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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

2,219 works

Woodblock print of diners in a Japanese restaurant room with Mount Fuji visible through an open window.

The Yaozen Restaurant, San’ya (San’ya, Yaozen), from the series A Collection of Famous Restaurants of Edo (Edo Kōmei…

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838-40

Woodblock print of a crane and young birds in a nest on a pine branch, with a gnarled trunk and bamboo at right.

Crane and Their Young in Their Nest in the Branches of a Pine-tree

Utagawa Toyoharu, ca. 1790

Woodcut print of an old man with firewood, a woman washing by a stream, children, a pine tree and a wooden tub.

Fagot-gatherer Finds Boy with Sparrow

Okumura Masanobu

Woodblock print of weeping willows, a wooden watchtower, and hanging blue cloth banners over a grassy yard at dusk.

The First Race Course, Horse-Dealer's Street

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

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 noblewoman on a veranda watching three kneeling men by a river under cherry blossoms.

The Third Princess and Kashiwagi, from Chapter 34, “New Herbs I (Wakana I)” (Nihon shinnō onna sannomiya)

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1890

Japanese woodblock print of Mount Fuji seen across a bay with sailboats, pine trees on a rocky shore, and a red dusk sky.

The Sea at Miura in Sagami Province (Sōshū Miura no kaijō), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjū)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858 (Ansei 5), 4th month

Woman in blue robe touching a blossoming plum branch beside a red railing, in a Japanese woodblock-style print.

Chinese Beauty Beside a Plum Tree, leaf from the album “A Contest of Beauties from the Near and Distant Past” (Chūko…

Gen Ki, 1895

Woodblock print of falling snow at a Japanese shrine, with umbrella-carrying figures and snow-covered pine trees.

Famous Places of Edo: Shiba Shinmei

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 19th century

Woodblock print of a full moon over Ishiyama cliffs, a red temple hall, pines, a river and a wooden bridge at night.

The Autumn Moon on Ishiyama

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of an actor in monk's robes and wide hat standing under a willow tree, with a stern sidelong glance.

The Actor Nakamura Utaemon I as a Monk under a Willow Tree

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1726-1792

Woodblock print of figures in snow near a temple with stone lanterns, a river and pine trees in an oval frame.

Snow Scene with Figures Outside a Temple

Woodblock print of a snowy village street with thatched houses, travelers in straw hats, and a large tree under falling snow.

Fujikawa; Sanchu Yamanaka no Sato Miyajiyama

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

Japanese woodblock print of a seated woman with a drum and a standing man raising a folding fan, framed by bamboo and pine.

Young Lady with Drum and Man with Fan Saluting Her

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 travelers beside willow trees and a river, with snow-capped Mount Fuji rising behind distant hills.

Goyu

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

Ink drawing of two kabuki-style figures in samurai dress beneath a pine tree, one kneeling and one standing, with Japanese in

Scene from a Play

Katsukawa Shunshō

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

Woodblock print of travelers on a riverside path below green mountains, with thatched houses and bare trees.

Mizukuchi

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

Woodblock print of a woman spinning on a veranda, another pounding cloth below, with rice fields and hills behind.

Woman on Veranda, Spinning; another Pounding Cloth on Rock in Foreground

Katsukawa Shunshō

Woodblock print of a performer in a fox-head hood and patterned kimono beneath a blossoming cherry tree.

A Fox Dance from the Drama The Thousand Cherry Trees

Ippitsusai Bunchō

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji behind pine trees, rice fields and travelers with a pack horse on a road.

Yoshiwara

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of four women in kimono beneath an autumn maple tree beside a patterned wooden fence.

Prince Genji and Three Young Women

Chobunsai Eishi

Woodblock print of an owl on a pine branch with two swallows flying nearby on a pale background.

Owl and Two Swallows

Utagawa Toyohiro

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a wooden arched bridge toward a torii gate and pine trees under a pale sky.

Distant View of Mount Akiba

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of a young man with an umbrella watching a frog by a stream under drooping willow branches.

Ono no Dofu as a Young Man Watching a Frog Jumping at a Willow Branch

Kitao Shigemasa

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji seen over blossoming cherry trees, travelers on a hill, and a teahouse beside the bay.

Fuji from Gotenyama at Shinagawa on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Shinagawa Gotenyama no Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Vie…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of a Japanese town street with travelers, horses, and a castle on a pine-covered hill at sunset.

Hamamatsu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Black ink print of a male pheasant with long tail feathers beside a smaller bird, under pine branches and bamboo.

Pheasants

Hishikawa Moronobu

Woodblock print of a tall multi-stream waterfall over a cliff, with travelers at its base and climbers on the forested slope.

Kirifuri Waterfall at Kurokami Mountain in Shimotsuke (Shimotsuke Kurokamiyama Kirifuri no taki), from the series A T…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1832