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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

162 works

Woodblock print of a crane and young birds in a nest on a pine branch, with a gnarled trunk and bamboo at right.

Crane and Their Young in Their Nest in the Branches of a Pine-tree

Utagawa Toyoharu, ca. 1790

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

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 performer in a fox-head hood and patterned kimono beneath a blossoming cherry tree.

A Fox Dance from the Drama The Thousand Cherry Trees

Ippitsusai Bunchō

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a fan beside a willow tree and a small table.

Woman In Loosened Kimono Coming From the Bath

Okumura Masanobu, ca. 1755

Woodblock print of a colorful pheasant with a long tail perched on a pine branch against a green-shaded hillside.

Pheasant and Pine-trees on Snowy Hillside

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of two kneeling kabuki-style figures in patterned kimono under a willow branch with pink blossoms.

Scene from the Play "Keisei Kaneni Sakura"

Torii Kiyohiro, 1756

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a carrying pole beneath a flowering tree, with straw bundles and calligraphy beside hi

Yamamoto Iwanojō, Son of Yamamoto Kyōshirō, as Shinoda Zuma in a Shosa Act

Torii Kiyonobu II, 1747

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor as a woman in patterned kimono, holding a cloth, beside a pine tree and green curtain.

Ichimura Uzaemon IX in the Role of Kiyohime in Musume Dōjōji (the Girl of Dōjōji)

Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1771

Woodblock print of two figures in patterned kimono standing beneath a drooping willow tree, heads bent together.

Young Lovers under a Drooping Willow, Their Hands Clasped, Their Heads Bent

Torii Kiyohiro, 1754

Woodblock print of a rope bridge over a gorge with a crescent moon and waterfall beneath pine-covered cliffs.

Bow Moon

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1832

Woodblock print of a man in a black and cream kimono carrying a pole, looking up at a blossoming tree with a rope and tags.

The Actor Yamashita Kyonosuke in the Role of Tamarimaru

Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1769

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor carrying radish baskets on a pole beside a pine, bamboo and lattice fence.

Kabuki Actor Onoe Kikugorō I in The Belle of Asakusa Temple (Keisei Asakusa no Kane)

Torii Kiyohiro, 12th month, 1754 or 1st month, 1755

Japanese woodblock print of a flowering plum tree with red blossoms, buds, and a gnarled trunk, with calligraphy.

Flowering Plum Tree

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1843-47

Woodblock print of a man in a yellow robe holding a conical hat and a speckled fish beneath willow branches.

Arashi Otohachi I

Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of a figure in an orange floral kimono holding a snowy paper umbrella beside snow-covered bamboo.

Sanogawa Ichimatsu in the Role of Otsuru

Torii Kiyohiro, ca. 1754

Ink sketch of two women on a teahouse veranda overlooking a garden, fence, and distant mountain.

Two Courtesans Enjoying the View from a Teahouse

Utagawa Kunisada

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

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 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

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

Brown wash drawing of a farmhouse beside a winding road, with large trees and a distant town under cloudy skies.

Landscape with Buildings and a Town in the Distance (recto); Study of a Building (verso)

Wash drawing of a hilly river landscape with a farmhouse, a tree, small figures, and a distant town under a pale sky.

Landscape

Jan Frans van Bloemen, late 17th-mid 18th century

Watercolor landscape of rolling hills, a windblown tree, a dirt path and a grazing cow under a pale sky.

Landscape

Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1877

Pen and ink landscape drawing of a thatched cottage beside trees, a river, and distant hills under clouds.

Landscape with Cottage

Jacques Callot, early 17th century

Brown ink drawing of the Château d'Amboise seen from a street with a stone wall, pedestrians, and large trees.

Veue et Perspective du Chasteau d'Amboille

Nicolas Perelle

Pencil drawing of Rome's rooftops, domes, bell tower and ruined arches seen from a terrace with cypress trees.

View of Rome from the Palatine

Pierre Charles Jombert, ca. 1775

Red and black chalk sketch of trees and a small house with a chimney, drawn within a double-ruled border.

Trees and Houses

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and brown ink landscape with rolling hills, a lake, tall trees on the right, and small figures in the foreground.

Landscape with hills and a lake, trees in right foreground

Salvator Rosa, 1615-73

Brown ink and wash drawing of a forest landscape with trees, a hunting party at left, and distant hills under a cloudy sky.

Forest Scene, a Halt at the Left, a Hunt at the Center

Pier Francesco Mola, 1612-66