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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,136 works

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with red face paint and black topknot in an oval frame, with calligraphy.

Portrait of Arashi Kichizaburō III (1810-1864) in the Role of Baiōmaru

Utagawa Kunisada, ca. 1840

Three-panel woodblock print of samurai fighting at night among plum blossom trees, one warrior on horseback.

Plum Blossoms in the Forrest of Ikuta, from the series Bravery-Beauty of the four seasons (Buyū setsugekka no uchi-Ik…

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1867

Woodblock print of a woman smoking a pipe in a blue patterned kimono, with morning glories climbing beside her.

Waking Up: A Girl of the Kōka Era (1844-1848)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1888

Japanese triptych print of Fudō Myōō with a sword threatening a kneeling novice amid flames, with a woman holding a lotus at

Fudō Myōō Threatening a Novice

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1885

Triptych Japanese woodblock print of samurai in fierce battle, with a mounted warrior on a dark horse and sparks bursting acr

Masakiyo’s Challenging Battle, from Taiheiki (Chronicle of great peace)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 10th month of 1866

Triptych woodblock print of a woman with a fox mask, floating foxfire, a samurai, and a spearman at night.

Scene of Foxfire (Kitsunebi) from the Play Honchō nijūshikō

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1898

Japanese woodblock print of four figures in Western dress on a stage with mountains, one man sprawled on the floor.

“Act II, Scene 5: At the Opera in Paris,” from the series The Strange Tale of the Castaways: A Western Kabuki

Adachi Ginkô, 1879

Woodblock print of red coral branches beside a bearded man in a blue turban and yellow robe holding a pipe.

Stick of Coral and a Portrait of South Sea Islander

Utagawa Sadahide, 3rd month,1860

Japanese color woodblock print of a toy shop with a shopkeeper, seated women, a child, a greyhound, and hanging drums.

Color Print of a Copperplate Picture of a Toy Shop

Utagawa Sadahide, 1860

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a concertina, a man in a blue coat and a dog, in foreign dress.

American Woman Playing a Concertina, from the series Life Drawings of People from Foreign Nations

Utagawa Sadahide, 1860

Woodblock print of two Qing-dressed figures, one holding a red folding fan, on a pale blue background with inscriptions.

Picture of a Manchurian of the Qing Court from Nanjing, Admiring a Fan

Utagawa Sadahide, 11th month, 1860

Woodblock print of three Western sailors on a quay, one using a red telescope toward a tall ship and sailboat in a harbor.

Russians Enjoying a Holiday in Yokohama (Yokohama kyūjitsu Roshiajin yūkō)

Utagawa Sadahide, 1861

Woodblock print of a woman combing her hair before a mirror with a girl beside her, in red and checked Western dress.

French Woman and Girl, from the series Foreign Merchants in Yokohama (Yokohama shōka ijin no zu)

Utagawa Sadahide, 1st month, 1861

Woodblock print of a seated Englishman in a top hat holding red cloth, with a framed woman's portrait and Japanese text above

Englishman Sorting Fabrics

Utagawa Sadahide, 2nd month, 1861

Woodblock print of a tall Western-dressed man and a child before a lotus pond with pines, a bridge and shrine buildings.

Dutchman and Child Viewing the Benten Shrine at Shinobazu Pond

Utagawa Sadahide, 7th month, 1861

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of foreigners in bustle gowns and Japanese figures in kimono by a fence and gate, with s

Foreign Business Establishment in Yokohama (Yokohama ijin shōkan shashin no zu)

Utagawa Sadahide, 1861

Triptych woodblock print of a foreign trading house in Yokohama with merchants, workers, and an elephant outside.

Foreign Business Establishment in Yokohama (Yokohama ijin shōkan uriba no zu)

Utagawa Sadahide, 9th month, 1861

Triptych woodblock print of foreigners and Japanese women in a Western-style drawing room with harbor ships visible through w

Foreigners in the Drawing Room of Foreign Merchant's House in Yokohama

Utagawa Sadahide, 9th month, 1861

Triptych woodblock print of foreign merchants and Japanese women in a Yokohama house with harbor ships and an American flag.

Home of Foreign Merchants in Yokohama

Utagawa Sadahide, 9th month, 1861

Woodblock print of pink cherry blossoms over a street with a tea house, figures in kimono, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Entrance to the Gankirō Tea House in the Miyozaki District, Yokohama, Bushu

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 3rd month, 1859

Japanese woodblock print of a rider on a dark horse with a tan dog and black goat in the foreground.

Copper Plate Engraving of a Woman Riding a Horse, a Goat and a Dog

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 3rd month, 1860

Japanese triptych print of a tea house upper floor with a chandelier, women in kimono, and a harbor view through a window.

Upper Floor of the Gankirō Tea House in Yokohama

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 4th month, 1860

Woodblock print of a woman with a parasol, a child and a black dog beneath cherry blossoms, by Utagawa Hiroshige II.

French Woman, Her Child and Pet Dog

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 10th month, 1860

Woodblock print of a Russian soldier, a fur-robed Chinese man with a fan, and a child writing beneath blossoming branches.

Russians and a Chinese Inscribing a Fan

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 12th month, 1860

Triptych woodblock print of a harbor with ships and mountains, with two women on a balcony beneath a hanging lantern.

Mitsuuji in the Maruyama Pleasure District of Nagasaki (Nagasaki dejima)

Utagawa Kunisada, 3rd month, 1861

Woodblock print of foreigners on horseback and pedestrians along a curving coastal road under a pine branch at dusk.

Foreigners Riding Along the Coast at Takanawa in the Eastern Capital

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 9th month, 1861

Triptych woodblock print of a garden with strolling figures, cherry trees, and ships in a harbor beyond.

Illustration of the Front Garden of the Tsukiji Hotel in the Eastern Capital (Tōto Tsukiji hoteru kan niwa mae no zu)

Utagawa Hiroshige III, ca. 1868-72

Woodblock print of two foreign men at a red table with wine glasses while a woman pours from a teapot.

A Foreigner's Wine Party (Gaikokujin shuen no zu), from an untitled series of foreigners at home

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 10th month, 1860

Woodblock print of foreign men operating a wooden camera in a room with a striped ceiling, a woman in green, and a child.

Foreigners Employing a Camera

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 11th month, 1860

Woodblock print of a foreign family in a colonnaded room, with a woman operating a sewing machine in the foreground.

Foreign Family with Wife Making Clothes (Gaikokujin ifuku shitate no zu)

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1860