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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1,431 works

Woodblock print of an open lacquered writing box with chrysanthemum lid, brushes, inkstone, paper scroll and water jar.

Table and Writing Set

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Two oval gold coins on pale paper with a red seal and vertical Japanese calligraphy beside them.

Gold Coins

Asakura Sansho, 1813

Woodblock print of samurai with a banner and sword on wavy water, with handwritten calligraphy above.

History of Kamakura

Totoya Hokkei, 19th century

Woodblock print of a young nobleman in patterned robes playing a koto before distant hills, with poem columns beside him.

Young Nobleman Playing Koto (Harp)

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Japanese print of a wooden stool, cushion and floor mat beside a striped blind, with calligraphy on the left.

Eight Views of the Genji Story: Still Life

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Woodblock print of a courtesan in patterned kimono beside a glowing lantern at night, with calligraphy.

Courtesan by a Lantern, “Fire,” from the series Five Elements for the Bunsai Poetry Group, a Guide to the Yoshiwara P…

Totoya Hokkei, ca. 1820

Woodblock print of a kneeling nobleman on a veranda gazing at a shuttered house beside water, with calligraphy at left.

Young Nobleman Looking Inside of a House

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of a warrior with a bow confronting a long-haired ghostly woman holding a fan under a full moon.

The Warrior Miura-no-suke Confronting the Court Lady Tamamo-no-mae as She Turns into an Evil Fox with Nine Tails

Yashima Gakutei, late 1820s

Woodblock print of a woman in a floral kimono holding a wine-pot beside a New Year pine decoration and a small dog.

Young Woman Carrying a Wine-Pot for the New Year Ceremony

Katsukawa Shuntei, ca. 1815

Woodblock print of a black letter box with red tassels and a branch of plum blossoms, with Japanese calligraphy.

Letter-Box and Plum Blossoms

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of a bearded armored general seated before a pine tree, with a red railing and calligraphy.

Chinese General "Tiger" from the Story "Suikoden"

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Woodblock print of two fans floating on a river, one with red wave pattern and calligraphy, one with a bowl and yellow flower

Conventionalized Design of Fans Floating on the River

Totoya Hokkei, 19th century

Woodblock print of a red shrine beneath a large pine tree, with a torii gate, stone lanterns and calligraphy.

Shrine Under a Big Pine Tree

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of three overlapping colored fans with dark patterns and handwritten Japanese calligraphy above.

Designs of Fans for Dance

Ishikawa Kazan, 19th century

Japanese print of seven robed sages gathered among bamboo stalks, one playing a flute while others listen.

Seven Sages in the Bamboo Grove

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Woodblock print of a seated red-haired deity on a rock receiving incense from a kneeling woman, with calligraphy beside them.

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1: “Offering Incense to the Deity of the Stone” (Yōgōishi), from the seri…

Kubo Shunman, early to mid-1810s

Woodblock print of a sea bream on a dish beside a sake cup, lacquer stand, and screen painted with a peony.

Sea Bream (Tai) on Nabeshima Porcelain Dish, Sake Cup on Stand, and Painting of a Peony

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, ca. 1820

Japanese print of ten bearded scholars in patterned robes gathered around a scroll, with calligraphy at upper right.

Ten Wise Men Among the Disciples of Confucious

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Woodblock print of a white and grey cat with a red ribbon sitting on a patterned box, with Japanese calligraphy above.

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1: “Books from Kanazawa Library” (Kanazawa Bunko) and “Foreign Cat of Shō…

Kubo Shunman, early to mid-1810s

Japanese print of an ornate table clock beside a hanging scroll showing a treasure boat on patterned cloth.

Table-Clock and Kakemono of a Treasure Boat

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Woodblock print of three bearded Han dynasty wise men in patterned robes among green foliage, with vertical calligraphy above

Three Great Wise Men of the Han Dynasty

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Woodblock print of straw, bamboo and clam shell objects with spiky green cutouts and Japanese calligraphy above.

Objects Representing the Ceremony of Exorcising Demons, One of the New Year Performances

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of a dark iron kettle beside a folded patterned sash, with vertical calligraphy and red seals on pale paper.

Kettle and Sash

Woodblock print of five bearded warriors in armor and robes among leafy foliage, one drawing a bow.

Five Great Soldiers of Shoku

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Woodblock print of a grey setting moon over stylized waves, with dark rocky shoreline and a small boat, plus calligraphy.

Setting Moon on Waves

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of a white rabbit beside pink blossoms on snow, under a large grey moon with stylized clouds.

Rabbit in the Snow beneath the Moon 月下の兎

Katsushika Hokushū, 1819

Japanese print of a red patterned knife sheath on folded paper beside a branch of white plum blossoms.

Plum Blossoms, Cut Paper and a Knife in Sheath

Uematsu Tōshū

Woodblock print of a large flounder and several fish arranged together, with Japanese calligraphy and red seals beside them.

Flounder and Other Fishes

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of a small yellow-green bird perched on a plum branch with white blossoms and handwritten inscriptions.

New Moon; Nightingale on a Plum Branch

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of a blue floral box, stacked books, and two cards showing plum blossoms and a bird, with calligraph

Books and Cards

Reisai, 18th-19th century