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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

314 works

Woodblock print of a songbird on a vine with pink and white morning glories and green leaves on cream paper.

Morning Glories and Bird

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1840-50

Woodblock print of a young woman in a patterned kimono standing by a riverbank with boats, a bird flying above.

Young Lady by the Shore

Katsukawa Shuncho

Woodblock print of a kabuki-style man in a patterned kimono holding a black horse's reins, with Japanese calligraphy.

Bando Hikosaburo as Hanaregoma Chokichi Holding His Black Horse

Torii Kiyomitsu, ca. 1756

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

Japanese woodblock print of a young man in a plum-blossom kimono holding a toy horse beneath a flowering plum branch.

Danjuro as a Youth with a Toy Horse under Plum Blossoms

Ippitsusai Bunchō

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono carrying two bird cages on a pole beneath a maple branch.

The Actor Azuma Tōzō I as a Woman Carrying Two Bird Cages

Torii Kiyomitsu, 1768

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

Hand-colored Japanese print of a kabuki actor on a white horse under pine branches, with a figure in black robe at its side.

Scene from the Drama "Sazareishi Suehiro Genji"

Torii Kiyomasu I, 12th month, 1743 or 1st month, 1744

Woodblock print of a woman in a blossom-patterned kimono holding a yellow daruma doll beside a lacquered box.

Beauty and Holiness

Suzuki Harunobu, probably 1770

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 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 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 print of a blue bird perched on a yellow hibiscus flower, with blue hibiscus buds and calligraphy above.

Blue Bird

Utagawa Hiroshige

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

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

Woodblock print of a long-tailed bird perched on a plum branch with blue blossoms and a roof eave at upper left.

Long Tailed Bird

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock triptych of a warrior on a black horse charging over a red bridge amid battling soldiers and a river.

Changban Bridge, from Records of the Three Kingdoms

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852

Etching of a Bacchanale with satyrs, draped women, a horse, and a classical bust on a pedestal in a frieze-like composition.

Bacchanale

Pierre Brébiette, 1610-42

Woodblock print of a yellow bird on a stalk beside iris flowers and green leaves above blue water, with calligraphy.

Bird and Iris

Utagawa Hiroshige

Drawing of a group of bison on a grassy plain with trees and rocks under a cloudy sky.

Group of Bison

Antoine-Louis Barye, 1810-75

Engraving of a Bacchic procession with satyrs, putti, grapevines, and animals including a lion, goat, and elephant.

Triumph of Bacchus

Pierre Brébiette, 17th century

Woodblock print of a yellow black-naped oriole perched on a stem beside pink and white rose mallow flowers against blue.

A Black-Naped Oriole on a Stem of Rose Mallow

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Loose grey and white wash study of horses and riders in motion, a preparatory sketch for The Horse Fair by Rosa Bonheur.

Study for "The Horse Fair"

Rosa Bonheur, 19th century

Two Dogs

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, n.d.

Japanese woodblock print of a sparrow flying above pink hibiscus flowers and green buds, with calligraphy at upper left.

Sparrow and Hibiscus

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Graphite sketch of horses and riders in motion on tan paper, with loose studies of more horses and figures in the background.

Sheet of Studies for "The Horse Fair"

Rosa Bonheur, 1840-99

Ink and wash drawing of a nude youth offering a boar's head to a draped woman among onlookers and satyrs.

Meleager Presents to Atalanta the Head of the Calydonian Boar

Guillaume Boichot, ca.1800

Woodblock print of a yellow bird perched on a stalk among hibiscus flowers against a blue and grey background.

Crested Yellow Bird and Hibiscus

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1832

Pen and wash drawing of a ferryboat with passengers and a white horse crossing a river toward a distant town.

The Ferryboat

Hendrick Avercamp, 17th century

Pen and ink drawing of a crowded battle scene with horsemen, a rearing horse, winged figures in clouds, and a distant city.

Conversion of St. Paul

Pieter Coecke van Aelst, 1538 (?)