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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

2,735 works

Woodblock print of a patterned box tied with black ribbons beside a red cloth, with calligraphy above.

Box of Face Powder and Hair Ties; Specialities of Shimomura in Ryogaecho

Totoya Hokkei, 19th century

Woodblock print of a grey hawk perched on a black sword scabbard with pink cords and calligraphy beside it.

Hawk Made of Silk; Specialities of Karakiya in Kokucho

Totoya Hokkei, 19th century

Woodblock print of three stacked striped tobacco pouches with brown lids and handwritten Japanese calligraphy above.

Tobacco Pouches; Specialities of Takaya in Yokkaichi

Totoya Hokkei, 19th century

Woodblock print of two sparrows beside a grey ornamental roof tile with carved scrolls, with black calligraphy on cream paper

Roof Tile and Sparrows; Specialities of Mizuno in Imado

Totoya Hokkei, 19th century

Woodblock print of an open box containing a clock mechanism, with floral lining and two dials on a patterned cloth.

Clock

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of brushes, patterned folded paper and textiles on a cloud-shaped ground, with calligraphy above.

Brushes and Paper Ornaments

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a parasol and white bird beside a wooden building, in a patterned black kimono.

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (1791-1859) in the Role of Konoshita Tokichi from the Scene "Mountain Gate" in the Play Yakko Ya…

Utagawa Kunisada, 1819

Woodblock print of a samurai in patterned armor with bow and sword on a rocky slope beside bare branches.

Kusonoki Tatewaki Masatsura (Warrior From the Book: Taiheiki)

Yashima Gakutei, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of a warrior in red armor peering past a screen beside a lantern, with calligraphy above.

Hino Kumawakamaru (Warrior) From the Book: Taiheiki

Yashima Gakutei, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of two kneeling men in patterned formal robes before a veranda and shoji screen, with calligraphy at upper ri

The Filial Son at Kamakura, From the Book: Sasekishu

Yashima Gakutei, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of a standing archer with bow and arrows beside a kneeling woman gazing at stylized waves.

Parody of Minamoto no Tametomo

Suzuki Harunobu, 1765

Woodblock print of a white rooster with flowing tail feathers perched on a decorated drum among green leaves.

Cock on Drum

Totoya Hokkei, ca. 1825

Woodblock print of a metal carver at a workbench with a kneeling woman in a patterned kimono watching him work.

The Metal Carver

Katsushika Hokusai, 1802

Japanese woodblock print of two women working at a wooden loom, one holding striped cloth, with calligraphy at upper left.

The Weaving Factory

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1802

Woodblock print of a young woman and a girl playing a game beside a kettle, a plum branch, and a folding screen.

Young Woman and Little Girl Playing Musashi

Katsushika Hokusai, 1841

Woman seated on a veranda with a yellow fan beside a lattice screen, lotus leaves and bamboo in the garden, with calligraphy

Cage of Fireflies at Dawn in Summer

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1800

Woodblock print of travelers, porters with a palanquin, grazing horses, plum blossoms and pine trees beneath poem text.

Cherry Shell, from the series Genroku Poetry Shell Games

Katsushika Hokusai, probably 1821

Woodblock print of a boat with passengers on choppy water, a boatman with a pole, blossoming branches and calligraphy above.

Miyako Shell

Katsushika Hokusai, probably 1821

Woodblock print of a snowy landscape with mountains, a river, an arched bridge, a thatched hut and a poled boat.

Snowy Landscape

Ishikawa Kazan, ca. 1820

Woodblock print of a night street with wooden houses, a hanging lantern, stars overhead and a lone figure walking.

Main Street of the Yoshiwara on a Starlight Night

Utagawa Kunisada II, 1852-64

Woodblock print of Otafuku holding a branch of white cherry blossoms, with long black hair and a red patterned kimono.

Otafuku Holding a Branch of Double White Cherry Blossoms

Watanabe Kazan, ca. 1840

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

Three women in kimono handle folded cloth on a veranda, with Mount Fuji visible through an open window.

Attire

Katsushika Hokusai, 1760-1849

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono beside a screen and pine tree, with vertical calligraphy at left.

Two Women, from the series Spring Poems on Ushiwaka for the Year of the Ox (Ushiwaka haru)

Hishikawa Sori, 1805

Woodblock print of a seated woman folding red cloth beside a child near a latticed window, with vertical calligraphy.

Woman Folding Cloth

Katsushika Hokusai, 1760-1849

Japanese woodblock print of two women on a veranda with plum blossoms, bamboo, and a ceramic jar.

Early Spring

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 1750-1835

Woodblock print of two dancing men in patterned coats and straw hats against a striped background with calligraphy.

Two Men Wearing Green Coats, also Straw Hats with Brown Bows

Yashima Gakutei

Woodblock print of white flowers, green leaves and herbs beneath a yellow bamboo blind with tassels and flowing ribbons.

Basket of Flowers with Bamboo Blind

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1799-1810

Woodblock print of a rooster, hen and chick beside blue spiderwort flowers under a blue sky.

Rooster, Hen and Chicken with Spiderwort

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1832

Woodblock print of a dragonfly hovering above bellflowers and green leaves on a cream background.

Dragonfly and Bellflower

Katsushika Hokusai, late 1820s