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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

17,446 works

Japanese woodblock print of a blue ceramic holder, chrysanthemum object, fan and feather with calligraphy.

Blue; Dipper-holder of Celadon and Other Objects for the Tea Ceremony

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Japanese print of black tea ceremony objects, a tea caddy, jars, and lacquer box arranged on a tan cloth with calligraphy.

Black

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of a grey hawk perched on a black sword scabbard with pink cords and calligraphy beside it.

Hawk Made of Silk; Specialities of Karakiya in Kokucho

Totoya Hokkei, 19th century

Woodblock print of an open box containing a clock mechanism, with floral lining and two dials on a patterned cloth.

Clock

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of brushes, patterned folded paper and textiles on a cloud-shaped ground, with calligraphy above.

Brushes and Paper Ornaments

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Woodblock print of a samurai in patterned armor with bow and sword on a rocky slope beside bare branches.

Kusonoki Tatewaki Masatsura (Warrior From the Book: Taiheiki)

Yashima Gakutei, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of a warrior in red armor peering past a screen beside a lantern, with calligraphy above.

Hino Kumawakamaru (Warrior) From the Book: Taiheiki

Yashima Gakutei, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of two kneeling men in patterned formal robes before a veranda and shoji screen, with calligraphy at upper ri

The Filial Son at Kamakura, From the Book: Sasekishu

Yashima Gakutei, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of a standing archer with bow and arrows beside a kneeling woman gazing at stylized waves.

Parody of Minamoto no Tametomo

Suzuki Harunobu, 1765

Woodblock print of a white rooster with flowing tail feathers perched on a decorated drum among green leaves.

Cock on Drum

Totoya Hokkei, ca. 1825

Woodblock print of travelers, porters with a palanquin, grazing horses, plum blossoms and pine trees beneath poem text.

Cherry Shell, from the series Genroku Poetry Shell Games

Katsushika Hokusai, probably 1821

Woodblock print of a boat with passengers on choppy water, a boatman with a pole, blossoming branches and calligraphy above.

Miyako Shell

Katsushika Hokusai, probably 1821

Woodblock print of a night street with wooden houses, a hanging lantern, stars overhead and a lone figure walking.

Main Street of the Yoshiwara on a Starlight Night

Utagawa Kunisada II, 1852-64

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned robes with a bow, pressing down on a stone in a basin, with calligraphy above.

Ichikawa Danjuro II in the Role of Soga Goro from the Play "Yanone"

Torii Kiyomine, ca. 1820

Japanese surimono print of a white dog with black markings playing with a temari ball beside a red kimono and plum blossoms.

Surimono Calendar for the Dog Year, 1814

Totoya Hokkei, 1814

Woodblock print of a seated court lady in orange and white robes beside a hanging round lantern, with calligraphy at right.

Kanjo (Court Lady) Seated, and a Tsurikoro Hanging near Her Head

Totoya Hokkei, ca. 1825

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman in a kimono beside a tai fish, with children, plum branches and a seven fortune gods scen

Bijin Urashima and the Seven Fortune Beings (Shichi-fuku-jin)

Woodblock print of a man with an umbrella on a stream bank, watching a frog leap toward willow branches.

Ono no Tofu Standing on the Bank of a Stream and Watching a Frog Leap to Catch a Willow Branch

Totoya Hokkei, ca. 1825

Woman in patterned robe writing calligraphy at a low table, with stacked books and a scroll beside her.

Chinese Lady Seated at a Table, Composing an Ode

Yashima Gakutei, 1835

Woodblock print of a ghostly woman in patterned robes beside a samurai archer in armor holding a bow under a full moon.

Tamamo no Mae and the Archer Miura Kuranosuke

Yashima Gakutei, 1835

Woodblock print of a woman in a flowing red robe and hood, with calligraphy beside her and a green leaf at her feet.

Onna no Daruma

Keiri, 1835?

Woodblock print of an oval gold coin on lavender paper with white peony pattern, a small silver coin, and red seal.

Ōban gold coin and mameita-gin silver “bean coin” against peony-motif decorated paper

Watanabe Kazan, 1822, year of the horse

Woodblock print of a sage reading a book while riding a dark buffalo decorated with flowers, with calligraphy.

Chinese Sage Reading While Riding on a Buffalo

Totoya Hokkei, ca. 1820

Japanese woodblock print of a seated kimono-clad figure gazing up at two winged tengu-like figures descending past a waterfal

Print - Totoya Hokkei, 1820

Totoya Hokkei, ca. 1820

Woodblock print of a dark carp leaping up a waterfall, with splashing water and calligraphy above.

Carp Trying to Swim up a Waterfall

Kurokawa Michita, probably 1820

Woodblock print of a bearded Chinese sage in orange robes with a green dragon coiling above him beside an incense burner.

Chinese Sage Evoking a Dragon

Yashima Gakutei, ca. 1825

Woodblock print of a robed scholar asleep on stacked books beside a pine tree and rainy veranda, with poem cartouche.

A Sage Fallen Asleep Over His Books

Yashima Gakutei, ca. 1820

Japanese print: camellia branch on the left, spectators watching two roosters fight beside a fence on the right.

Camellia Flowers (left); People Watching a Cockfight (right)

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, ca. 1820

Japanese woodblock print of a river with an arched bridge, willow tree, boats, and a large octagonal building.

River Scene with Bridge in Foreground

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1810

Woodblock print of noblemen conversing in a palace interior, with a veranda, river, willow tree and calligraphy poem above.

Interior of a Palace with Noblemen Conversing

Totoya Hokkei, ca. 1820