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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

2,003 works

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned warrior robe with swords, with Japanese calligraphy above.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo as a Warrior

Torii Kiyoshige, 1716-1759

Woodblock print of a morning-glory vine with blue and orange blossoms and a grasshopper on the stem, with calligraphy at left

Grasshopper and Morning-glory Vine

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a woman's role wearing a maple-patterned kimono beside a red candle stand.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V in the Role of a Woman

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1772

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a fan and sword, with calligraphy above.

The Actor Tohimura Kamezo as a Warrior

Torii Kiyohiro, 1737-1766

Woodblock print of a sparrow flying above snow-covered red camellia branches with falling snow.

Sparrow and Snow-covered Camellia (Tsubaki)

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1845

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor disguised as a komusō, holding a straw hat and flute beside a striped lantern.

The Actor Ichikawa Monosuke II in the Role of Daito-no-miya Disguised as a Komuso

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1772 (?)

Woodblock print of an actor in an orange kimono adjusting a comb in his hair, holding a basket, with plants nearby.

The Actor Onoya Matsusuke, in Female Robe of O-Kane, Adjusts the Comb in His Hair

Torii Kiyomitsu, 1735-1785

Woodblock print of a white heron standing among blue reeds with red tips beside calligraphy and red seals.

White Heron Standing among Reeds

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Japanese woodblock print of a standing man in a cream kimono holding prayer beads, with cherry blossoms and a gold curtain be

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a yellow kimono holding a birdcage with a yellow bird beneath cherry blossoms.

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimitsu in Role of Kumenosuke

Torii Kiyomitsu, 1735-1785

Woodblock print of a crescent moon over a mountain gorge with a red bridge, pine trees, and a waterfall below.

Bow Moon

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858

Woodblock print of a figure in a patterned kimono holding a scroll beside a palanquin, with a long pipe over the shoulder.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in Female Role, Standing Beside a Litter

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1726-1792

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono beside a pine tree and a lacquer cabinet, by Torii Kiyomitsu

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo as the Peddler Soga no Juro Sukenari

Torii Kiyomitsu, 1761

Triptych woodblock print of a full moon over a moonlit bay with sailboats, pine-covered shores, and distant mountains.

Full Moon at Kanazawa, Province of Musashi

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Courtesan on Parade

Katsushika Taito II, ca. 1830-44 (Tenpō era)

Woodblock print of an actor in a fox costume beneath a blossoming cherry tree with falling petals and bamboo.

An Actor in the Fox Dance from the Drama, "The Thousand Cherry Trees"

Ippitsusai Bunchō, 1723-1792

Woodblock print of a figure in a pink kimono and dark hooded robe holding an orange pole beside pampas grass.

The Actor Ichikawa Monosuke (?) or Ichikawa Omezō in Female Role

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1726-1792

Triptych print of foreign soldiers, drummers and a carriage procession past Japanese buildings and a wooden fence.

Picture of a Procession of Foreigners at Yokohama

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 2nd month, 1861

Woodblock print of a woman in a white kimono beside a lantern, a potted pine and chrysanthemums, and a latticed window.

Handayu, An Actor in a Female Role

Ippitsusai Bunchō, 1723-1792

Japanese woodblock triptych of foreigners in Western dress feasting and dancing in a Japanese room with a shamisen player.

Foreigners Enjoying a Party (Gaikokujin yūkyō no zu)

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1st month, 1861

Triptych print of Western visitors in period dress with a rider on horseback, ships at sea, and hills in Kanagawa.

Foreigners Visiting the Famous Site of Mount Gongen in Kanagawa

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 2nd month, 1861

Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan in a patterned kimono walking before a girl carrying a doll, with a flowering branch.

A Courtesan Followed by a Girl Attendant Carrying a Doll

Ippitsusai Bunchō, 1723-1792

Triptych Japanese woodblock print of a busy foreign city street with carriage, women in dresses, and a hot air balloon.

City of Washington in America

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1st month, 1862

Japanese woodblock print of a steamship interior with decks, rigging, crew, and passengers dining at a table.

Interior of an American Steamship

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 4th month, 1861

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a green robe with a bow, arrows and a hawk overhead, with calligraphy at upper right.

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo I as Yorimasa

Ippitsusai Bunchō, 1770

Japanese woodblock triptych of a harbor with sailing ships, a green lighthouse, and strolling figures in Western dress.

Paris, France

Utagawa Yoshitora, 6th month, 1862

Triptych woodblock print of foreign men and women in a crowded procession with a white elephant and horse, by Utagawa Yoshiik

Picture of Men and Women from all Nations (Bankoku danjo jinbutsu zue)

Utagawa Yoshiiku, 4th month, 1861

Three-panel black ink print of multi-masted foreign ships with rigging anchored in a harbor before a Japanese town.

Foreign Ships Offshore at Yokohama

Utagawa Sadahide, 19th century

Triptych print of a steam locomotive, crowds in Western dress, a carriage and palm tree before blue misty mountains.

France (furansukoku)

Utagawa Yoshitora, 2nd month, 1865

Triptych woodblock print of samurai troops with banners marching past a castle wall, ships and mountains in the distance.

Hideyoshi and His Troops Leaving Nagoya Camp (Mashiba Hideyoshi kō nagoya jin saki te no shoshō kuridashi no zu)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 19th century