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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

2,754 works

Triptych woodblock print of a steam train with freight bales and rickshaws passing pine trees and Japanese buildings.

Illustration of a Steam Locomotive Running on the Takanawa Railroad in Tokyo (Tōkyō takanawa tetsudō jōkisha sōkō no zu)

Utagawa Kuniteru, ca. 1873

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one in a white robe holding plum blossoms, the other kneeling in a striped kim

Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Woman

Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1770

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red kimono holding a red monkey mask, with a sword at his waist.

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo I as a Man Holding a Monkey Mask

Ippitsusai Bunchō, 1764-71

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with red face paint holding a sword before bamboo, by Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1769.

The Actor Otani Hiroji III, Armed with a Sword

Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1769

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of horse racing at a lake with jockeys, and a pavilion of spectators in kimono and lante

View of the Horse Track at Shinobazu in Ueno Park (Ueno shinobazu keiba zu)

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1885

Triptych woodblock print of nurses caring for patients in a field hospital, with officers and women in Western dress.

Illustration of the Empress Visiting a Field Hospital [in Hiroshima] (Yasen byōin gyōkō no zu)

Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1895

Woodblock print of a woman washing clothes on a rock in a stream beneath a drooping willow tree.

A Woman Stands on a Rock in a Stream Washing Clothes

Utagawa Toyokuni II, ca. 1828

Woodblock print of two women in a boat, one holding a basket of mussels, with sailing ships in a harbor behind them.

Two Women in a Boat; One Holding a Basket of Mussels

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1798

Woodblock print of kimono-clad figures in a theatrical scene, with a woman carrying a basket and musicians behind a railing.

Scene from a Drama

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1788

Woodblock print of a woman in a floral pink kimono on a green bank, gazing toward a horned demon's head in the water below.

A Girl on the Edge of a Stream Sees a Demon's Head in the Water

Komatsuken Shoshoken

Woman in green kimono holding a cord to a monkey climbing a fruit tree, in a tall vertical Japanese woodblock print.

A Woman Playing with a Monkey which Has Climbed a Tree

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1770

Japanese woodblock triptych showing Western figures, an American flag, and hot air balloons over a harbor with a red sky.

American Balloon Ascension (Amerikakoku)

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1867

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a couple with a monkey beneath drooping willow branches, by Torii Kiyonaga.

A Couple of Lovers Playing with a Monkey

Torii Kiyonaga, 1780

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped kimono holding a sword, with calligraphy beside him.

Otani Hiroji as Kurofune Chiemon

Torii Kiyomitsu, ca. 1760

Woodblock print of two women in patterned robes crouching in grass at night, with a torch-bearing figure on a distant hill.

A Young Man and Women in the Moor of Musashino; Parody of the Akuta River episode of the Tale of Ise (Ise monogatari)

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1765-66

Woman in patterned kimono gathering colored cords of a flower ball ornament against a striped background.

Ornament Ball from kuchie (frontispiece) of a novel

Mizuno Toshikata, ca. 1906

Woman in grey kimono with red fan beside silhouettes of two figures walking under a full moon.

Young Woman Looks at Silhouette of a Male Prisoner being Led Away

Tomioka Eisen, early 20th century

Woodblock print of travelers and a horse under pine trees, with snow-capped Mount Fuji in the distance.

Hodogaya on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Hodogaya), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of a kneeling samurai and two women carrying a lacquer box among pine trees, with text panels above.

First Leaf of the Shunga; The Delightful Love Adventures of Maneyemon

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1769

Woman in a kimono reading a book beside a lakeside view with a pavilion and hills, in a fan-shaped Japanese woodblock print.

Beauty Looking at Shinobazu Pond", illustration from Bugei Kurabu (Literary Club)

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1906

Woman in a patterned kimono leaning on a pine tree by the sea, gazing downward, in a Japanese woodblock print.

The Mad Woman of Yawata (Yawata no kyōjo) from kuchie (frontispiece) of a novel

Mizuno Toshikata, ca. 1905

Woodblock print of a woman in a blue kimono resting on tatami, with an inset of a seated woman and standing man.

Surgical Ward' (Gekashitsu) from Bugei Kurabu (Literary Club)

Mizuno Toshikata, ca. 1906

Woodblock print of a woman with long black hair in a white kimono, beside chrysanthemums and blue water.

Lady Kesa from kuchie (frontispiece) of a novel

Tomioka Eisen, ca. 1906

Two women in patterned kimono read a handwritten letter together in a Japanese woodblock print.

Love Letter (Kesobumi)

Kajita Hanko, January 1906

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in a fighting pose, one raising a sword above a black background.

The Actors Sawamura Sōjūrō III holding Sword Aloft, and Arashi Shichigorō III as Fighting Heroes

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1798

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black robe with gold tassels, holding a dark hat to his face, with a yellow name carto

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as a Woman in Black Robe Holding a Straw Hat

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1798

Woman in a patterned kimono holding a poem sheet and brush, woodblock print by Utagawa Toyokuni I, ca. 1795.

“The Geisha To’e as a Vendor of Poems,” from the series Gion Festival Costume Parade (Gion mikoshi arai nerimono sugata)

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1795

Woodblock print of a woman with firewood on her head leading a black ox, with pink cherry blossoms behind her.

The Actor Segawa Roko as the Woodseller Ohara Leading an Ox

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1810

Woodblock print of a river gorge with boats, a bridge, pedestrians on a road, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

View of Ochanomizu in the Eastern Capital

Shōtei Hokuju, ca. 1810-1820

Woodblock print of travelers and a horse on a path above pink cherry blossoms, with temple roofs and a red torii gate.

Cherry Blossoms at Yoshino (Yoshino), from the series Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Setsugekka)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1833