The Actor Oneo Kikugoro in the Role of Soga no Goro

Torii Kiyomasu I

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The kabuki actor Onoe Kikugorō stands at the corner of a building near a water tank. The blossoming plum tree heralds the new year and the hidden calendar shows the long and short months of the lunar year.

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