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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1,431 works

Ink sketch of men relaxing in a boat under a thatched canopy, fishing, with calligraphy and a red seal beside.

After Ike no Taiga and Yosa Buson’s Ten Conveniences and Ten Pleasures

Totoki Baigai, 1800

Pair of hanging scrolls with blue irises, a kingfisher on a post on the left, and swallows over rocks on the right.

Irises

Suzuki Kiitsu, mid-1850s

Woodblock print of a biwa lute on a patterned cover with a red tassel, with cursive poem text above.

Biwa (Japanese Lute) with Cover

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Brown wash drawing of an armored rider on a rearing horse, with a fallen nude figure beneath the hooves.

Study for the Equestrian Monument to Francesco Sforza

Antonio del Pollaiuolo, 1480

Black-and-white Japanese print of two women in patterned kimono, one wearing a wide hat, with script along the border.

Leaf from One Hundred Japanese Women

Hishikawa Moronobu, ca. 1695

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one playing a biwa lute and the other a koto, with calligraphy above.

Two Ladies; One is Playing the Biwa (Japanese Lute) and the Other, the Koto (Japanese Harp)

Kubo Shunman, probably 1815

Grey wash drawing of a large oak tree on a sandy dune beside a winding road, with hills and a fence in the distance.

Dune Landscape with Oak Tree

Jacob van Ruisdael, 1650-55

Three Japanese women in patterned kimono and upswept hairstyles, drawn in black ink on a pale woodblock print page.

Leaf from a Book Entitled: Wakoku Hiaku-jo: One Hundred Japanese Women

Hishikawa Moronobu, 1625

Woodblock print of a koto harp draped in patterned silk beside a sho reed organ, with calligraphy above.

Koto (Japanese Harp) and Sho (Reed Organ)

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Pastel drawing of three ballet dancers in tutus preparing in a studio, one bending forward, one seated, by Edgar Degas.

Three Dancers Preparing for Class

Edgar Degas, after 1878

Pen and brown wash drawing of mourning figures in draped garments, one wearing a feathered headdress, beside bows and arrows.

Indians Lamenting the Approach of the White Man (from McGuire Scrapbook)

Frederick Stiles Agate, ca. 1830

Woman in a floral kimono beside a hagoita paddle and shuttlecock, with vertical calligraphy and red seals on a woodblock prin

Girl and a Hagoita (Japanese Battledore and Shuttlecock)

Kubo Shunman, probably 1815

Pastel drawing of a nude woman with red hair bending forward and drying her foot with a white towel.

Woman Drying Her Foot

Edgar Degas, 1885-86

Pencil sketch of a man seated backward on a chair beside a table with a bottle, with an overturned chair on the floor.

Study for Facing the Enemy (from McGuire Scrapbook)

Francis William Edmonds, ca. 1845

Embroidered oval picture of a shepherd playing flute and a shepherdess with crook beside sheep in a pastoral landscape.

The Shepherdess of the Alps

Evelina Hull, ca. 1812

Pencil grid of diagonal lines and dotted guide points on a torn, stained sketchbook page.

Grid (from Sketchbook)

James McNeill Whistler, 1854-55

Three women in embroidered skirts and flower wreaths dance in a field, rendered in loose colorful pastel strokes.

Dancers in Ukrainian Dress

Edgar Degas, 1899

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bearded man in a wide hat with a younger figure beside him on a rocky landscape.

Abraham and Isaac before the Sacrifice

School of Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1644-45

Brown wash drawing of a family group in 18th-century dress: a seated woman, a standing boy, a girl, and two standing adults.

Thomas Sandby and His Family

Paul Sandby, mid-1760s

Head of a Young Woman

Lorenzo di Credi, late 15th-early 16th century

Pen and wash sketch of a hawker with a tall hat showing a cage on a table, with a woman holding a child at right.

A Hawker Showing an Animal in a Cage to a Woman and Her Child

School of Rembrandt van Rijn, mid-17th century

Black chalk and white heightened drawing on tan paper of figures in a crowded scene, a woman embracing a child in the foregro

The Massacre of the Innocents

The Veneto, 17th century

Red chalk drawing of a Pietà study with a reclining body supported by a grieving figure with flowing hair.

Study for a Pietà

Fabrizio Boschi, 1620s

Brown wash drawing of an old bearded man raising a sword with one arm and extending the other outward.

Old Man Holding a Sword, His Left Arm Outstretched

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1742-57

Brown ink and wash drawing of a centaur carrying off a nymph beside a rearing horse, with trees at right.

Centaur Carrying Off a Nymph

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, mid-18th-late 18th century

Two kabuki actors in colorful robes under autumn maple branches, one striking a dramatic pose, the other holding a staff.

The Actors Ichimura Uzaemon and Arashi Sangorō

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1773

Two kabuki actors in patterned robes, one raising a sword overhead and one holding a drawn sword, beside a riverbank.

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo Second with Raised Sword

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1793

Two-sheet Japanese woodblock print of two standing figures before a plank wall and bamboo lattice, one in checkered olive rob

The Actor Otani Hiroemon as a Man Standing in a Room

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1789

Diptych woodblock print of two kabuki actors in costume beside a wooden bucket and a lattice-windowed backdrop.

The Actor Otani Hiroji III and the Actor Onoe Kikugoro I

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1778

Two panels of a Japanese woodblock print showing kabuki actors in patterned kimono beneath pink blossom branches.

The Actor Morita Kanya Wearing One Sword

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1792

Woodblock print of a bay with sailboats, porters on a road, and a thatched teahouse by the shore under a pink sky.

Kanagawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Diptych woodblock print of two kabuki actors in samurai costume, one holding a staff and one holding a sword, on a wave-patte

The Actor Sakata Hangoro II and the Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV

Katsukawa Shunshō

Two figures in patterned kimono perform a lion dance beneath maple branches, one holding a lion mask, in a Japanese print.

Ichikawa Yaozō III (R) and Nakayama Tomisaburō I (L) as Two Kamuro Performing a Lion Dance

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794 (Kansei 6), 11th month

Japanese print of several moths and butterflies in yellow, black and pale green on a blue background, with calligraphy above.

Various moths and butterflies

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Two-panel Japanese woodblock print of a man holding a basket-hat and a woman in maple-patterned robe carrying a sword.

Ichikawa Danjuro Fifth as a Komuso Holding a Basket-Hat in His Right Hand

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1775

Woodblock print of a writing brush, flowering branches and a patterned paper slip above Japanese calligraphy.

Books of Flowers and a Writing Brush

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Woodblock print of a geisha hurrying with a maid carrying a black shamisen box, with calligraphy and a riverside landscape.

Geisha Girl Hurrying with a Maid Servant Who is Carrying a Shamisen Box

Two kabuki actors in patterned kimono stand against a muted backdrop, one holding a round fan and one a folding fan.

The Actors the Fourth Matsumoto Koshiro and the Arashi Sangoro

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1776

Woodblock print of a red lobster lying across a dark charcoal stick, with Japanese calligraphy above.

Lobster on a Piece of Charcoal

Japanese print of several butterflies in grey, blue, yellow and black-spotted wings, with calligraphy at upper left.

Butterflies

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of three women in a garden with plum blossoms, a lantern, and a wooden veranda.

Right View of a Garden with Three Female Figures

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Print of two smiling Japanese gods of fortune, Ebisu with a fishing rod and Daikoku with a sack, in a round scrolled frame.

Ebisu and Daikoku; Two of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune

Totoya Hokkei, 19th century

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a hand-drum beside an incense burner, with calligraphy above.

Lady Beating a Hand-Drum (Tzusumi) By the Side of The Incense Burner

Kubo Shunman, probably 1815

Woodblock print of a patterned teabowl on a red saucer beside a paper tube, with Japanese calligraphy above.

Teabowl and Powder Cake in a Tube

Sunayama Gosei, 19th century

Woodblock print of a white rooster and brown hen beneath a large red rising sun, with vertical Japanese calligraphy at left.

Rising Sun and Cock and Hen

Totoya Hokkei, ca. 1800

Woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono, one dancing with a folding fan, with calligraphy above.

Three Girls Singing and Dancing

Kubo Shunman, probably 1815

Japanese print of a folding screen with a red sun and turtle beside stacked boxes and New Year gifts on a red mat.

Screen and Miscellaneous New Year Presents

Ishikawa Kazan, 19th century

Hokusai woodblock print of two women preparing tea beside a wooden box and folding screen, with calligraphy above.

Women Preparing Tea Around the Fire-Holder

Katsushika Hokusai, 1816

Two women and a girl in patterned kimono look at painted leaves, one holding a lacquer tray, in a Japanese print.

Two Women and a Girl Looking at Paintings

Kubo Shunman, probably 1815

Woodblock print of a black kimono on a clothes rack beside a red table with a bronze vase and a bare branch.

Flower Vase with Stand; Dress Hanging on a Clothesrack

Hachifusa Shūri

Woodblock print of an actor in a brown kimono with two women preparing New Year decorations, with calligraphy in the margins.

Actor Nakamura Utayemon with Two Women Preparing for the New Year Ceremony

Utagawa Toyokuni, 19th century

Woodblock print of a seated woman in a patterned kimono playing a shamisen, with calligraphy beside her.

Woman Playing on the Shamisen

Kubo Shunman, probably 1815

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 a woman playing shamisen beside a cat and a dog near a black lacquer box.

Woman Tuning a Shamisen and a Cat Looking at its Own Reflection

Yashima Gakutei, mid- 1820s

Woodblock print of dark and teal seaweed with red fronds and sprigs, with vertical calligraphy and a red seal above.

Various Seaweed

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of two swallows flying above white and red peonies with green leaves and calligraphy inscriptions.

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 3: Swallows and Peonies

Teisai Hokuba, ca. 1820

Woodblock print of a red carp leaping up a blue waterfall, with calligraphy and a red seal at the left.

Red Carp Ascending a Waterfall

Yashima Gakutei, late 1820s

Two bullfinches on a branch beside pink cherry blossoms and a dark gnarled trunk, with Japanese calligraphy on pale paper.

Bullfinches and Cherry Blossoms

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of two marsh-tits beside white crab apple blossoms and green leaves, with calligraphy and red seals.

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 3: Marsh-tits and Crab Apple Flowers

Teisai Hokuba, ca. 1820

Woodblock print of a wine bottle, yellow cup and white cherry blossoms on a red cloth, with calligraphy at upper left.

Wine Bottle, Cup and Cherry Blossoms

Yashima Gakutei, probably 1817

Print of two swallows near drooping wisteria blossoms and blue-green leaves, with calligraphy in the upper left.

Swallows and Wisteria

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Print of two sparrows beside a dandelion with a round seedhead and green leaves, with calligraphy and red seals.

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 3: Sparrows and Dandelions

Teisai Hokuba, ca. 1820

Woodblock print of eggplants in a woven basket with a single eggplant beside it and handwritten calligraphy above.

Eggplants in a Basket

Totoya Hokkei, 19th century

Woodblock print of cherry blossom sprigs above a seal box with red stamp and ruler, with black calligraphy at top.

Cherry Blossoms and Seal-box with Ink and Ruler

Kubo Shunman, 19th century