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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

162 works

Woodblock print of a blue and gold peacock on a branch with red and green maple leaves and calligraphy at upper left.

A Peacock Perched on a Maple Tree

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1833

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in a room, one carrying a wooden bucket in a checkered robe, the other kneeling and hold

Scene from the Play Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees (Yoshitsune senbon zakura)

Katsukawa Shunkō, 8th or 9th month, 1784

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black robes grimacing under a willow branch while holding up a small placard.

The Third Otani Hiroemon as an Outlaw Standing Near a Willow Tree

Katsukawa Shunshō, 3rd month, 1777

Woodblock print of a raftsman poling through falling snow past snowy pilings and a pine tree on a riverbank.

Snow on the Sumida River

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of a robed figure with a bowl and straw sandals standing in snow beside a bamboo fence and a bare tree.

Onoe Matsusuke as a Kannen-Butsu or Mendicant Buddhist Monk

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1790?

Woodblock print of a standing man in a patterned robe holding a fan, with maple branches overhead.

The Third Ichikawa Yaozō as a Daimyo Standing Under a Maple Tree

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1783

Woodblock print of a rocky coast with waves, distant mountains, and sailboats on calm sea beneath a pale sky.

The Satta pass, Province of Sunshu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of a woman in a striped robe and red kimono under a plum tree, holding an umbrella.

Iwai Kiyotaro as a Woman Standing under a Plum Tree

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1788

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in samurai dress beside a maple tree under a blue sky.

Scene From The Drama "Otokoyama Yunzei Kurabe"

Katsukawa Shunshō, 12th month, 1768

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a kimono beside a crane, with a pine branch and a turtle below.

The Bijin Jurōjin

Isoda Koryusai, ca. 1770

Woodblock print of a woman in a green kimono beside a lantern, shoji screen and willow-patterned folding screen.

Summer Willow in the Breeze

Ishikawa Toyonobu, ca. 1748

Woodblock print of a samurai in patterned kimono beside a willow tree and pond with frogs.

The First Nakamura Nakazo as a Samurai Standing Near a Willow Tree

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1768 or 1769

Woodblock print of two women in kimono beneath a blossoming cherry branch, with a small temple vignette in a cartouche at upp

Shimizu Temple

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1765

Woodblock print of a boatman on a bamboo raft in falling snow on a blue river, with snowy trees on the bank.

Sumida River in the Snow, from the series "Famous Places in Edo in the Four Seasons"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1834

Japanese woodblock print of a samurai figure with a sword beside a red maple tree, in black kimono and striped hakama.

The Third Matsumoto Koshiro as a Samurai Standing

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1769 or 1770

Woodblock print of a young pine tree with reddish shoots beside a long wooden plow handle, with Japanese calligraphy.

Young Pine Tree and Handle of a Plow

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Woodblock print of a gnarled plum tree before a rising orange sun, with Japanese calligraphy text on the left.

Rising Sun and Plum Tree

Totoya Hokkei, 19th century

Triptych of three seated Chinese-style heroes under a blossoming tree, with poem cartouches and patterned robes.

The Three Heroes of Shoku (Shu): Emperor Ryubi (Liu Fei) and His Friends Kwan-u (Kwan Yu) and Chohi (Chang Fei)

Yashima Gakutei, first half of the 19th century

Woodblock print of a gnarled ancient plum tree with pink and yellow blossoms arching across a pale grey background.

Ancient Plum Tree in Bloom

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1800

Japanese print of a blossoming plum tree with a gnarled trunk, white and red flowers, and calligraphy with red seals.

Plum Tree in Blossom

Kitao Shigemasa, 1813

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in blue patterned kimono with parasol and sword beside a pine tree, birds and water.

The Actor Otani Hiroji as Honda Harunaga

Torii Kiyomasu I, ca. 1745

Triptych of three women in patterned kimono by a river with boats and a distant city, under pine branches, in blue tones.

Women Near a River

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1850

Woodblock print of two gnarled cherry trees in blossom on a rocky bank beside a stream, with grass in the foreground.

Blossoming Cherry Trees by a Stream

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of a figure in a floral kimono beside a stylized pine branch, with a Japanese inscription.

A Famous Actor of Women's Roles

Kitao Shigemasa, ca. 1764

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a female role in patterned kimono beside a rocky cliff and pine branch.

Kabuki Actor Segawa Kikunojō III in a Female Role

Katsukawa Shun'ei, 1788

Woman in green kimono holding a cord to a monkey climbing a fruit tree, in a tall vertical Japanese woodblock print.

A Woman Playing with a Monkey which Has Climbed a Tree

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1770

Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono on a veranda among cherry blossoms, one holding a cello, with a pavilion and rive

A Dance Party: Enjoying Cherry Blossom Viewing at Ueno (Tōbukai Ueno ōka yūran no zu)

Toyohara Chikanobu, March, 1887

Japanese woodblock print of a hawk perched on a snowy branch beside plum blossoms, under a crescent moon in a blue night sky.

A Hawk Perched on a Snow-covered Pine Tree

Isoda Koryusai, probably 18th century

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with umbrella and lantern on a rainy path, with two figures sheltering under a tree.

Where is Tokubei?

Momokawa Shiko II, ca. 1800

Triptych woodblock print: moonlit riverside scene, woman in red gown beneath a tree, and uniformed man with woman before a we

Nobility in the Evening Cool (Koki nōryō no zu)

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1887