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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,136 works

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in white robes holding a long staff against a hexagonal snow pattern.

The First Nakamura Nakazo as Warrior Disguised as a Rokubu

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1770 or 1771

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checkered kimono holding a katana, with red face makeup and a bamboo fence behind him.

The Third Matsumoto Koshiro in the Role of Matsuomaru in "Sugawara"

Katsukawa Shunshō, summer, 1768

Woodblock print of a nude muscular man in a loincloth holding a drawn sword before his face, with a checkered robe and crest.

The Second Nakamura Sukegoro as a Man Entirely Nude Save for Loin Cloth

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1768 or 1769

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red apron holding a sword and a small figure before a lattice window.

The Third Otani Hiroji as a Man Clothed Only with a Red Apron

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1770

Woodblock print of a standing man in a pale formal robe with broad shoulders, against a striped backdrop and green floor.

The Fifth Ichikawa Danjuro as a Samurai of High Rank

Katsukawa Shunshō

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with red face makeup, holding a fan, wearing a red jacket and plaid hakama beside a green r

The Fourth Ichikawa Danjuro in the Role of Yahei-byoe Munekiyo

Katsukawa Shunshō, 12th month, 1768

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checkered kimono standing with head bent forward, sword at waist, on cream paper.

The Second Nakajima Mihoemon as a Man Standing with Head Bent Forward

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1768 or 1769

Woodblock print of two bald men in pale robes seated beneath a cherry blossom branch on a yellow ground.

The Third Sawamura Sojuro & the Second Ichikawa Monnosuke as Buddhist Monks

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1791

Woodblock print of a komuso monk with basket hat and bamboo flute standing in snow beside a fence and bare tree.

The First Nakamura Nakazo as a Komuso Standing in the Snow by a Fence

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1775

Japanese woodblock print of a figure in green kimono holding a paper lantern beside a bamboo fence at night.

The Second Yamashita Kinsaku as a Woman Standing at Night

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1779

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a woman's kimono with iris designs, holding two swords before a striped wall.

Onoe Tamizo as a Samurai Woman

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1775 or 1776

Triptych print of four kabuki actors in patterned robes with swords, beside a cart wheel and wooden gate.

Kabuki Actors Ichikawa Yaozō II, Nakajima Mihoemon II, Ichikawa Ebizō III, and Ichimura Uzaemon IX in the Play Sugawa…

Katsukawa Shunshō, 7th month, 1776

Woodblock print of a crowded Edo street with a shop, ox cart, porters carrying loads, and a wooden bridge.

Shimbashi no Zu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1837

Woodblock print of a night street lined with blooming cherry trees, lanterns, and crowds of figures in kimono.

Yoshiwara Yo Zakura no Zu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1841

Woodblock print of a teahouse balcony overlooking a moonlit bay with moored boats and red lanterns.

Toto, Shinagawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of a lakeside path with blossoming trees, strolling figures in kimono, and a vendor stall under a dusk sky.

Ueno, Shinobazu no Ike

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of women washing cloth by a river under willow trees, with thatched houses and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Musashi: Chōfu no Tamagawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1833

Woodblock print of three figures under a full moon and blossoming tree beside a wooden bridge and riverside veranda at night.

Sumidagawa, Mimeguri

Utagawa Hiroshige, 3rd month dragon year 1868

Woodblock print of figures in kimono playing a hand sumo game in an interior room with a folding screen and potted pine.

A Game of Hand Sumo in the New Yoshiwara

Furuyama Moromasa, ca. 1740

Woodblock print of a Yoshiwara interior with sliding screens, seated women in kimono, and a reclining figure on tatami.

An Interior View in the Yoshiwara

Torii Kiyotada, ca. early 1740s

Woodblock print of women in kimono on a wooden bridge with parasols, fans, and a mother holding a baby.

Enjoying the Cool Evening Breeze on and under the Bridge

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1800

Vertical woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono and wide hat beside a tea-house signboard.

A Geisha Seated upon a Shogi in Front of a Tea-house

Okumura Masanobu, ca. 1763

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a standing courtesan in a floral kimono with ornate hair combs and calligraphy.

The Actor Bando Hikosaburo 2nd as an Oiran in a Gauze Kimono, Standing, Tying Her Obi

Torii Kiyomitsu, ca. 1764

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono playing a flute beside a garden fence and flowering shrub.

A Young Man Standing before a Garden Fence

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1763

Woodblock print of a young man in a checkered kimono and floral robe, looking down and holding a folded letter.

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu as a Young Man Holding a Folded Letter

Nishimura Shigenaga, ca. 1765

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono climbing a ladder to reach a flowering branch with green leaves.

Young Woman Climbing a Ladder

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1768

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono, one standing and one seated, beside a wooden pillar.

Visiting

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1769

Woodblock print of a lady and three attendants with umbrellas walking through heavy rain past a wooden house.

A Lady with Three Attendants in the Rain

Nishikawa Sukenobu, 1731

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a parasol and a young boy in patterned kimono, with calligraphy above.

Woman and Son under a Parasol

Isoda Koryusai, ca. 1669-1772

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a kimono beside a crane, with a pine branch and a turtle below.

The Bijin Jurōjin

Isoda Koryusai, ca. 1770