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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

2,392 works

Woodblock print of five figures in patterned kimono, one holding an open fan and another pointing, by Torii Kiyonaga.

Ichikawa Danjūrō V and His Family

Torii Kiyonaga, 1782

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 boy in a pink robe wrestling a reddish monkey on the ground, with a cloud and shrub behind.

Chinese Boy and Monkey Wrestling

Isoda Koryusai, ca. 1770-72 (Meiwa 7-An’ei 1)

Japanese woodblock print of two women under a snowy eave with an old man crouching in a winter garden.

A Day in Winter; Two Ladies and a Child in a Garden

Woodblock print of a seated young man in a patterned pink kimono holding a fan, with a sword at his waist.

A Boy Singer

Kitao Shigemasa

Woodblock print of three elegant women in patterned kimono with two young attendants, hair ornaments and bamboo motifs.

The Courtesan Shiratama of the Tamaya Brothel, from the series “A Pat-tern Book of the Year’s First Designs, Fresh as…

Isoda Koryusai, 1777-78

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 a young man carrying a woman on his back beneath drooping willow branches, with chrysanthemums at left.

Young Man Carrying a Girl on His Back

Katsukawa Shunshō, late 18th century

Woodblock print of a woman with a fan and a small boy reaching toward a tree branch, beside a stone wall.

Woman and Small Boy

Katsukawa Shuncho

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate hairstyle holding a comb, with a second figure below in patter

Man and Girl

Woodblock print of two figures under an umbrella in falling snow, one wearing a green and orange patterned kimono.

Girl and Lover in Snow

Koikawa Harumasa, early 19th century

Ink line drawing of a woman in layered robes tending a sleeping baby, with hair ornaments and a comb.

A Woman and Baby

Katsushika Hokusai, 1830s

Japanese woodblock print of a woman and child walking on a shore with plovers flying over rippling waves.

“The Jewel River of Plovers, a Famous Place in Mutsu Province,” from the series Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa: Chidor…

Suzuki Harunobu

Woodblock print of two women in kimono beside a blossoming plum tree, with vertical Japanese calligraphy inscriptions.

Two Girls Under Plum Tree

Nishikawa Sukenobu

Woodblock print of a man, a boy and a woman in kimono beside a temple gate, with a river and boats behind them.

A Man with a Boy and a Geisha Visiting the Kinryusan Temple

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1787

Woodblock print of a woman adjusting her hair by a window overlooking sailboats, with two kneeling attendants in an interior.

Window Opening Toward the Sea

Suzuki Harunobu

Woodblock print of two women in kimono walking past a stream and bamboo fence, one holding an orange umbrella with a crane.

Girl Accompanied by an Elder Attendant Walking by a Stream

Isoda Koryusai, ca. 1770

Woodblock print of three courtesans in patterned kimono with two young attendants in black bamboo-patterned robes.

The Courtesan Wakakusa of the Chōjiya Brothel, and Attendants Asano and Midori, from the series “A Pattern Book of th…

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1783

Japanese woodblock diptych of women with parasol and fan walking past a red temple gate and market stalls.

Print - Katsukawa Shuncho, 1789

Katsukawa Shuncho, ca. 1789

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

Japanese triptych print of women and children in patterned kimono walking by peony plants and a bamboo fence.

The Peony Show

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1790

Japanese woodblock triptych showing women in kimono with a small boy and wooden buckets in a bath house interior.

Women and an Infant Boy in a Public Bath House

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1799

Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan in a patterned kimono walking before a girl carrying a doll, with a flowering branch.

A Courtesan Followed by a Girl Attendant Carrying a Doll

Ippitsusai Bunchō, 1723-1792

Woodblock print of four figures in kimono under hanging curtains, two women in patterned robes at center and right.

Cooling Off at Nakazu

Torii Kiyonaga, 1782

Woodblock print of women in kimono walking a beach with children and dogs, boats and a hillside village across the bay.

Women at Takanawa Beach

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1790s

Woodblock print of a samurai on a dappled white horse below a window where two women look out, with a pine tree.

Young Samurai on Horseback and Women at a Window

Isoda Koryusai, ca. 1769-70 (Meiwa 6-7)

Black-and-white Japanese print of three courtesans and a young attendant in patterned kimono walking past a lattice railing.

Three Courtesans and a Kamuro Strolling in the Street

Okumura Masanobu

Ink sketch of a laughing bald boy in ruffled clothing pointing at a large calligraphy scroll.

Chinese Boy

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Woodblock print of a man in striped robes beside a child in a patterned kimono, with a kettle on a brazier at left.

Actor as Master of Sagamiya (Sagamiya teishu)

Utagawa Kunisada, 19th century

Woodblock print of a woman in a blue kimono on a veranda, with pine trees and tea house patrons in the garden behind her.

Young girl at tea house in Iriya

Utagawa Hiroshige II, mid-19th century