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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,089 works

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

Hanging scroll of a young woman in a red kimono seated on a veranda beside a shoji screen, with flowers and a ceramic jar.

Young Woman on a Veranda

Furuyama Moroshige, second half of the 17th century

Ink handscroll of crowds in kimono strolling and dining on riverside platforms beside a flowing river with boats.

Amusements in Kyoto in the Four Seasons

Maruyama Ōkyo, late 1770s-early 1780s

Hanging scroll of a standing woman in a pale blue kimono with red lining and green obi against a tan background.

Standing Woman

Tōsendō Rifū, ca. 1730

Hanging scroll of two women in kimono standing with a white puppy at their feet, on a pale background.

Two Women and a Puppy

Nagasawa Rosetsu, 1787-88

Hanging scroll of a woman in layered patterned kimono bowing her head, with calligraphy above and brocade mounting.

Standing Courtesan

Tōsendō Rifū, ca. 1720

Hanging scroll of a standing woman combing her hair, wearing a patterned kimono with red underrobe, on a plain beige ground.

Standing Woman

Ryūkadō, 1740s

Hanging scroll of a seated young woman in a black floral robe reading a book against a plain beige background.

Young Woman with a Book

Miyagawa Shunsui, mid-18th century

Hanging scroll of a haloed woman in patterned robes seated on a large elephant before a gold disc.

Eguchi no Kimi

Katsukawa Shuntei, late 18th-early 19th century

Hanging scroll of a woman in a floral kimono standing by reeds at a riverbank, with calligraphy in the upper right.

Lady Ise by the Riverbank

Nishikawa Sukenobu, late 18th century

Hanging scroll of a seated woman in a green robe with a white cat on a cord beside her, on a gold brocade mount.

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

Tsukioka Settei, 18th century

Two gold-ground screen panels showing a courtesan with a tall headdress, a kneeling attendant, and a girl in patterned kimono

Shirabyōshi Dancer and Female Servant; Courtesan and Girl Attendant

Tsukioka Settei, mid-18th century

Hanging scroll of a woman in a red patterned kimono seated by the sea beneath a pine tree, with a robe draped nearby.

The Brine Maiden Matsukaze

Nishimura Shigenobu, early 18th century

Hanging scroll of a woman in a patterned grey kimono on a veranda beside a bamboo railing and stone basin.

Woman on Veranda

Takizawa Shigenobu, ca. 1730

Six-panel screen with small ink scenes of figures, buildings and landscapes beside calligraphy on gold leaf.

Forty-nine scenes from the Tales of Ise

Satomura Genchin, mid-17th century