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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

17,446 works

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with topknot in a patterned kimono, holding a red cup, within a blue circle.

Kabuki Actor Nakamura Shikan Backstage (Nakamura Shikan rakuya no zu)

Juyōdō Toshikuni, 1826

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned costume beside a snowy waterfall with a blue bird on a rock.

Arashi Rikan II as Miyamoto Musashi

Gigadō Ashiyuki, 1832

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a sword recoiling from a ghostly face with long hair on a torn lantern.

Kabuki Actor Arashi Rikan II as Iemon Confronted by an Image of His Murdered Wife, Oiwa, on a Broken Lantern, Referri…

Shunbaisai Hokuei, 1832

Woodblock print of a crowded hillside with cherry trees, pines, sailing boats on a bay, and people with parasols.

“View of Mount Tenpō in Osaka” (Naniwa Tempōzan fukei)

Hasegawa Sadamasu, 1836

Woodblock print of a tattooed warrior with a bamboo staff beside a pine tree, with blue sky and snowy hills behind.

Three Heroes of the Water Margin Capture the Bandit Queen Ichijōsei, from the series One Hundred Eight Heroes of the…

Shunbaisai Hokuei, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with an umbrella in rain, wearing a blue patterned kimono inside a circular frame.

Kabuki Actor Arashi Rikan II as Akogi Heiji, from the print series Tōsei keshōkagami (Makeup Mirrors of Our Time)

Shunbaisai Hokuei, 1835

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned grey kimono holding a fan, with calligraphy and red seals beside him.

The Actor Nakamura Utaemon IV as the Wrestler Iwakawa Jirokichi

Shunbaisai Hokuei, 1837

Hand-colored Japanese print of a tattooed kabuki actor with black hair, scowling, raising one hand, against a plain beige bac

Album of Twenty Half-Length Portraits of Actors in Roles

Shunbaisai Hokuei, 1830s

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor as a pale ghostly woman in blue kimono with wisps of spirit against black.

Kabuki Actor Onoe Kikugorō III as the Spirit of the Courtesan Yonakishii

Hasegawa Sadanobu, 1841

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with white face makeup, blue patterned kimono, and a sword hilt at his side.

Nakamura Shikan IV as the Fishmonger Aratota

Hasegawa Sadamasu, 1841

Woodblock print of a female performer in a patterned kimono and blue hakama, with blossoms in her hair and a text cartouche.

Yotsu of the Matsukiyo Brothel Performing as a Shirabyōshi, from the series Sacred Dances in Shinmachi

Gochōtei Sadahiro, 1841

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with bold makeup and a dark dragon-patterned robe against a red background.

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Ebizō V as Kumagai Jirō Naozane

Utagawa Kunimasu, ca. 1849

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a fierce expression, blue striped kimono, black robe, and sword across his arm.

Nakamura Utaemon IV as Danshichi Kurobei

Utagawa Kunimasu, 1850

Woodblock print of a pale-faced figure in striped costume, with a large purple umbrella behind the head against a black backg

“One-Legged Umbrella Monster” (Kasa ippon ashi)

Gosōtei Hirosada, 1857

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped blue kimono holding a drawn sword against a red and blue background.

The Actor Arashi Rikaku II as Isogai Tōsuke, from the series Lives of Men who Carried Out Revenge for Loyalty or Fili…

Hasegawa Sadanobu, 1848

Woodblock print of a man in a blue striped kimono holding prayer beads and a lotus, with calligraphy on a black background.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Nakamura Tamashichi

Enjaku, 1860

Woodblock print of a pale long-haired ghost in white robes holding a red-wrapped child beside a floating flame.

Ichikawa Yonezō as the Ghost of Oiwa

Enjaku, 1865

Bust Portrait of Woman with Mirror

Kubo Shunman, 1796

Two children lean over a wooden well curb beside bamboo, in a colored Japanese print with calligraphy above.

Two Children by a Well Curb

Kubo Shunman, 1796, year of the dragon

Japanese print of a gnarled plum tree with blossoms and branches on a pale blue ground, with calligraphy above.

Old Plum Tree

Kubo Shunman, 1796

Woodblock print of a plum branch and adonis flowers arranged in a shallow basin on red cloth, with scissors and calligraphy.

Arrangement of Plum, Fukujusō (Adonis Flower), and Scissors

Kubo Shunman, 1798

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

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

Veiled woman seated before a tree with winged angels holding a lantern and fruit bowl, in a gold-flecked painted border.

The Virgin and Child Attended by Angels

Manohar, ca 1600

Woodblock print of a seated sage with a staff, smoke rising into a dragon among clouds, framed by patterned borders and inscr

The Rakan Handaka Sonja with Dragon

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1820 ( year of the dragon)

Woodblock print of a woman in a red kimono beside bamboo stalks and drifting white paper, with a poetry cartouche above.

“‘Little Purple Gromwell’ (Wakamurasaki): Shōshō,” from the series Scenes amid Genji Clouds Matched with Ukiyo-e Pict…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1845-61

Woodblock print of a seated samurai with a drawn sword beside a cicada on a leaf in a scroll cartouche above.

“‘A Molted Cicada Shell’ (Utsusemi): Soga Gorō Tokimune,” from the series Scenes amid Genji Clouds Matched with Ukiyo…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1845-61

Woman in black kimono with white headscarf in snow beside a dog, with sparrows flying and a morning glory panel above.

''‘Lady of the Evening Faces’ (Yūgao): Yazama’s Wife Orie (Yazama-shi no shitsu Orie),” from the series Scenes amid G…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1845-46