New: Artnap New Tab for Chrome and Firefox. A museum painting in every new tab. Add to Chrome Add to Firefox

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,136 works

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in a patterned kimono and orange obi, against dark sky and rippling water.

Yamashita Kinsaku II

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1778

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in an orange robe holding an umbrella and a lantern on a shoreline.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1775

Woodblock print of women at a window while workers repair a tiled roof, with a river and travelers on a path beyond.

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

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a woman's role wearing a maple-patterned kimono beside a red candle stand.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V in the Role of a Woman

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1772

Japanese woodblock print of a standing man in a cream kimono holding prayer beads, with cherry blossoms and a gold curtain be

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black kimono holding a striped parasol, with cherry blossoms overhead and a sword at his

Ichikawa Monosuke II

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of a figure in striped kimono with hair pins holding a pole before a screen, by Katsukawa Shun'ei.

Segawa Kikunojo III

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1791

Woodblock print of a standing man in grey kimono before a shoji screen and plum branches.

Bando Mitsugoro II

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1790-1797

Japanese woodblock print of a samurai with two swords and three women in kimono beside a river with boats and a bridge.

A Young Samurai and Three Women

Katsukawa Shunzan, ca. 1789

Woodblock print of two women reclining on a tatami floor, one reading an open book beside a sliding screen and potted plant.

Two Women Reclining on the Floor of a Room and Reading a Book

Nishikawa Sukenobu, ca. 1730

Woodblock print of a woman in a kimono holding a snowy umbrella beside a snow-covered bridge and bare trees.

A Young Woman in a Snow Storm Carrying a Heavily Snow-Laden Umbrella

Utagawa Toyohiro, ca. 1802

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in red kimono and patterned hakama, holding a katana with a stern expression.

The Actor Sawamura Sōjūrō III in the Role of Shimada Jūzaburō, from the series "Image of Actors on Stage"

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1795

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a floral camellia kimono with a yellow sash, beside a cherry branch.

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke in the Role of Lady Iwafuji

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1795

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a floral pink kimono and green jacket, with a bamboo sword, glancing back against a dark

Bandō Minosuke (Mitsugorō III) in the Role of a Young Samurai

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1796

Japanese woodblock triptych showing women in kimono with a small boy and wooden buckets in a bath house interior.

Women and an Infant Boy in a Public Bath House

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1799

Two kabuki-style figures in patterned kimono face off with long staffs against a grey background in a Japanese woodblock prin

Scene from an Unidentified Drama

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1800

Japanese woodblock print of a standing woman in a patterned robe beside a kneeling man with a sword, before a plum screen.

The Actor Arashi Tominosuke (Standing) in the Role of Hyasakihime, and Ichimura Kamezo as Kanto Koroku

Ishikawa Toyonobu, probably January 1749

Woodblock print of two kabuki-style figures in patterned kimono, one holding a red parasol over them.

The Actor Ishimura Kamezo Holding an Umbrella over the Actor Nakamura Kiyozo, as the Courtesan Matsuyama

Ishikawa Toyonobu, 1748-1750

Woodblock print of two standing men in patterned kimono, one holding a fan and one with a sword, with calligraphic labels.

Onoe Kikugoro (Right) as Soga no Goro; Ichimura Kamezo as Soga no Juro

Ishikawa Toyonobu, 1744

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped kimono with a sword, beside red lanterns and a wave-patterned screen.

Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Tsurifune no Sabu

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1796

Woodblock print of people with umbrellas crossing a bridge in rain, with boats and riverside houses behind them.

Shower at the New Yanagi Bridge

Katsushika Hokusai, 1806

Ink and color print of a seated man in a dark robe and tall hat beside a tied bundle, with a signature and red seal.

Portrait of Rikyū (?)

Shibata Zeshin, ca. 1875

Ink drawing of robed figures beside a round tower and gabled buildings, with trees and a text panel at upper right.

Zhu Shouchang

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 19th century

Ink sketch of two women on a teahouse veranda overlooking a garden, fence, and distant mountain.

Two Courtesans Enjoying the View from a Teahouse

Utagawa Kunisada

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono with a child attendant looking up at her.

Style of the Dancer

Nishimura Shigenobu, first half of 18th century

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned warrior robe with swords, with Japanese calligraphy above.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo as a Warrior

Torii Kiyoshige, 1716-1759

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a fan and sword, with calligraphy above.

The Actor Tohimura Kamezo as a Warrior

Torii Kiyohiro, 1737-1766

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a yellow kimono holding a birdcage with a yellow bird beneath cherry blossoms.

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimitsu in Role of Kumenosuke

Torii Kiyomitsu, 1735-1785

Woodblock print of three women and a man with yellow umbrellas walking in snow, with calligraphy above.

Snow (Yuki), from the series Fashionable Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Fūryū setsugekka)

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1768-69 (Meiwa 5-6)

Woodblock print of two young people in kimono standing beside a large tree trunk with leafy branches overhead.

Two Young People

Suzuki Harunobu, 1725-1770