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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

3,079 works

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a high arched wooden bridge over a river, with umbrellas, rooftops and Mount Fuji behin

Yahagi Bridge at Okazaki on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Okazaki Yahagi no hashi), from the series Remarkable Views of Bridge…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830

Woodblock print of travellers fording a river with a palanquin and horse, a dark mountain behind them under a blue sky.

Travellers Fording the Abe River at Fuchu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1833-34

Woodblock print of a young pine sprig with new red shoots lying across a pale wooden plow handle, with Japanese text.

Young Pine Tree and the Handle of a Plow

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Woodblock print of a man and woman in traditional dress with a pine branch, a drummer in a roundel, and calligraphy above.

Man and Woman in Ceremonial Dress Arranging the New Year Decoration of a Pine Tree

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of travelers on a steep pine-lined mountain road with a distant blue peak.

Nissaka, Sayo Nakayama

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of a courtesan bending beside a child attendant and a potted plum tree, with calligraphy above.

Courtesan and her Child Attendant with a Potted Plum Tree

Katsukawa Shuntei, ca. 1815

Woodblock print of two kingfishers, one perched on a pussy-willow branch and one diving, with Japanese inscription.

Kingfishers and Pussy-willow

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of a bay with a rocky headland, boats on blue water, pine trees, and a distant snow-capped mountain.

View of Imaki Point from Maizaka

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Woman in a blue kimono seated under a tree holding a long paper card, with a brush and case beside her on an orange ground.

Woman Seated Under a Cherry Tree About to Write a Poem on a Sheet of Paper for Poem Writing (Tanzaku)

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of an old man with a rake pointing at a rising sun beside an elderly woman by a pine.

Jo and Uba of Takasago Looking at the Rising Sun; Symbolic Representation of Longevity and Conjugal Harmony

Totoya Hokkei, 19th century

Woodblock print of three travelers on a road beside a hillside, a roadside teahouse at left, teal sky.

Futagawa, Saru ga Baba

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of a mountain dove perched on a peach branch with pink blossoms and green leaves, by Teisai Hokuba.

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 3: Mountain Dove and Peach Flowers

Teisai Hokuba, ca. 1820

Woodblock print of blossoming cherry trees, a winding river and hills in soft blues and greens, with small figures working in

Flowering Cherry Trees Along the Yoshino River

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of rocky cliffs and waterfalls with a thatched tea house, travelers and a pack horse on a hillside path.

Saka-no-shita, Fude-sute Mine

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

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

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 travelers resting by a tea house under a tree, with a kettle over a fire and a blue sea beyond.

Fukuroi; De Chaya

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of a peacock with spread tail on a rock beside peonies and pine, with Japanese calligraphy above.

Peacock on Pine Tree and Peonies, from the series Three Sheets (Mihira no uchi)

Totoya Hokkei, mid- 1810s

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 travelers on a hill road beside tall trees, a roadside teahouse, and blue mountains under a pale sky.

Ashida Station

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

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

Woodblock print of a man with an umbrella on a stream bank, watching a frog leap toward willow branches.

Ono no Tofu Standing on the Bank of a Stream and Watching a Frog Leap to Catch a Willow Branch

Totoya Hokkei, ca. 1825

Japanese woodblock print of travelers on a shore beneath cliffs and pines, with waves, an offshore island and Mount Fuji.

Soshu, Shichi-ri ga Hama

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1830

Japanese woodblock print of a river with an arched bridge, willow tree, boats, and a large octagonal building.

River Scene with Bridge in Foreground

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1810

Woodblock print of a river landscape with travelers on horseback, boats, ducks, a village, and a blue mountain peak.

Sumida River

Totoya Hokkei, Year of the Dragon, probably 1832

Woodblock print of a river valley with green hills, pine trees, a poling boatman, thatched houses and a blue sky.

Yamato, Tatsutayama, Tatsutagawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, 7th month ox year 1853

Japanese surimono shaped like a folding screen: a woman with firewood and a child beside an ox, and a river landscape with a

Surimono in shape of small twofold screen

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai

Woodblock print of a muscular warrior in a floral robe uprooting a tree in rain, with a sword and calligraphy panels.

Ro-Chi-Shin Uprooting a Tree

Totoya Hokkei, ca. 1820

Woodblock print of a rainbow over a blue bay with green islands, sailing boats, and distant mountains at dusk.

Tsushima Kaigan Yubare

Utagawa Hiroshige, 3rd month dragon year 1856

Two-panel woodblock print: a yellow bird on cherry blossoms at left, and an armored rider on a white horse beside a pine at r

Left: Bird on Branch of a Cherry Tree; Right: Minamotono Yoshiié on Horseback

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai