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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

15,015 works

Woodblock print of two women in kimono and a hooded man with a paper lantern beside a wooden building.

The Twelfth Month: December

Katsukawa Shuncho, 1780-1795

Woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono standing beneath a blossoming branch, one holding a fan.

Two Women Accompanied by a Maid

Katsukawa Shuncho, 1780-1795

Japanese woodblock print of three women and a manservant in kimono beside a flowering plum branch and bamboo fence.

A Group of Three Women Accompanied by a Manservant

Katsukawa Shuncho, 1780-1795

Woodblock print of three people in patterned kimono walking under cherry blossoms, one holding a fan and one a parasol.

The Beauty of the Floating World

Katsukawa Shuncho, 1780-1795

Woodblock print of a woman, a seated man with a sword and fan, and a monk beside bush clover and grassy hills.

Viewing the Bush Clover at Hagidera

Torii Kiyonaga, 1785

Woodblock print of four figures in kimono under hanging curtains, two women in patterned robes at center and right.

Cooling Off at Nakazu

Torii Kiyonaga, 1782

Woodblock print of three women in ornate kimono in a room, one kneeling with a mirror, one reading a scroll.

Three Geishas of Tachibana Street in Their Room

Torii Kiyonaga, 1784

Woodblock print of three women on a veranda under paper lanterns, one seated with a lacquered tea set beside her.

Scene in Nakasu, a District of Edo

Torii Kiyonaga, 1783

Woodblock print of two women in kimono beside a tub of goldfish, one standing with a fan and one kneeling.

Two Women Feeding Fish

Kitao Shigemasa, 1739-1820

Three women in kimono walk together, one holding a red parasol, in a Japanese woodblock print on grey ground.

Two Geishas Out Walking

Kitao Shigemasa, 1739-1820

Woodblock print of a woman in a white kimono beside a lantern, a potted pine and chrysanthemums, and a latticed window.

Handayu, An Actor in a Female Role

Ippitsusai Bunchō, 1723-1792

Woodblock print of a woman in striped kimono with a fan, a kneeling attendant, and a river scene with boats.

One of Thirty-Six Flowers

Ippitsusai Bunchō, 1723-1792

Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan in a patterned kimono walking before a girl carrying a doll, with a flowering branch.

A Courtesan Followed by a Girl Attendant Carrying a Doll

Ippitsusai Bunchō, 1723-1792

Woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono, one kneeling beside a tall wooden clock adjusting her hair ornament.

The Courtesan Nanakoshi of the Ōgiya Brothel, from the series “A Pat-tern Book of the Year’s First Designs, Fresh as…

Isoda Koryusai, 1777-78

Woodblock print of a seated man in a boat cabin and a standing woman in a patterned kimono beside calligraphy text.

Nagauta Kihan

Isoda Koryusai, 1735-1790

Woodblock print of two women in kimono on a riverbank, with a winding river, pine tree and hills behind them.

Plum-Seeing Month: Second Month

Isoda Koryusai, 1735-1790

Woodblock print of a samurai on a dappled white horse below a window where two women look out, with a pine tree.

Young Samurai on Horseback and Women at a Window

Isoda Koryusai, ca. 1769-70 (Meiwa 6-7)

Line drawing of a Japanese street with porters, samurai with swords, townspeople, a water barrel and hanging fish.

A Number of People in the Street Going about Various Affairs

Okumura Masanobu

Ink print of a man lighting his pipe from a young woman's pipe, with a servant boy carrying a box at right.

A Man Lighting His Pipe from that of A Young Woman who Sits Beside Him

Okumura Masanobu

Black-and-white Japanese print of a samurai in a woven hat with swords, a woman in floral kimono, a child, and kneeling figur

A Samurai who Hides His Features with His Hat

Okumura Masanobu

Black-and-white woodblock print of a young attendant holding a letter before two seated women in patterned kimonos.

A Kamuro is Shown Bringing a Love Letter to Her Mistress

Okumura Masanobu

Black-and-white Japanese print of three courtesans and a young attendant in patterned kimono walking past a lattice railing.

Three Courtesans and a Kamuro Strolling in the Street

Okumura Masanobu

Woodblock print of an oiran playing shamisen while a young man kneels beside her, with a lacquer box and tray nearby.

An Oiran Playing the Shamisen to a Young Man Kneeling by Her Side in Rapt Attention

Okumura Masanobu

Black and white print of figures in kimono walking past a fence, one servant carrying a patterned lantern.

A Man Attended by a Servant Carrying a Lantern

Okumura Masanobu

Ink line print of two courtesans in patterned kimono beside a railing, with an attendant and a monkey at right.

Two Courtesans

Okumura Masanobu

Black and white woodblock print of women in kimono in an interior, one applying treatment to another's bare back near a paint

An Oiran Seated in a Parlor Applies the Fire Treatment to the Bared Back of Another Woman

Okumura Masanobu

Black and white woodblock print of two women seated indoors, one writing and one playing a shamisen, with a window view of sa

Two Women Seated in a Parlor

Okumura Masanobu

Black-and-white Japanese print of a woman fixing her hair beside a samurai in a straw hat with a barrel and buckets.

An Oiran Rearranging Her Hair in the Street while a Young Samurai Looks on

Okumura Masanobu

Black and white woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped robe holding a broom, with calligraphy and seal at left.

The Actor Nakamura Kichibei

Okumura Masanobu

Ink sketch of three kyōgen dancers in animated poses, one holding an open fan, on mounted paper.

Three Kyōgen Dancers

Kawanabe Kyōsai, late 19th century