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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,136 works

Woodblock print of three women in kimono on a wooden balcony under a tiled roof, with green leaves and a hanging lantern.

Three Women on a Balcony

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1786

Japanese woodblock print of a man in a grey patterned robe beside a woman in a floral kimono in an interior with shoji screen

Ichikawa Yaozo III with a Lady

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1785

Woodblock print of a man in black kimono holding a parasol beside sake barrels, a kneeling man and a woman in red at right.

Ichikawa Yaozo III in the Role of Sukeroku from the Play "Yukari no Edo-sakura", also known as "Sukeroku"

Torii Kiyonaga, 1784

Japanese woodblock print of four figures in patterned kimono walking under a parasol, one carrying swords and a fan.

A Lady from a Samurai Household with Three Attendants, from the series A Brocade of Eastern Manners (Fūzoku Azuma no…

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1820

Woodblock print of a standing woman with a fan and two seated men with swords beside a board, under striped curtains.

Scene of the Drama "Oakinai Hiru-ga-Koshima"

Torii Kiyonaga, 1784-85

Woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono, one holding a calligraphy fan, one playing a shamisen, beneath a hanging

Enjoying the Evening Cool at Nakasu

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1782-83

Woodblock print of three courtesans in patterned kimono with two young attendants in black bamboo-patterned robes.

The Courtesan Wakakusa of the Chōjiya Brothel, and Attendants Asano and Midori, from the series “A Pattern Book of th…

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1783

Japanese woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono carrying buckets on yokes past waves, with a pine branch above.

The Salt Maidens Murusame and Matsukaze

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1786

Japanese triptych print of women and children in patterned kimono walking by peony plants and a bamboo fence.

The Peony Show

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of women in kimono landing from a pleasure boat onto a stone shore beside a river with reeds.

Women Landing from a Pleasure Boat Drawn Up to the Shore at Mukojima on Sumida RIver, Edo

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1785

Diptych woodblock print of women in kimono and men walking beneath cherry blossoms on a grassy hill, one holding a parasol.

Group of Six Geisha Under the Cherry Trees on Gotenyama

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1785

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor as a monkey showman, with a monkey on his shoulder and a staff, in a plum-patterned kimono.

Ichikawa Monnosuke as a Sarumawashi or Monkey Showman

Torii Kiyonobu I, ca. 1720-25

Woodblock print of two kimono-clad figures among reeds beside a river and rice sheaves, with Japanese inscriptions.

Scene from a Drama

Torii Kiyonobu II, 1735 or 1736

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a carrying pole beneath a flowering tree, with straw bundles and calligraphy beside hi

Yamamoto Iwanojō, Son of Yamamoto Kyōshirō, as Shinoda Zuma in a Shosa Act

Torii Kiyonobu II, 1747

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman arranging blossoming branches in a red vase, with two attendants behind her.

The Courtesan Sayoginu of the Yotsumeya Brothel, from the series “A Pattern Book of the Year’s First Designs, Fresh a…

Isoda Koryusai, 1776

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a crane-patterned orange kimono with two attendants in dark kimonos, 1777-78.

The Courtesan Hitomachi of the Tsutaya Brothel, from the series “A Pat-tern Book of the Year’s First Designs, Fresh a…

Isoda Koryusai, 1777-78

Monochrome woodblock print of a standing woman and a seated man beside a brazier, with a cat, screens and plum branches.

Parody of the Legend of Xu You and Chao Fu

Okumura Masanobu, ca. 1715

Black and white woodblock print of three figures on a balcony with a blossoming branch and a tray with incense.

The Actor Ichimura Takenojo Reclining on a Balcony

Okumura Masanobu, ca. 1715

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono digging in snow beside bamboo stalks and snowy branches.

Woman Digging Bamboo Shoots in the Snow, or Parody of Meng Zong (Mōsō), from Twenty-Four Paragons of Filial Piety

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1765

Two women with a yellow parasol walk through slanting rain and snow, in a Japanese woodblock print by Suzuki Harunobu.

Two Women in a Storm

Suzuki Harunobu, 1764-72

Two women on a wooden veranda beside a clock and shoji screen, in a Japanese woodblock print by Suzuki Harunobu.

Evening Chime of the Clock (Tokei no banshō), from the series “Eight Parlor Views” (Zashiki hakkei)

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1766

Woodblock print of a woman with elaborate hair reading a long letter, with a peony roundel in the upper left.

“The Courtesan Hanazuma Reading a Letter,” from the series Beauties Compared to Flowers (Bijin hana awase)

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790s

Woodblock print of two women in striped kimono walking through tall grass, one holding a paper lantern and one a fan.

Elopers in Musashino

Kitagawa Utamaro, early 19th century

Woodblock print of women arranging pampas grass and vases for the Moon Festival, with a child and an inset scene, by Utamaro.

A Woman and a Man Arranging Flowers for the Tsukimi (Moon Festival)

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1802

Woodblock print of two courtesans in patterned kimono with two attendants, one holding an umbrella, beside pine trees and woo

Two Oiran with Two Female Attendants in the Yoshiwara

Chobunsai Eishi

Japanese woodblock print of musicians on a raised stage and figures in patterned kimono under maple branches.

Theatrical Scene, with Musicians

Two-sheet Japanese print of women playing sugoroku in a room with a garden view and a distant mountain.

Two Young Women Playing a Game of Sugoroku

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of villagers with baskets on a path below thatched houses, autumn maples, and a red sunset over water.

Poem by Sarumaru Dayū, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1839

Woodblock print of a seated kabuki actor in a yellow patterned kimono holding a fan, with bare branches and geta sandals.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV Seated in an Outer Room

Katsukawa Shun'ei, 1789

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor as a sweet cake peddler holding a fan and paper slip beside a lattice screen.

Actor Matsumoto Koshiro II as Uiro-uri (Peddler of Sweet Cakes Called Uiro)

Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1770