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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

15,015 works

Woodblock print of a court lady in red seated on a veranda under a latticed roof, with blossoming branches and calligraphy.

Court Lady on Veranda

Kubo Shunman, 1796

Woman in red robe and veil stands by a bare plum tree and white fence, with Japanese calligraphy beside her.

Court Lady by Old Plum Tree

Kubo Shunman, 1796, year of the dragon

Woodblock print of three women in kimono walking with attendants and a child past a wooden signboard, with calligraphy at lef

Woman from Daimyo Household with Attendants

Kubo Shunman, 1796, year of the dragon

Woodblock print of eight women in kimono in separate panels, with pine and bamboo motifs and calligraphy above.

Eight Women Performing New Year Activities

Kubo Shunman, 1796

Two women in kimono stand on a veranda beside a pine tree, with hills and calligraphy on a Japanese woodblock print.

Two Young Women on a Veranda

Kubo Shunman, 1796

Woodblock print of a courtesan and two attendants in kimono, with calligraphy at left by Kubo Shunman, 1797.

Courtesan with Two Attendants

Kubo Shunman, 1797

Woman in a grey robe looks up at a warbler on a red-blossomed plum branch, with bundles at her feet beside a stream.

Traveling Woman Pauses to Listen to a Warbler

Kubo Shunman, 1797

Woman in patterned kimono and man in green robe seated in a room with lacquer table, calligraphy on left, Japanese woodblock

Courtesan with Client before a Tokonoma Alcove

Kubo Shunman, 1798

Woman in layered robes and attendant in teal walk beneath a blossoming plum branch, with calligraphy on the left.

Woman with Traveling with Attendant

Kubo Shunman, 1799

Carved woodblock board showing groups of women in traditional dress, one playing a string instrument, others reading and recl

Facsimile of Woodblock for an illustrated Page of a Book by Keisai

Kuwagata Keisai, 19th century

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with bold face makeup and a fierce expression, in a blue robe with floral patterns.

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII as Arajishi Otokonosuke

Utagawa Kunisada, 1829

Woodblock print of a seated kabuki actor preparing papers beside a folding screen with a plum branch and a brazier.

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII Preparing New Year's Gifts

Utagawa Kunisada, ca. 1830

Woodblock print of a seated courtesan holding a plum blossom branch, with calligraphy above and an animal figure at right.

Courtesan with Branch of Plum Blossoms

Totoya Hokkei, 1835

Ukiyo-e print of two women with ornate hairstyles and patterned kimono, one holding a striped fan, with a cartouche at upper

Teahouse girl and servant: Snow from the series Comparison of Snow, Moon and Flower Beauty

Kitagawa Utamaro, late 18th century

Woodblock print of three women fishing from a boat on rippling water, one watching from a wooden platform above.

Fishing

Kitagawa Utamaro, late 18th century

Hand-colored woodblock print of a courtesan and a young man beside a screen with plum blossoms and chrysanthemums.

Courtesan with a Young Man (Wakashu) beside a Screen

Hishikawa Moronobu, ca. 1679-84

Hand-colored drawing of a seated woman and a bearded seated man under a tree, with a saddled pink horse and canopy at left.

Layla Visiting Majnun in the Desert

Becharam Das Dutta, August 26, 1856

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a gold-hilted sword, with calligraphy on a yellow background.

The Actor Asao Gakujūrō I (previously Yūjirō I) as Mashiba Hisatsugu

Shunkōsai Hokushū, 1822

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a sidelong glance, black kimono and red checkered robe, with calligraphy above.

The Actor Nakamura Utaemon III as Inanoya Hanbē

Shunkōsai Hokushū, 1820

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in dramatic makeup, wearing a fan headdress, black robe and patterned garments, with a swor

The Kabuki Actor Nakamura Utaemon III (Shikan) as Ishikawa Goemon

Shunkōsai Hokushū, 1822

Polychrome woodblock print of two kabuki actors with blue and pale makeup, one in a blue robe and one holding a sword in mesh

The Actors Ichikawa Ebizō V as the Outlaw Nippon Daemon (right) and Kataoka Gadō as Tokushima Gohei

Gosōtei Hirosada, 1849

Cover design showing a man in a top hat walking a white dog on a leash, with Paris scenery and title lettering.

Cover Design for "Les Vieilles Histoires"

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1893

Charcoal and chalk sketch of a seated woman in a hat and fur boa, with a faint second figure at upper left.

Portrait of Madame Dietz-Monnin

Edgar Degas, ca. 1879

Watercolor of a woman in a navy dress and feathered hat holding a bouquet of pink flowers, with yellow gloves and a patterned

The Bouquet

Ernest Ange Duez

Grey wash drawing of two seated women and a standing man in an interior with a piano and armchair.

Conversation Piece

Louis-Léopold Boilly, 1789-93

Etching of a mounted rider in a plumed hat lancing a charging bull in an arena, with diagonal light across the background.

Charles V spearing a bull in the ring at Valladolid, plate 10 from "La Tauromaquia"

Francisco Goya, 1816

Etching of a bullfighter vaulting over a charging bull with a pole in a bullring, spectators watching from the stands.

The agility and audacity of Juanito Apiñani in [the ring] at Madrid, plate 20 from "La Tauromaquia"

Francisco Goya, 1816

Etching of a bull tossing a man in a bullring while a figure with a cape stands nearby and spectators watch from behind.

A Moor Caught by the Bull in the ring, plate 8 from "La Tauromaquia"

Francisco Goya, 1816

Etching of a woman and a barefoot man on a stone ledge, the man reaching toward his mouth, against a dark background.

Out hunting for teeth (A caza des dientes), plate 12 from "Los Caprichos"

Francisco Goya, 1799

Etching of a reclining woman and a man clutching his face before a rocky landscape, titled Tantalo.

Tantalus (Tantalo), plate 9 from "Los Caprichos"

Francisco Goya, 1799