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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1,256 works

Pen and wash drawing of a lagoon with sailing boats, gondolas, and church towers under a cloudy sky.

View of Mazzorbo

Francesco Tironi, late 18th century

Watercolor of a river at dusk with two masted ships, a castle tower, a stone bridge, and a leaning tree on the right.

A View of Chester

John Varley, 1836

Grey wash drawing of a Venetian canal with gondolas, a bell tower, palazzi, and a small arched bridge in the distance.

The Rio dei Greci, with the Ponte della Pieta in the Distance

Giacomo Guardi, ca. 1804-28

Ink and wash drawing of a church and villa beside a busy canal with gondolas, sailing boats and figures under cloudy sky.

View of the Island of San Giacomo in Paludo

Francesco Tironi, late 18th century

Pencil and wash sketch of moored sailboats and rowboats in a calm harbor under a pale sky.

Marine Scene (recto)

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1870-85

Pen and grey wash drawing of a Venetian lagoon harbor with sailboats, gondolas, a fortress tower and a church.

The Porto di Lido, with the Fortezza Sant'Andrea on the Left

Giacomo Guardi, ca. 1804-28

Woodblock print of pleasure boats with women in kimono on the Sumida River beside a bridge, by Chōbunsai Eishi.

Pleasure Boats on the Sumida River beneath Shin-Ōhashi Bridge

Chobunsai Eishi, ca. 1792

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji above thatched village houses and green hills, with a rowing boat on still water.

Reflection in Lake at Misaka in Kai Province (Kōshū Misaka suimen), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (F…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Grey wash drawing of a church and convent with a bell tower on a Venetian lagoon, with gondolas and a sailboat in the water.

The Church and Convent of San Mattia di Murano

Giacomo Guardi, ca. 1804-28

Woodblock print of travelers on a pine-lined path above a bay with sailboats and mountains, by Utagawa Hiroshige.

Otomo Kihan

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1836

Woodblock print of two cargo sailboats on blue sea with Mount Fuji faintly visible on the distant horizon.

At Sea off Kazusa (Kazusa no kairo), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Pen and grey wash drawing of a Venetian waterway with gondolas, brick houses, and a distant church tower on an island.

The Punta di San Giobbe, with the Island of San Secondo in the Distance

Giacomo Guardi, ca. 1804-28

Woodblock print of cherry trees in bloom along a river, with boatmen poling a flat boat and travelers on a hillside path.

Cherry Blossoms at Arashiyama, from the series Famous Places of Kyōto

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of orange boats on a bay with a wooded island, tiled rooftops, and Mount Fuji rising in the distance.

Tsukudajima in Musashi Province (Buyō Tsukudajima), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Pen and grey wash drawing of San Pietro di Castello in Venice, with gondolas on the canal and a tall bell tower.

San Pietro di Castello

Giacomo Guardi, ca. 1804-28

Woodblock print of covered river boats poled by boatmen under a full moon, with passengers and a cook in a small foreground b

Yodogawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of a laden thatched boat on a river with reeds, birds, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Ushibori in Hitachi Province (Jōshū Ushibori), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Grey wash drawing of a Venetian lagoon with gondolas, sailboats, a church with bell tower and waterfront houses.

The Punta di Santa Marta, Opposite the Giudecca

Giacomo Guardi, ca. 1804-28

Woodblock print of a ferry boat with a boatman and passenger on a misty river, with travelers and boats near a tree-lined sho

Mitsukei Tenryugawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of women merrymaking in a tea-house, with a seated shamisen player and sailing boats on the shore beyond.

A Party of Merrymakers in a Tea-house at Shinagawa

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1783

Grey wash drawing of a lagoon with a church, a tall tree, gondolas, a sailboat, and a jetty under a pale sky.

The Island of L'Anconetta, on the Way to Mestre, with the Church of La Madonnetta

Giacomo Guardi, ca. 1804-28

Woodblock print of a full moon over moored red-hulled boats and a shoreline of rooftops, with birds flying across the sky.

Tsukudajima Kaihin Rōgetsu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1836

Woodblock print of a crowded pleasure boat on a river with women, seated men, musicians, red lanterns and small rowboats belo

Pleasure Boat on the Sumida River

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1788-90

Ink and wash drawing of a Venetian canal with gondolas, figures and an arched bridge between tall palazzi.

The Rio dei Mendicanti

Giacomo Guardi, ca. 1804-25

Woodblock print of Lake Biwa at sunset with a long wooden bridge, white-sailed boats, a village and a conical mountain.

Seta no Sekisho. Sunset, Seta. Lake Biwa

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of women on a covered pleasure boat on the Sumida River beneath a bridge, with a figure above and boats in th

Pleasure Parties in Boats on the Sumida River under the Ryogoku Bridge

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1796

Grey wash drawing of a church on a lagoon island with cypress trees, gondolas, and sailboats in the foreground.

The Island of the Beata Vergine del Rosario

Giacomo Guardi, ca. 1804-28

Woodblock print of night rain falling on pine trees, a shrine and boats along a lake shore.

Night Rain at Karasaki, from the series Eight Views of Ōmi (Ōmi hakkei no uchi)

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of women playing shamisen and drum on a veranda overlooking a river with boats and strollers.

Enjoying the Cool of Evening on a Pleasure Boat, Sheet Two of a Pentaptych (Suzumi-bune gomai-tsuzuki, ni)

Eishosai Choki, ca. 1796

Grey wash drawing of a church and bell tower on an island with gondolas and boats on the lagoon.

The Island of San Francesco del Deserto

Giacomo Guardi, ca. 1804-28