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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

820 works

Woodblock print of a woman in a striped kimono gazing at a bird near lilies and reeds, with folded garments beside her.

The First Visit of the Cuckoo

Utagawa Toyokuni

Triptych woodblock print of women and a child walking among cherry trees on a grassy hill, with rice fields beyond.

Young Ladies Viewing Cherry-blossoms at Asukayama

Woodblock print of three women in kimono beside a blossoming cherry tree, with a pond and pine trees behind them.

Gathering Young Flowers

Katsukawa Shuncho

Japanese triptych print of women on a veranda among cherry blossoms as a samurai descends the steps at left.

Beauties on a Veranda among Cherry Blossoms from which a Samurai is Departing

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1800

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with ornate hairpins holding blossoms and a blue-green cloth, in a patterned robe.

A Beauty

Ichirakutei Eisui

Japanese woodblock print of a woman kneeling by an incense burner beside a black vanity mirror, with cherry blossoms above.

Lady Arranging Binsashi (Support for the Hair over the Temples) to put in Her Hair

Torii Kiyomine, ca. 1808

Stylized print of blue morning glory vines with grey leaves beside red flowers and green leaves on a cream background.

Design of Morning-glory and Other Flowers

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with ornate hairpins holding chrysanthemums beside a patterned box.

The Courtesan Tsukioka of Hyōgoya

Ichirakutei Eisui

Japanese woodblock print of a young man in a plum-blossom kimono holding a toy horse beneath a flowering plum branch.

Danjuro as a Youth with a Toy Horse under Plum Blossoms

Ippitsusai Bunchō

Woodblock print of two kneeling kabuki-style figures in patterned kimono under a willow branch with pink blossoms.

Scene from the Play "Keisei Kaneni Sakura"

Torii Kiyohiro, 1756

Japanese woodblock print of a blue bird perched on a yellow hibiscus flower, with blue hibiscus buds and calligraphy above.

Blue Bird

Utagawa Hiroshige

Japanese print of morning glory blossoms in red, purple, and blue resting on a black lacquer tray with green leaves.

Morning Glories

Shibata Zeshin, ca. 1860

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman arranging blossoming branches in a red vase, with two attendants behind her.

The Courtesan Sayoginu of the Yotsumeya Brothel, from the series “A Pattern Book of the Year’s First Designs, Fresh a…

Isoda Koryusai, 1776

Woodblock print of a long-tailed pheasant on a branch beside white chrysanthemums and blue leaves.

Pheasant with Chrysanthemums

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of a woman with elaborate hair reading a long letter, with a peony roundel in the upper left.

“The Courtesan Hanazuma Reading a Letter,” from the series Beauties Compared to Flowers (Bijin hana awase)

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790s

Ink woodblock print of figures in kimono on a wooden veranda beside pine trees, with a garden path and stream below.

Flower-Viewing Scene

Hishikawa Moronobu, ca. 1685

Vertical Japanese print of pink flowers, slender stems and a butterfly in black ink with grey wash.

Black and White Print of Butterfly and Flower (a Pink)

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of women arranging pampas grass and vases for the Moon Festival, with a child and an inset scene, by Utamaro.

A Woman and a Man Arranging Flowers for the Tsukimi (Moon Festival)

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1802

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned robe holding a fan, with cherry blossoms and a hanging curtain behind him.

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX

Kitao Shigemasa, 1769 (early)

Woodblock print of a blue bird hanging from a drooping weeping cherry branch with pale blossoms and calligraphy.

Weeping Cherry

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a woman under a pink parasol in a patterned kimono, with plum blossoms and bamboo beside her.

The Actor Arashi Wakano

Nishimura Shigenaga, ca. 1738

Woodblock print of a man in a kimono carrying a pole with flower pots, beside stands of chrysanthemums and blossoming branche

The Actor Ogino Isaburō as an Itinerant Flower Vendor

Nishimura Shigenobu, ca. 1738

Woodblock print of a yellow bird on a stalk beside iris flowers and green leaves above blue water, with calligraphy.

Bird and Iris

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one reaching over a brick wall to pick plum blossoms, the other looking up below.

Plucking a Branch from a Neighbor's Plum Tree

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1768

Woodblock print of a straw basket hanging from a branch with a white mokuge flower and green leaves on cream paper.

Straw Basket for Fish (?) and Mokuge Flower

Shibata Zeshin, ca. 1875

Woodblock print of a yellow black-naped oriole perched on a stem beside pink and white rose mallow flowers against blue.

A Black-Naped Oriole on a Stem of Rose Mallow

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of an actor in an orange kimono adjusting a comb in his hair, holding a basket, with plants nearby.

The Actor Onoya Matsusuke, in Female Robe of O-Kane, Adjusts the Comb in His Hair

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)

Japanese woodblock print of a sparrow flying above pink hibiscus flowers and green buds, with calligraphy at upper left.

Sparrow and Hibiscus

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of a seated courtesan with ornate hair pins, holding a fan beside a lectern and red cloth.

The Courtesan Hinazuru of the Chōjiya Brothel (Chōjiya Hinazuru), from the series Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters a…

Chobunsai Eishi, ca. 1795