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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

2,761 works

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

Woodblock print of two women in kimono on a veranda beside a peony, with a faint travel scene on a screen above.

Parody of the Tale of Young Man Lu: Courtesan Dreaming

Suzuki Harunobu, 18th century

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono beside a wooden veranda and a pine tree.

Lady Komachi

Suzuki Harunobu

Japanese print of two flying birds above white narcissus blossoms and a perched bird beside a rock.

Birds and Narcissus

Suzuki Harunobu

Tall Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned robe reading a long letter beneath a yellow canopy.

Woman in Night Robe Reading a Letter

Suzuki Harunobu, 1764-72

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a hermit on a cliff with a dangling figure and a woman in a striped kimono by a river.

The Immortal Kume

Suzuki Harunobu, 1760s

Three women in patterned kimono in a Japanese woodblock print, with lacquer boxes and a green cushion against a cream backgro

Chiyoda Castle (Album of Women)

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1895

Woodblock print of five women in kimono in a palace room, one arranging flowers at a low table beside folding screens.

Chiyoda Inner Palace: No.20 Flower Arranging in Turn (Chiyoda no Ōoku: Chanoyu mawaribana)

Toyohara Chikanobu, August 1895

Triptych print of figures in black kimono evacuating at night, with a white horse, lanterns, swords, and a red fire glow.

“Evacuation of the Ladies,” from the series The Inner Precincts of Chiyoda Castle (Chiyoda no Ōoku, Otachinoki)

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1896 (Meiji 29)

Woodblock print of a woman with a parasol and lantern walking through falling snow beside an attendant at night.

Geisha Walking through the Snow at Night

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1797

Woodblock print of three women in close composition, one wearing a tall green hat with a peony, against a grey-blue backgroun

Seiro Niwaka Onna Geisha no Bu Tojin Shishi Sumo

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1791

Woodblock-style print of a procession of men in colorful kimono with swords, passing pine trees, blossoms and a red-roofed bu

Chiyoda Castle (Album of Men)

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1897

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a black lacquer tray with a tea bowl.

Okita of the Naniwa-ya Teahouse

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1793

Woodblock print of three men in straw komuso hats, one playing flute, with a boy in a striped kimono and a white dog.

Three Revelers of the Lower Classes, Wearing Komuso Hats, with Small Boy and Dog

Kitagawa Utamaro

Woodblock print of a kochi fish and a pale fish beside an eggplant stem with purple fruit and calligraphy above.

Kochi Fish with Eggplant, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Woodblock print of a grey bora fish with a camellia sprig, yellow background and Japanese calligraphy.

Bora Fish with Camellia, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Woodblock print of two prawns and two horse mackerel with seaweed on a blue-cream background, with calligraphy.

Aji Fish and Kuruma-ebi, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Woodblock print of a large dark blue fish and two red fish with bamboo shoots and blue berries on green ground.

Kurodai and Kodai Fish with Bamboo Shoots and Berries, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Woodblock print of a spiny lobster and two shrimp over blue water, with Japanese calligraphy at upper left.

Ise-ebi and Shiba-ebi, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Woodblock print of three fish on teal leaves with straw, including a spotted flatfish and two rockfish, with calligraphy.

Kanagashira and Karei Fish, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Woodblock print of a red rockfish and a grey fish on green grass, with calligraphy and red seals above.

Isaki and Kasago Fish, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Woodblock print of a blue flying fish gliding above a silver fish and a red flower, with calligraphy.

Tobiuo and Ishimochi Fish, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1840s

Woodblock print of a striped shimadai fish and smaller ainame fish with blue leaves and red berries on a pale background.

Shimadai and Ainame Fish, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1840s

Woodblock print of a blue yellowtail fish and a spotted pufferfish beside plum blossom branches, with calligraphy above.

Fugu and Inada Fish, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1840s

Woodblock print of a man holding a patterned ball above a young woman in a red kimono with blossoms.

Man and Young Woman with a Ball

Kitagawa Utamaro

Triptych woodblock print of a Yokohama tea house interior with a red bridge, garden pond, lantern and women in kimono.

The Interior of the Gankiro Tea House in Yokohama

Suzuki Hiroshige II, 1861 (April)

Two-sheet Japanese woodblock print of a seated man holding a cat and a standing woman in a red floral kimono.

Parody of the Third Princess and Kashiwagi: “Chapter 50: A Hut in the Eastern Provinces”

Utagawa Kunisada, 1858, second month

Woodblock print of a shaved-head man in purple kimono and striped hakama playing a shamisen, with calligraphy above.

Keisei Ichikawa Denzo

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1797-1800

Woodblock print of a noblewoman on a veranda watching three kneeling men by a river under cherry blossoms.

The Third Princess and Kashiwagi, from Chapter 34, “New Herbs I (Wakana I)” (Nihon shinnō onna sannomiya)

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1890

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of women working on fishing boats with nets beneath a crowded wooden bridge over a river

Fishing Boats with Nets under Ryōgoku Bridge

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790s