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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

2,003 works

Woodblock print of a young man in a patterned kimono pulling a miniature flower cart with a vase of blossoms.

Young Man (Wakashu) with a Miniature Flower Cart

Ishikawa Toyonobu, ca. 1750-60s

Woodblock print of a long-tailed bird preening on a plum branch with white blossoms against a warm yellow background.

Bird on a Plum Branch

Utagawa Hiroshige

Tall Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned robe reading a long letter beneath a yellow canopy.

Woman in Night Robe Reading a Letter

Suzuki Harunobu, 1764-72

Woodblock print of a woman in a floral kimono at a riverside, with red demons swirling in clouds above and calligraphy at top

Woman Washing Clothes

Ishikawa Toyonobu

Woodblock print of a white heron above purple irises and green reeds over blue water, with calligraphy at upper left.

White Heron and Iris

Utagawa Hiroshige

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a hermit on a cliff with a dangling figure and a woman in a striped kimono by a river.

The Immortal Kume

Suzuki Harunobu, 1760s

Woodblock print of a figure in a patterned kimono with hair ornament reading a long scroll letter, by Ishikawa Toyonobu.

The Kabuki Actor Segawa Kikunojo in the Role of a Courtesan Reading a Letter

Ishikawa Toyonobu, late 1740s

Three women in patterned kimono in a Japanese woodblock print, with lacquer boxes and a green cushion against a cream backgro

Chiyoda Castle (Album of Women)

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1895

Woodblock print of a man holding a patterned ball above a young woman in a red kimono with blossoms.

Man and Young Woman with a Ball

Kitagawa Utamaro

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a woman combing her hair above a young girl in a red floral kimono.

Man and Girl

Kitagawa Kikumaro

Triptych print of figures in black kimono evacuating at night, with a white horse, lanterns, swords, and a red fire glow.

“Evacuation of the Ladies,” from the series The Inner Precincts of Chiyoda Castle (Chiyoda no Ōoku, Otachinoki)

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1896 (Meiji 29)

Woodblock print of a tall oiran courtesan and a young attendant walking together in patterned kimono.

Oiran and Attendant out for a Stroll

Woodblock print of a mallard duck in flight beside snow-covered reeds, with falling snow against a blue and grey sky.

Mallard and Snow-covered Reeds

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1843

Woodblock print of a man in a striped kimono smoking a pipe and carrying a bundle, with a stream and reeds behind him.

The Actor Danjuro III as an Itinerant Peddler

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1726-1792

Woodblock print of a standing man in a green kimono and black patterned robe, with a plum branch at upper left.

An Unidentified Actor

Katsukawa Shun'ei, 1762-1819

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono and wave-motif robe, standing by water with reeds behind him.

The Actor Ichikawa Aragōrō as Yoshida no Matsuwaka-Maru

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1769-1825

Woodblock print of a standing man in a green kimono carrying a basket with a large fish on a pole.

The Actor Otani Hiroemon III as a Fish Peddler

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1726-1792

Woodblock print of a standing man in a brown kimono and green striped haori, looking up beside a blossoming branch.

The Actor Otani Oniji III

Katsukawa Shun'ei, 1762-1819

Woodblock print of a standing samurai in a black robe and tan kimono, with two swords at his waist.

An Unidentified Actor in the Role of a Samurai

Katsukawa Shunjo, 1700-1787

Woodblock print of an actor in monk's robes and wide hat standing under a willow tree, with a stern sidelong glance.

The Actor Nakamura Utaemon I as a Monk under a Willow Tree

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1726-1792

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red and white kimono holding a sword before a green bamboo lattice fence.

Segawa Kikunojo, in a Female Role

Katsukawa Shun'ei, 1762-1819

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned ceremonial robes with a sword, under plum blossoms.

The Actor Bandō Mitsugorō II in Ceremonial Robes with Kamishimo

Eishosai Choki, 1751-1788

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor as a samurai in pink kimono and black haori, wearing two swords against a patterne

The Actor Ichikawa Omezo as a Samurai with Two Swords

Katsukawa Shunkō, 1743-1812

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a standing woman in a kimono looking over a kneeling woman writing a letter.

Young Woman Looking over Shoulder of Another who is Writing a Letter

Japanese triptych print of women on a veranda among cherry blossoms as a samurai descends the steps at left.

Beauties on a Veranda among Cherry Blossoms from which a Samurai is Departing

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1800

Woodblock print of a standing man in a checkered robe holding an open fan, with cherry blossoms behind him.

An Unidentified Actor Stands with an Open Fan in His Hand

Katsukawa Shunkō, 1743-1812

Woodblock print of a flute player in a dark kimono below women peering through a bamboo blind on a veranda.

A New Year's Scene

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a yellow kimono holding a straw hat and flute before a snowy fence.

Danjurō V as Kakogawa Honzō with a Komuso Hat and a Flageolet

Katsukawa Shunshō

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding and reading a long handwritten letter against a floral backgr

The Actor, Matsumoto Koshiro I 1674-1730 Reading a Letter

Katsukawa Shunkō

Japanese woodblock print of a woman reading a letter and another woman at a mirror beside a cosmetic box, by Torii Kiyonaga.

A Lady Reading a Letter; AnotHer Making Her Toilet Before a Mirror