Picture Book of Amusements of the Eastern Capital (Ehon Azuma asobi) 絵本吾妻遊

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

One of Utamaro's many printed books, this collection of leisure activities in the "eastern capital" is especially lively. The scene is of a fair at the downtown Kojimachi Bishamon Temple

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.

Metropolitan Museum of Art