Winter, from the series "Elegant Play in the Four Seasons" (Fūryūshiki asobi)

Winter, from the series "Elegant Play in the Four Seasons" (Fūryūshiki asobi)

Isoda Koryūsai

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Koryūsai was influenced by Harunobu's style in depicting gentle, elegant women. The poem at the upper right of this print reads, "One shouldn't resent a lover's footprints in the morning snow."

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Winter, from the series "Elegant Play in the Four Seasons" (Fūryūshiki asobi)Winter, from the series "Elegant Play in the Four Seasons" (Fūryūshiki asobi)Winter, from the series "Elegant Play in the Four Seasons" (Fūryūshiki asobi)Winter, from the series "Elegant Play in the Four Seasons" (Fūryūshiki asobi)Winter, from the series "Elegant Play in the Four Seasons" (Fūryūshiki asobi)

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.