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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1,998 works

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checkered kimono standing with head bent forward, sword at waist, on cream paper.

The Second Nakajima Mihoemon as a Man Standing with Head Bent Forward

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1768 or 1769

Triptych print of courtesans and attendants strolling a lantern-lit street of shops in Yoshiwara, in patterned kimono.

Courtesans Promenading on the Nakanochō in Yoshiwara

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1795

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 two bald men in pale robes seated beneath a cherry blossom branch on a yellow ground.

The Third Sawamura Sojuro & the Second Ichikawa Monnosuke as Buddhist Monks

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1791

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

Woodblock print of yellow chrysanthemums with green leaves on a blue-green background, with red seals at lower right.

Yellow Chrysanthemums on a Blue Ground

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1825

Japanese woodblock print of a figure in green kimono holding a paper lantern beside a bamboo fence at night.

The Second Yamashita Kinsaku as a Woman Standing at Night

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1779

Woodblock print of a figure in a striped kimono riding a white horse across a red bridge over water.

Young Samurai on Horseback Crossing a Bridge

Isoda Koryusai, ca. 1770

Woodblock print of a couple embracing while crossing a stream beneath willow branches, in muted red, gray and cream tones.

Two Lovers Crossing a River

Torii Kiyonaga, late 18th century

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a woman's kimono with iris designs, holding two swords before a striped wall.

Onoe Tamizo as a Samurai Woman

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1775 or 1776

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono raising a sword against a dark background.

An Actor with a Sword Ready to Strike

Katsukawa Shunkō

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

Two kabuki actors in samurai costume with swords, one standing and one seated, in a colourful Japanese woodblock print.

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as a Samurai

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1765

Japanese woodblock print of white and red peonies, a purple iris and green leaves, with vertical calligraphy at upper left.

Peonies and Iris

Yanagawa Shigemasa, 18th-19th century

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 costumed man with exaggerated expression seated on a large mochi cake among green leaves, holding a swor

The Fourth Ichikawa Danjuro as a Yakko (servant) seated upon a Large Cake of Mochi Prepared for the New Yer Celebration

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1772

Ink drawing of a plum branch with round blossoms, accompanied by Japanese calligraphy and a red seal on pale paper.

Plum Blossoms

Yomo no Utagaki Magao

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a long unrolled letter, an attendant below, and a man on a red balcony.

The Love Letter

Torii Kiyonaga, late 18th century

Woodblock print of a woman in a black patterned robe adjusting her obi beneath willow branches, with a fan on the floor.

The Actor Nakamura Riko as an Oiran Tying Her Obi

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1779

Woodblock print of two women on a veranda beside a vine-covered screen, with fishermen and a winding river beyond.

The Rustic Pavilion

Isoda Koryusai, ca. 1770

Japanese woodblock print of two women reading a letter together, one holding a broom, in a tall vertical format.

The Idle Broom

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1780

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a red patterned kimono holding a scroll, with her head bowed.

Woman in Red

Katsukawa Shunshō, late 18th century

Woodblock print of two sumo wrestlers embracing, seen from behind, with fringed belts and bare feet on a pale ground.

Two Famous Wrestlers Onogawa and Tanikase

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1795

Woodblock print of a muscular kabuki actor in wrestler costume with a maple-leaf robe and sword, c. 1770.

Actor Sakata Hongoro II as a Wrestler in a Play

Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1770

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women under a parasol beneath drooping willow branches.

Beauties under an Umbrella

Katsukawa Shunshō, late 18th century

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

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of troops reviewed at a training ground, with Mount Fuji and a horse-drawn carriage proc

Review of Troops at the Aoyama Training Grounds

Utagawa Kunimasa V, February 1889

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checkered kimono holding a striped sword before a wooden lattice screen.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo as a Kyokaku

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1777

Triptych print of an emperor receiving kneeling officers in a hall, with uniformed commanders and kimono-clad attendants.

Illustration of the Honored Commanders, Receiving the Emperor's Gift Cup (Kunkō no shō tenpai o tamau no zu)

Toyohara Chikanobu, September, 1877

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

Scene from a Play

Katsukawa Shunjo, ca. 1780