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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

14,999 works

Five women in patterned kimono sit and stand around tea utensils in an interior, painted on a pale scroll.

Five Beauties

Teisai Hokuba, 1840

Woman in patterned kimono holds string to a dog on a wooden veranda as an attendant in red reaches for a ball.

Courtesan and Attendant Playing with a Dog

Nishikawa Sukenobu, ca. 1716-1736

Ink and light color painting of seated Daruma in a red robe beside a bowl, with brush calligraphy and red seals on the left.

Daruma

Totoki Baigai, 18th century

Hanging scroll of eight robed men gathered in a room before a misty mountain landscape screen, with a flower vase.

The Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup

Tani Bunchō, 1828

Hanging scroll of a woman in pink kimono with a cat on a leash beside a pine tree and red torii gate.

The Third Princess and a Cat, from the "New Herbs I" (Wakana I) chapter The Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari}

Matsuno Chikanobu, 18th century

Hanging scroll of Fudō Myōō standing on a rock with four attendants, drawn in fine ink outlines on brown ground.

Fudō Myōō with Four Attendants, Outlined in Seed Syllables

Chikai, Second half of the 15th century

Hanging scroll of a standing woman in a patterned white robe with a basket, beside bamboo and ink calligraphy.

Gyoran Kannon

Miyagawa Chôshun

Hanging scroll of pilgrims with an ox cart, horse and dog in procession, with calligraphy beside the figures.

Pilgrims Travelling to Ise

Chōgō, 18th century

Hanging scroll of a standing woman in a patterned blue kimono with calligraphy above her, in gold brocade mounting.

Standing Courtesan

Baiōken Eishun, probably 1720s

Handscroll of courtesans in colorful kimono walking past cherry blossoms, with a man holding a parasol and a seated woman ind

Three Gods of Good Fortune Visit the Yoshiwara; or “Scenes of Pleasure at the Height of Spring”

Chobunsai Eishi, early 19th century

Ink painting of a robed poet riding a donkey beneath a column of calligraphy, on a hanging scroll with a patterned silk mount

The Chinese Poet Pan Lang on a Donkey

Kano Kōya, 17th century

Album leaf of a seated bearded man in a patterned white robe and black cap, with calligraphy on the facing page.

Portraits and Poems of the Thirty-six Poetic Immortals

Sumiyoshi Gukei, 1674-92

Hanging scroll of a woman in a patterned kimono fanning herself on a veranda beside a shoji screen and stream.

Courtesan Enjoying a Cool Summer Evening

Ogawa Haritsu, 1741

Ink drawing of a reclining woman and a seated man in a cap, each beside columns of Japanese calligraphy.

The Thirty-Six Poetic Immortals

Sakai Hōitsu, 1824

Hanging scroll of townspeople and travelers sheltering under a covered porch, with a bullock, umbrella and flower vase.

Taking Shelter from the Rain

Teisai Hokuba, early to mid-19th century

Ink and color hanging scroll of two courtesans behind a lattice window, with a red demon below, mountain and plum branches be

Shimabara Courtesans Exorcizing Demons

Miyagawa Isshō, second half of the 18th century

Ink painting of two smiling figures in dark and pale robes beside a tall brush-like form, with calligraphy above.

Hanshan and Shide (Japanese: Kanzan and Jittoku)

Itō Jakuchū, late 18th century

Hanging scroll of a woman in a black blossom-patterned kimono holding a battledore and shuttlecock, with a folded fan at her

Woman with Battledore and Shuttlecock

Torii Kiyotomo, 1815-20

Hanging scroll of a muscular warrior lifting a go board with a courtesan on top, a child kneeling at his feet.

The Warrior Asahina Yoshihide Lifting a Puppet of a Courtesan on a Go Board

Torii Kiyoshige, mid-18th century

Hanging scroll of a woman in white robes and red hakama holding a gold fan beside a pine tree on gold ground.

Courtesan-Dancer (Shirabyōshi) for the New Year

Isoda Koryusai, 1764-88

Hanging scroll of a courtesan and two attendants in kimono beside a pine and bamboo, with a red seal at lower right.

Courtesan and Two Attendants on New Year's Day

Isoda Koryusai, ca. 1780s

Handscroll of a kabuki theater with a stage, curtains, costumed performers, audience members, and a tree in the center.

Kabuki Theater

Nonoyama Kōzan, 1822

Ink sketch of a demon mask beneath a pine tree with two birds flying, with calligraphy and red seals beside it.

Album of Fifty-four Sketches

Watanabe Kazan, 19th century

Hanging scroll of three figures on a wooden platform with a pole, calligraphy at upper left, and a rooster vignette at right.

Setsubun Festival at Sensōji

Suzuki Kiitsu, 1857

Hanging scroll of a woman in a blue kimono and an attendant beside a pine tree and plum blossoms, with butterflies on a gold

Courtesan and Attendant in Early Spring

Kakondō, early 18th century

Hanging scroll of two Manzai performers in patterned kimono standing beside a pine tree on a pale background.

Manzai Performers

Kengetsudō, ca. 1720s-30s

Hanging scroll of two Japanese figures on a veranda, one standing with a sword and one kneeling in a blue robe.

Kabuki Play Kusazuribiki from the Tales of Soga (Soga monogatari)

Okumura Masanobu, 18th century

Painting of a Heian-style palace with a seated man, a kneeling woman, gold clouds, pine trees and a lattice screen.

“Mistflowers”

Tosa Mitsuyoshi, late 16th-early 17th century

Ink drawings of two figures, one in a conical straw hat and one in flowing robes, beside Japanese brush calligraphy on paper.

Pictures with Letters

Iwasa Matabei, 17th century

Japanese painting on gold leaf of courtiers seated on green platforms beside pine trees, a willow screen, and a flowering vin

“The Oak Tree”

Tosa Mitsuyoshi, late 16th-early 17th century