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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

17,446 works

Woodblock print of a samurai biting his thumb, holding a spear, beside a yellow screen with a bird design.

Portrait of Yoshida Sayaemon Kanesada

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852

Woodblock print of a standing woman in a striped kimono holding a large yellow round fan at her shoulder.

Girl with Fan

Masafusa, ca. 1750-70

Woodblock print of an eagle diving over a snowy plain with bare trees and distant snow-capped mountains.

“Jūmantsubo Plain at Fukagawa Susaki,” from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Japanese woodblock print of a figure in a floral kimono reading a letter, with calligraphy above and a hair ornament.

The Kabuki Actor Segawa Kikunojō II as a Woman Reading a Letter

Torii Kiyomitsu, ca. 1760s

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimonos under a parasol, with a child attendant carrying a box.

Two Figures

Okumura Masanobu

Black-ground print of a bearded man leading a white ox past a waterfall, with a seated figure above and Japanese inscriptions

Xu You and Chao Fu

Okumura Masanobu, 18th century

Woodblock print of a figure in a black and red robe with yellow patterned hakama, holding a hobby horse and a fan.

Actor as Woman with Hobby-horse in Unidentified Role

Torii Kiyonobu I

Woodblock print of a figure in a patterned kimono holding a parasol before a lattice screen, with crane and floral designs.

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon VIII 1699-1762 as a Woman with Parasol

Torii Kiyomasu I

Japanese woodblock print of an actor in woman's costume with a raised fan, wearing a pine-patterned robe in ochre and yellow

The Actor, Nakamura Shichisaburo II, 1703-1774 as a Woman with Fan

Torii Kiyomasu II

Woodblock print of a woman disrobing, wearing a patterned yellow kimono, with calligraphy in the margins.

Woman Disrobing

Okumura Toshinobu

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a parasol, standing on a veranda beside a flowering branch.

Young Lady with Parasol in the Yoshiwara District

Ishikawa Toyonobu

Woodblock print of a young man in a patterned kimono pulling a miniature flower cart with a vase of blossoms.

Young Man (Wakashu) with a Miniature Flower Cart

Ishikawa Toyonobu, ca. 1750-60s

Woodblock print of a woman in a floral kimono at a riverside, with red demons swirling in clouds above and calligraphy at top

Woman Washing Clothes

Ishikawa Toyonobu

Woodblock print of a figure in a patterned kimono with hair ornament reading a long scroll letter, by Ishikawa Toyonobu.

The Kabuki Actor Segawa Kikunojo in the Role of a Courtesan Reading a Letter

Ishikawa Toyonobu, late 1740s

Woodblock print of a man and two women on a teahouse terrace above a bay with sailboats and a village on the shore.

A Man and Two Women at a Teahouse at Wada no Ura Overlooking the Sea

Suzuki Harunobu

Woodblock print of two women on a veranda by a stream under a full moon, with irises, reeds and a flowering shrub.

Two Girls on a Veranda beside a Stream with the Moon

Suzuki Harunobu

Woodblock print of a seated woman writing a letter and a standing woman holding a bird in a room with flying geese.

A Girl Writing a Letter

Suzuki Harunobu, 18th century

Woodblock print of two women in kimono watching a monkey on a leash beside chrysanthemums and a lattice screen.

Two Girls Looking at a Monkey on a Leash

Suzuki Harunobu

Woodblock print of a seated woman in patterned kimono gazing at a folding screen with a mountain landscape.

Young Woman with a Pipe in Her Hand Gazing at Landscape Painted on a Screen

Suzuki Harunobu

Color woodblock print of two women in kimono at a reedy riverbank with thatched houses behind them.

Two Young Ladies at the Shore

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1768

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono catching water from a waterfall beside a maple tree on a cliff.

Parody of the Legend of Kyoyu and Sofu

Suzuki Harunobu, 1764-72

Woodblock print of a woman in a black hood and a young attendant with a yellow parasol and lantern in windy grass.

Lady with Black Hood and Umbrella Out Walking with Young Attendant

Suzuki Harunobu

Woodblock print of a woman in a yellow kimono climbing stone stairs beside a pine tree.

Young Woman Climbing Stone Stairs to a Shinto Temple

Suzuki Harunobu

Japanese woodblock print of a woman peering around a screen at a sleeping young servant beside a plum branch.

Young Lady Looking through Door at Her Kamuro (Little Servant) who is Asleep on the Floor

Suzuki Harunobu

Two young women in kimono play cat's cradle with string in a room with a horse screen and a flower vase.

Two Young Women Seated by a Kotatsu Playing Cat's Cradle

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1765

Woodblock print of a bridge over a moonlit gorge with rushing water, pine trees, a village and distant mountains.

The Monkey Bridge in Kai Province (Kōyō Saruhashi no zu)

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1841-42

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono reading a scroll while seated on a large carp in waves.

Young Woman Riding a Carp

Suzuki Harunobu, 1760s

Woodblock print of two women on a shop platform with combs, a willow tree, and a painted screen behind them.

Asakusa Seiran

Suzuki Harunobu

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono guiding a seated child playing a shamisen in a tatami room.

The Music Lesson

Suzuki Harunobu

Woodblock print of a long-tailed bird preening on a plum branch with white blossoms against a warm yellow background.

Bird on a Plum Branch

Utagawa Hiroshige