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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,136 works

Japanese woodblock print of a woman looking down at a young man reading a letter beneath a wooden veranda.

A Beauty Looking Down upon a Young Man Reading a Love Letter

Utagawa Toyoharu, ca. 1771

Woodblock print of two seated women in patterned kimono beside a koto zither, sword, and draped robe in an interior.

Two Lovers

Hishikawa Moronobu, ca. 1675-80

Woodblock print of a woman in patterned kimono reading a book at a low desk beside a shoji screen.

Parody of Murasaki Shikibu at Her Desk

Okumura Masanobu, ca. 1710

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a floral kimono holding a hand drum and sword beside a stylized palm tree.

Ichimura Manzō as a Samurai Holding a Hand Drum (Kotsuzumi)

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1742 (Kanpō 2)

Woodblock print of a woman in a green kimono beside a lantern, shoji screen and willow-patterned folding screen.

Summer Willow in the Breeze

Ishikawa Toyonobu, ca. 1748

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in costume carrying a large beam before a tiled roof and pine tree.

Ichikawa Danjuro IV in the Role of Okazaki Akushiro

Torii Kiyomitsu, ca. 1755

Woodblock print of women in patterned kimono on steps beneath a hanging bell and cherry blossoms, one playing a drum.

The Curfew at Dōjōji

Torii Kiyomitsu, ca. 1763

Woodblock print of children playing a daimyo procession with a horse, parasol, women in kimono and a flowering plum tree.

Children Play-acting a Daimyo Procession

Torii Kiyomitsu, ca. 1763

Woodblock print of two women in kimono beneath a blossoming cherry branch, with a small temple vignette in a cartouche at upp

Shimizu Temple

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1765

Woman in patterned kimono holding a pipe before a red lattice, with onlookers peering through, in a Japanese woodblock print.

The Actor Bando Hikosaburo II in the Role of the Oiran Hatsuito of Yamashiro-ya

Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1770

Woodblock print of a costumed man with exaggerated expression seated on a large mochi cake among green leaves, holding a swor

The Fourth Ichikawa Danjuro as a Yakko (servant) seated upon a Large Cake of Mochi Prepared for the New Yer Celebration

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1772

Woodblock print of a woman in a black robe with an umbrella and a man in a red and yellow kimono with two swords.

Scene from a Drama

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1778

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a woman's role under a maple tree, with a seated man holding a sword.

Segawa Kikunojo III as a Woman Standing under a Maple Tree in the Autumn

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1778

Woodblock print of a woman in a black patterned robe adjusting her obi beneath willow branches, with a fan on the floor.

The Actor Nakamura Riko as an Oiran Tying Her Obi

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1779

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding two swords, with long black hair and a red screen behind him.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo as a Daimyo

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1791

Woodblock print of women in kimono and a seated man on a balcony, with a lantern, fan and a kneeling child beside tea things.

Sashiye (name of a place in Edo)

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1782

Woodblock print of a standing man in a floral yellow kimono with a sword, and a kneeling attendant beside bamboo blinds.

The Actor Nakamura Rikō I with an Attendant

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1784

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a drum on a balcony above two men in armor and patterned robes.

On a Balcony a Woman is Seated Playing a Tsuzumi, below a Man in Daimyo Costume is Seated upon a Black Lacquer Box

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with topknot, red kimono and blue sleeve, dramatic wide-eyed expression, grey background.

Ichikawa Ebizo IV in the role of Takemura Sadanoshin

Tōshūsai Sharaku, Probably late 1880s or early 1890s

Woodblock print of a courtesan in patterned kimono walking with two attendants under cherry blossom branches.

The Oiran Kasugano of Ōgiya on Parade

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1788

Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan standing on futon with attendants, blossoms and a candle behind her.

The Oiran Hinazuru of Chojiya Standing upon a Pile of Futon

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1794

Woodblock print of a woman bending at a riverbank beside a willow tree, with mountains and a tub of cloth.

Chofu Tamagawa, (Province of) Musashi

Rekisentei Eiri, ca. 1791

Woodblock print of two sumo wrestlers, one bent forward in a red and yellow mawashi, the other standing behind him on sand.

The Sumo Wrestlers Takaneyama Yoichiemon and Sendagawa Kichigorō

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1790-93

Two sumo wrestlers grappling in a woodblock print, one in red and gold apron, against a pale blue-grey background.

The Sumo Wrestlers Wadagahara Jinshirō and Kachōzan Gorokichi

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1783

Woodblock print of travelers in a pine grove looking up at a tall stone Jizo Bosatsu statue on a pedestal.

Wayfarers Looking at the Statue of Jizo Bosatsu in a Pine Grove at Hashiba

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of a harbor at dusk with boats, a seated woman at a roadside stall, and travelers on the shore.

Shinagawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of travelers on a road under pines, with snow-capped Mount Fuji and rice fields behind them.

Yoshiwara

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of travelers on a sandy shore under leaning pine trees, with boats on rough blue waves.

Hamamatsu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of porters and sailboats at a coastal dock beneath pine trees and a green mountain, by Hiroshige.

Maizaka

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of travelers and porters on a shop-lined road beside a pine hill and sea, by Utagawa Hiroshige.

Narumi

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840