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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

820 works

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 pine, bamboo and plum arrangement on an oval table with cranes, a turtle and a lantern beside it.

Shimadai and Sambo

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

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 two gnarled cherry trees in blossom on a rocky bank beside a stream, with grass in the foreground.

Blossoming Cherry Trees by a Stream

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of cut spring flowers including red camellia, white azalea, yellow bush clover and pink clematis with calligr

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 2: Cut Flowers: Clematis, Bush Clover, Iris, Camellia, and Azalea

Kubo Shunman, 1815 (Year of the Ox)

Ink drawing of a plum branch with round blossoms, accompanied by Japanese calligraphy and a red seal on pale paper.

Plum Blossoms

Yomo no Utagaki Magao

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 a patterned porcelain bowl with plum blossom branches and vertical Japanese calligraphy above.

Porcelain Bowl with Whitebait (Shitasu) and Plum Blossoms

Kubo Shunman, 1810s

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 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

Japanese print of arching rice stalks with grain heads and a pale chrysanthemum-like flower, with calligraphy and a red seal.

Rice Plant and Butter-Burs

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Triptych woodblock print of uniformed officers receiving ceremonial cups from attendants in red and white robes in a formal i

Illustration of the Commanders who Pacified Western Japan, Receiving the Emperor's Gift Cups (Saigoku chinbu shoshō t…

Toyohara Chikanobu, July, 1877

Woman in patterned kimono gathering colored cords of a flower ball ornament against a striped background.

Ornament Ball from kuchie (frontispiece) of a novel

Mizuno Toshikata, ca. 1906

Woodblock print of travelers and a horse on a path above pink cherry blossoms, with temple roofs and a red torii gate.

Cherry Blossoms at Yoshino (Yoshino), from the series Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Setsugekka)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1833

Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono on a veranda among cherry blossoms, one holding a cello, with a pavilion and rive

A Dance Party: Enjoying Cherry Blossom Viewing at Ueno (Tōbukai Ueno ōka yūran no zu)

Toyohara Chikanobu, March, 1887

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in floral kimono before a waterfall with red blossoms, by Toyohara Kunichika, 1875.

Imaginary portrait, Shuihuzhuan of Stage: Tōryūdai (Mitate Suikoden Tōrōdai) - Actor Ichikawa Sadanji plays Hanaoshō…

Toyohara Kunichika, 1875

Two yellow and grey ducks swim in blue water near reeds, with pink cherry blossoms and falling petals in a Japanese print.

Hooded Gulls and Cherry Blossoms

Utagawa Hiroshige, probably 1850-62

Triptych woodblock print of elegant women in Western dress among cherry blossoms and in a richly carpeted interior with a sea

A Contest of Elegant Ladies among the Cherry Blossoms (Kaika kifujin kisoi)

Toyohara Chikanobu, September 1887

Japanese woodblock print of a woman blowing soap bubbles beside a child under blossoming plum branches and a moon.

Blowing Soap Bubbles Under the Plum Blossom

Suzuki Harunobu

Woodblock print of a songbird on a vine with pink and white morning glories and green leaves on cream paper.

Morning Glories and Bird

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1840-50

Japanese woodblock print of four women in kimono standing before a striped curtain and blooming peony plants.

The Bōtan Show

Katsukawa Shuncho, ca. 1790

Japanese woodblock print of three elegant figures in patterned kimono beside plum blossoms and sliding screens, with a child

Tripytych of Young Men

Okumura Masanobu

Woodblock print of a young man in a patterned kimono pulling a miniature flower cart with a vase of blossoms.

Young Man (Wakashu) with a Miniature Flower Cart

Ishikawa Toyonobu, ca. 1750-60s

Woodblock print of a white heron above purple irises and green reeds over blue water, with calligraphy at upper left.

White Heron and Iris

Utagawa Hiroshige

Japanese print of two flying birds above white narcissus blossoms and a perched bird beside a rock.

Birds and Narcissus

Suzuki Harunobu

Woodblock print of five women in kimono in a palace room, one arranging flowers at a low table beside folding screens.

Chiyoda Inner Palace: No.20 Flower Arranging in Turn (Chiyoda no Ōoku: Chanoyu mawaribana)

Toyohara Chikanobu, August 1895

Woodblock print of a blue yellowtail fish and a spotted pufferfish beside plum blossom branches, with calligraphy above.

Fugu and Inada Fish, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1840s

Woman in blue robe touching a blossoming plum branch beside a red railing, in a Japanese woodblock-style print.

Chinese Beauty Beside a Plum Tree, leaf from the album “A Contest of Beauties from the Near and Distant Past” (Chūko…

Gen Ki, 1895

Japanese woodblock print of an oiran courtesan with two young attendants under cherry blossoms, holding a yellow umbrella.

An Oiran Accompanied by Two Kamuro

Woodblock print of cherry blossoms on a riverbank with two boatmen poling a raft down a blue river.

Full Blossom at Arashiyama on the Oi River

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858