The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print of two men flying a kite from a rooftop, with Mount Fuji and shop signs in the foreground.

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in red costume holding a drawn sword, with a scowling expression and striped background.

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in checkered costumes, one kneeling with a katana, beside a patterned curtain and screen

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor holding an open fan under cherry blossom branches, wearing a patterned kimono and sword.

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black kimono gripping a tall banner pole with calligraphy, against a fence and patterned

Woodblock print of a kabuki onnagata actor in a patterned kimono and ornate hairpins, standing with a fan.

Woodblock triptych of officials gathered in an ornate Meiji-era state chamber with a red carpet and throne.

Triptych woodblock print of officials in uniform seated at a flower-draped table during an interrogation, dated 1877.

Triptych woodblock print of a Meiji-era interrogation with officials in black uniforms at a table and a kimono-clad man stand

Japanese woodblock triptych of a circus with acrobats, horses and an elephant, beside an imperial pavilion with seated dignit

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of uniformed officers, a mounted standard bearer, a carriage, and soldiers at a parade g

Triptych woodblock print of a harbor with a steamship, crowded rowing boats, and an ornate barge with a golden dragon prow.

Triptych woodblock print of a marching military drill with rifles, brass band, American flag, and pine trees.

Triptych woodblock print of a Yokohama trading room with foreign merchants, Japanese clerks, cloth goods and a tiger in the c

Three-panel woodblock print of Western men and women at a harbor with ships and in an interior with a tea table, in bright co

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of uniformed officials and women in kimono sharing wine in an ornate interior with chrys

Three-panel Meiji woodblock print of court attendants and uniformed officers in a formal palace interior with a floral screen

Triptych print of court ladies in red hakama and kimono at a station, with uniformed guards, carriage and flags.

Triptych woodblock print of an imperial carriage procession with white horses, flag-bearing guards, and figures in kimono bef

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor swinging a large hatchet beside a pine tree and wooden fence.

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of uniformed officers with plumed helmets and a woman in a red kimono holding a fan.

Triptych woodblock print of a parliament chamber with seated members, a standing speaker, and printed member name lists.

Triptych woodblock print of kabuki actors in military uniforms with swords, before tents and a red sky.

Japanese woodblock print of a tall figure with a hat and fish, followed by two children, one with a parasol.

Woodblock print of cherry trees in bloom above wooden buildings, with women in kimono and a palanquin carrier on a street.

Triptych woodblock print of women with parasols and a uniformed man beneath blossoming cherry trees, with Mount Fuji in the d

Woodblock print of travelers in tall grass below a hill with a torii gate and blossoming plum tree, with distant mountains.

Woodblock print of Kiyomizu Temple on a hillside with figures under red lanterns on a veranda and a sunset sky over the sea.

Woodblock print of evening diners on riverside platforms and lantern-lit teahouses along a river, with mountains beyond.

Woodblock print of travelers on a road beneath pine trees, with Mount Fuji rising over green fields in the distance.