kajita Hanko, ca. 1900

Woman in a feathered hat and maroon jacket beside a street lamp, with a silhouetted man walking along a misty shoreline.

Print - Tsuneshige, 1900

Tsuneshige, ca. 1900

Woodblock print of a procession on a hillside with Western men and a woman in red, Japanese attendants, pines, and yellow-roo

Hodogaya

Utagawa Yoshiiku, 1865

Japanese woodblock print of a uniformed man, a woman in a violet dress and feathered hat, and a child under cherry blossoms.

Blossoming Cherry Trees in Ueno Park (Ueno kōen kaika zu)

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1888

Woodblock print of a uniformed man in a plumed hat among five kimono-clad women, with peonies and cherry blossoms behind them

Emperor among Court Ladies

Toyohara Chikanobu, ca. 1880

Woodblock print of three women and a girl in Western dress with a small dog beneath cherry blossoms, by Chikanobu, 1889.

Western Clothing from the series An Array of Auspicious Customs of Eastern Japan (Azuma fūzoku, fukuzukushi-Yōfuku)

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1889

Japanese print of a man and woman under a plum tree, with a circular inset of a reader at a desk.

The Demon Gold (Konjiki yasha)

Mizuno Toshikata, ca. 1903

Woodblock print of a naval officer on a ship deck shading his eyes toward a smoking enemy ship amid rough seas.

Sakamoto Otasuku

Mizuno Toshikata, ca. 1894

Woodblock print of a courtesan on a green balcony, with a laughing man in a red jacket dancing above holding an umbrella.

Shin Yoshiwara: The New Yoshiwara

Shōsai Ikkei, ca. 1875

Woodblock print of two women in a room with a latticed window, one sewing and one kneeling beside white folded cloth on the f

Evening Snow on the Nurioke, from the series Eight Parlor Views

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1766

Japanese woodblock print of a caricatured Russian officer held by two Japanese soldiers, one with a rising sun flag.

Print from the series Long Live Japan: One Hundred Victories, One Hundred Laughs

Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1904-5

Woodblock print of a caricatured officer in white uniform on a stone bridge, with camellias and Japanese text.

Farce of the Death at stone bridge from the series Hurrah for Japan! One Hundred Victories, One Hundred Laughs (Nihon…

Kobayashi Kiyochika, October 1904

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of troops reviewed at a training ground, with Mount Fuji and a horse-drawn carriage proc

Review of Troops at the Aoyama Training Grounds

Utagawa Kunimasa V, February 1889

Woodblock print of a spotted deer calling out beside rocks and maple branches, with Japanese calligraphy above.

The Cry of the Stag

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1760

Two Japanese kabuki actor prints with a samurai holding a sword, framed by cherry blossoms on blue and black grounds.

Actor, Nakamura Shikan plays as Ootomo no Kuronushi, Onoe Taganojō plays as Kurosome no rei, from Tsumoru koiyuki no…

Hashimoto Naoyoshi, dated 1882

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a blue patterned kimono holding a sword and staff against a red background.

Ichikawa Sadanji as Dozaemon Denkichi in a Kabuki Play

Toyohara Kunichika, September, 1882

Triptych print of an emperor receiving kneeling officers in a hall, with uniformed commanders and kimono-clad attendants.

Illustration of the Honored Commanders, Receiving the Emperor's Gift Cup (Kunkō no shō tenpai o tamau no zu)

Toyohara Chikanobu, September, 1877

Woodblock print of a woman with a fan under a willow and a kneeling man with a sword on a grassy bank.

Scene from a Drama

Ippitsusai Bunchō, 1769

Three-panel Japanese print of an emperor seated in audience with uniformed officers and kimono-clad attendants.

View of the Gift of the Emperor's Gift Cup

Toyohara Chikanobu, Sept. 5, 1877 (Meiji 10)

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono, one resting her head on her hand, with a pipe and pouch on the floor.

Disconsolate Lovers

Momokawa Shiko II, ca. 1800

Triptych woodblock print of officers in military uniforms and kneeling men inside a red draped interior, Meiji period.

Presentation of the Head of Saigo to the Prince Arisogawa

Yamazaki Toshinobu, Oct. 16, 1877 (Meiji 10)

Woodblock print of a woman in a red kimono kneeling with a broom beside a round fan with calligraphy.

Hinazuru of Naka Ogi-ya as an Onna Jittoku

Yanagawa Shigenobu, ca. 1825

Japanese woodblock print of a river with boats, riverside houses, a bridge and a sailing vessel under a pale sky.

Ryogoku

Keisai Eisen, ca. 1845

Woodblock print of a red steam train and Western-dressed crowds at a stone station, with ships in the harbor behind.

Print - Shōsai Ikkei, 1870

Shōsai Ikkei, ca. 1870

Woodblock print of busy Nihonbashi bridge with porters and fish sellers, Mount Fuji and canal boats in the distance.

Clearing Weather at Nihonbashi (Nihonbashi no seiran), from the series Eight Views of Edo (Edo hakkei)

Keisai Eisen, 1843-47 (Tenpō 14-Kōka 4)

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji over a bay, with cherry trees in bloom and travelers on a hillside near teahouses.

Fuji from Gotenyama on the Tōkaidō at Shinagawa (Tōkaidō Shinagawa Gotenyama no Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Vie…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Triptych print of a gilded imperial carriage with escorts in uniform passing stone walls, a bridge and Mount Fuji.

Illustration of the Imperial Carriage (Gohōren no zu)

Utagawa Kunitoshi, 1889

Woodblock print of lumber workers in a Honjō timber yard by a canal, with Mount Fuji visible on the right.

Tatekawa in Honjō (Honjō Tatekawa), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of travelers on a hillside path with thatched houses, a pine tree, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Lower Meguro (Shimo Meguro), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of travelers and porters on a hillside beneath a large pine, with Mount Fuji visible in the distance.

Surugadai in Edo (Tōto Sundai), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji behind a village shoreline, with boatmen steering through choppy blue waves in the foreground.

Tago Bay near Ejiri on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Ejiri Tago no ura ryaku zu), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fu…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Triptych print of a gilded imperial carriage with uniformed escorts and mounted soldiers passing a stone bridge and castle wa

View of the Imperial Carriage

Utagawa Kunitoshi, 1889 (Meiji 22)

Three-panel woodblock print of a formal ceremony in an ornate hall with a red carpet, throne, and uniformed officials.

Illustration of the Issuing of the State Constitution in the State Chamber of the New Imperial Palace

Adachi Ginkô, March 14, 1889

Woodblock print of a crested jay perched beside pink hibiscus flowers and dark green leaves on a rose-to-cream background.

Hibiscus Mutabilis and Jay

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of porters fording rough blue waves with palanquins, Mount Fuji rising in the background beyond fields.

Fuji Seen from Kanaya on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Kanaya no Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of a canal in Edo with boats and warehouses, a crowd in the foreground, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Nihonbashi in Edo (Edo Nihonbashi), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of two men flying a kite from a rooftop, with Mount Fuji and shop signs in the foreground.

Mitsui Shop at Surugachō in Edo (Edo Surugachō Mitsui mise ryaku zu), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in red costume holding a drawn sword, with a scowling expression and striped background.

The Actor Ishikawa Danjuro V Performing a Shibaroku Act with a Drawn Sword in His Hand

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1781

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in checkered costumes, one kneeling with a katana, beside a patterned curtain and screen

Scene from a Play

Katsukawa Shunjo, ca. 1780

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor holding an open fan under cherry blossom branches, wearing a patterned kimono and sword.

The Actor, 3rd Sawamura Sojuro Holding an Open Fan

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1779

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