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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1,998 works

Woodblock print of two elegantly dressed figures under a parasol on a wooden veranda, one holding a sword.

Segawa Kikunojo II as a Girl and Ichikawa Tomiyeimon?

Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1770

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red court robe with green patterned garment, holding a staff, with stern painted face.

The Actor Ichikawa Danzō III as a Court Noble

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1768

Triptych woodblock print of a steam train with freight bales and rickshaws passing pine trees and Japanese buildings.

Illustration of a Steam Locomotive Running on the Takanawa Railroad in Tokyo (Tōkyō takanawa tetsudō jōkisha sōkō no zu)

Utagawa Kuniteru, ca. 1873

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red kimono holding a red monkey mask, with a sword at his waist.

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo I as a Man Holding a Monkey Mask

Ippitsusai Bunchō, 1764-71

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor raising a sword while a kneeling actor holds a lance, in patterned robes.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo with a Sword, Fighting the Actor Ichikawa Raizo II who is Armed with a Lance

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1769

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

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with red face paint holding a sword before bamboo, by Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1769.

The Actor Otani Hiroji III, Armed with a Sword

Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1769

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a cloud-patterned kimono holding a sword and carrying a wicker basket.

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō V

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1774

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a couple with a monkey beneath drooping willow branches, by Torii Kiyonaga.

A Couple of Lovers Playing with a Monkey

Torii Kiyonaga, 1780

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped kimono holding a sword, with calligraphy beside him.

Otani Hiroji as Kurofune Chiemon

Torii Kiyomitsu, ca. 1760

Japanese woodblock print of an actor in checkered kimono and striped garment readying to wade into the sea with a sword.

The Actor Otani Hiroemon III as Man Ready to Wade into the Sea with a Drawn Sword

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1775

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black robe with gold tassels, holding a dark hat to his face, with a yellow name carto

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as a Woman in Black Robe Holding a Straw Hat

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1798

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 kabuki actor in striped costume with red face makeup, raised arm, and calligraphy placard by a

An Actor of the Bando Line as an Outlaw Brought to Bay on the Bank of a River

Katsukawa Shunjo, ca. 1780

Woman in a patterned kimono holding a poem sheet and brush, woodblock print by Utagawa Toyokuni I, ca. 1795.

“The Geisha To’e as a Vendor of Poems,” from the series Gion Festival Costume Parade (Gion mikoshi arai nerimono sugata)

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1795

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono beside a red screen, with a man with a sword visible at the window.

The Man Outside

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1770

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of three women in kimono, a crane flying above, and a seated woman writing at a red table.

Three Beauties

Suzuki Haruji, ca. 1770

Japanese triptych print showing Western men and women in period dress beside a harbor with sailing ships and steamers.

People of the Five Nations

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1861

Triptych woodblock print of a paddle steamer in rough seas with Mount Fuji at left and a sailing ship under a full moon.

Fuji with Boat at Miho in Sunshu (Shizuoka)

Kobayashi Kiyochika, October 1878

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two figures in kimono, one with a yellow-brimmed hat and hair ornaments, by Utamaro.

O Shichi and Kichisaburo

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1780

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checkered kimono and red lining, holding a sword, before a brushwood fence.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro 3rd as a Man who Stands with Arms Folded near a Brush Fence

Katsukawa Shunshō

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

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

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in red robes with a white crest, holding a sword beside a bamboo blind.

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke in Shibaraku in Deep Red Robes

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1781

Triptych woodblock print of court ladies sewing and fitting Western clothing, with a sewing machine and a child holding fabri

Court Ladies Sewing Western Clothing (Jokan yōfuku saihō no zu)

Toyohara Chikanobu, August 23rd, 1887

Japanese woodblock print of a figure in a red cape with white crests and a blossom-patterned kimono, beside a screen.

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro as a Woman Wearing a Red Cape

Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1772

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a dark green robe with white crests, kneeling beneath a bamboo blind with a red tassel.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo in Shibaraku in Dark Green Robes

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1781

Triptych woodblock print: rainbow over a river valley, and women in Western dress on a veranda beside a seated man in uniform

A Garden Refreshed by the Passing Rain (Ukasentei no zu)

Toyohara Chikanobu, July 1888

Japanese woodblock print of passengers dining and walking inside a multi-deck American steamship, with sailors and cargo.

View Inside an American Steamship

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1861 (Bunkyu, 1st year, 4th month)

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors on stone steps, one in black with a pole, one in green holding a curtain.

The Messenger in Black

Katsukawa Shunshō