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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

10,695 works

Ink drawing of a fierce muscular guardian figure in billowing robes, one arm raised, scowling with a bald head.

Nio the Guardian

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink drawing of a woven basket with leaves and a round box showing the Gods of Luck Daikoku, Juro, and Ebisu.

Daikoku, Juro, and Ebisu (Gods of Luck)

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink drawing of a bearded old man in a tall black hat riding a white deer and holding a staff.

Juro (God of Luck)

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink drawing of muscular tattooed warriors in dynamic poses, with a rope and flowing robes, by Katsushika Hokusai.

Scene from the Suikoden

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink line drawing of a bearded, haloed figure in flowing robes resting both hands on a long ornate sword.

Yamato Takeru no Mikoto

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink drawing of a kneeling kabuki-style figure gripping a long sword, with a second sword at the waist, on cream paper.

The Actor Danjuro as Shibaraku

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Three gray and white birds fly low over stylized rolling waves under a muted, overcast sky in a soft wash drawing.

Chidori Birds

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Grey ink wash drawing of a tortoise hanging from a thin string against a pale paper background.

Tortoise Suspended By String

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Hand-colored drawing of a armored warrior with swords standing over a fanged pink sea creature against a pale background.

Okijiro Hironari

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink drawing of a wrathful deity face with curled hair, lotus crown, bared fangs and a braided lock.

Mask of Fudō Myōō

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Red and black ink drawing of the bearded Buddhist figure Daruma with open mouth, striped red robe, and raised hand.

Daruma (Buddhist Saint)

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Drawing of a dark pheasant with a red face patch and long tail, with a green snake coiled around its body and tail.

Pheasant and Snake

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink drawing of a woman carrying a child on her back, with a second child holding her hand and carrying a box.

Mother and Children in Summer Night

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink drawing of a snarling nine-tailed fox yokai with clawed paws and a fan of bushy tails, with Japanese text at upper right.

Nine-Tailed Golden Fox

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Hand-colored drawing of a woman in flowing robes playing a long-necked lute, with red ribbons and floral hair ornament.

Benten (Goddess of Love)

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink drawing with red accents of smiling Ebisu holding a fishing rod and a large fish, standing on waves.

Ebisu (God of Luck, Protector of Merchants)

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink drawing of a grey tawashi scrubber with two small spiral snails beside it on pale paper.

Snails and Tawashi Scrubber

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink sketch of a man in a fur-trimmed hat and layered robes, one arm raised, in a lively pose on paper.

Fan Peddler

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink sketches of snake heads by Hokusai, one light outline and one heavier scaled version, with Japanese calligraphy and a sea

Snake Heads

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink sketch of a bearded elderly sage in a flowing robe seated on stylized waves, with a sword at his feet.

Sage

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink drawing of a standing woman in a wide hat with a wisteria sprig, robes drawn in loose brushlines.

Fuji Musume, the Wisteria Maid

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink drawing of two women on a hillside under pine trees overlooking rooftops and the Zenpukuji Temple in the distance.

Two Women Admiring the Sights from a Vantage Point Overlooking the Zenpukuji Temple

Utagawa Sadahide, 19th century

Ink drawing of a mounted rider, seated figures and a bearded ascetic beneath trees, with a distant army on a hill.

Rama and Lakshmana Visit the Hermitage of an Ascetic

Nainsukh, ca. 1775-80

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

Pencil sketch of a seated demon king and warriors with tridents threatening a kneeling devotee.

Hiranyakashipu commands his demon warriors to threaten and injure Prahlada. Preparatory drawing from the ‘Small Bhaga…

Manaku, ca. 1740-50

Pen sketch of Krishna grasping a giant crane demon's beak as herders and cattle watch in a hilly landscape.

Krishna killing the crane demon Bakasura. Preparatory drawing for Bhagavata Purana series

family of Manaku, ca. 1780-90

Pen and wash drawing of a thatched farmhouse among trees beyond a tall wheat field in the foreground.

Hamlet in a Wheat Field, Vichy

Jean-François Millet, 1867

Charcoal and chalk sketch of a seated woman in a hat and fur boa, with a faint second figure at upper left.

Portrait of Madame Dietz-Monnin

Edgar Degas, ca. 1879

Watercolor of a woman in a navy dress and feathered hat holding a bouquet of pink flowers, with yellow gloves and a patterned

The Bouquet

Ernest Ange Duez

Watercolor of a mounted French cuirassier in armor and red-plumed helmet on a bay horse, with cavalry lined up behind.

French Cuirassier

Édouard Detaille, 1872