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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

796 works

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in blue patterned kimono with parasol and sword beside a pine tree, birds and water.

The Actor Otani Hiroji as Honda Harunaga

Torii Kiyomasu I, ca. 1745

Woodblock print of a tall waterfall in a blue gorge, with three seated figures and pine trees on a hillside at left.

The Amida Falls in the Far Reaches of the Kisokaidō Road (Kisoji no oku Amida-ga-taki), from the series A Tour of Wat…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1827

Woodblock print of weeping willows, a wooden watchtower, and hanging blue cloth banners over a grassy yard at dusk.

The First Race Course, Horse-Dealer's Street

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Japanese woodblock print of a potted pine, a wooden box of labeled herbs, a red-corded drum, and calligraphy.

Potted Pine Tree Drum and Seven Herbs Planted in a Box

Sunayama Gosei, 18th-19th century

Woodblock print of a waterfall over a stone wall with figures carrying baskets, pine trees, and rooftops in the foreground.

Fall of Aoiga Oka, Yedo

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1827

Japanese woodblock print of Mount Fuji seen across a bay with sailboats, pine trees on a rocky shore, and a red dusk sky.

The Sea at Miura in Sagami Province (Sōshū Miura no kaijō), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjū)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858 (Ansei 5), 4th month

Woodblock print of three children building a snowman beneath a snow-covered plum tree with red blossoms.

Three Boys Making a Snowman

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1767-68

Woodblock print of a tall waterfall over a green cliff, with travelers under umbrellas and a thatched shelter below.

Yōrō Waterfall in Mino Province (Mino no Yōrō no taki), from the series A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Sh…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1827

Woodblock print of a full moon over Ishiyama cliffs, a red temple hall, pines, a river and a wooden bridge at night.

The Autumn Moon on Ishiyama

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman by a brazier and a standing man at a fence, with a maple branch above.

Warming the Sake by Maple Leaf Fire

Suzuki Harunobu

Woodblock print of a figure in a floral kimono beside a stylized pine branch, with a Japanese inscription.

A Famous Actor of Women's Roles

Kitao Shigemasa, ca. 1764

Woodblock print of a snowy village street with thatched houses, travelers in straw hats, and a large tree under falling snow.

Fujikawa; Sanchu Yamanaka no Sato Miyajiyama

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

Woodblock print of a procession on a hillside with Western men and a woman in red, Japanese attendants, pines, and yellow-roo

Hodogaya

Utagawa Yoshiiku, 1865

Japanese woodblock print of a uniformed man, a woman in a violet dress and feathered hat, and a child under cherry blossoms.

Blossoming Cherry Trees in Ueno Park (Ueno kōen kaika zu)

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1888

Woodblock print of travelers beside willow trees and a river, with snow-capped Mount Fuji rising behind distant hills.

Goyu

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

Woodblock print of a woman with a fan under a willow and a kneeling man with a sword on a grassy bank.

Scene from a Drama

Ippitsusai Bunchō, 1769

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a female role in patterned kimono beside a rocky cliff and pine branch.

Kabuki Actor Segawa Kikunojō III in a Female Role

Katsukawa Shun'ei, 1788

Woodblock print of travelers on a riverside path below green mountains, with thatched houses and bare trees.

Mizukuchi

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

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

Woodblock print of a waterfall above thatched houses and a pond, with travelers climbing a wooded stone path.

Kiyotaki Kannon Waterfall at Sakanoshita on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Sakanoshita Kiyotaki kannon), from the series A Tour…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1832

Japanese woodblock print of a hawk perched on a snowy branch beside plum blossoms, under a crescent moon in a blue night sky.

A Hawk Perched on a Snow-covered Pine Tree

Isoda Koryusai, probably 18th century

Woodblock print of a red watchtower behind weeping willows, with hanging cloths over a grassy lane and a figure beneath.

Hatsune no Baba; Bakurocho

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1857

Black-ink Japanese print of two women in patterned robes above a lower panel of a figure beneath willow trees and waves.

"At the Edge of the River Akutagawa" from the Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari)

Woodblock print of three women in kimono beneath a pine branch, one holding a fan and one a parasol, beside a wooden fence.

Three Women at the Base of a Pine Tree

Katsukawa Shuncho, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of snow falling on pine trees at a shrine, with a red building, stone lion and figures with umbrellas.

Kanda Temple Snow

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1861

Woodblock print of travelers in rain on a path beneath pine trees and green hills, with a wooden house at right.

Akasaka Kiri-Ratake Uchu Yu Kei

Utagawa Hiroshige II, ca. 1859

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono catching water from a waterfall beside a maple tree on a cliff.

Parody of the Legend of Kyoyu and Sofu

Suzuki Harunobu, 1764-72

Woodblock print of boats on a river at dusk beneath a drooping willow, with two women standing on a jetty at left.

Ommayagashi, Sumida River

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1857

Woman in blue robe touching a blossoming plum branch beside a red railing, in a Japanese woodblock-style print.

Chinese Beauty Beside a Plum Tree, leaf from the album “A Contest of Beauties from the Near and Distant Past” (Chūko…

Gen Ki, 1895

Woodblock print of an actor in monk's robes and wide hat standing under a willow tree, with a stern sidelong glance.

The Actor Nakamura Utaemon I as a Monk under a Willow Tree

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1726-1792