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Asian Art

10,328 works

Woodblock print of sailing boats on a bay with travelers, porters and wooden buildings along a stone embankment at dusk.

River View at Takanawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1856

Japanese woodblock print of women and patrons at a teahouse under pine trees, with a torii gate and a village on a hillside b

Osen of the Kagiya Teahouse at Kasamori Shrine with a View of Nippori in Yanaka

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1768

Japanese woodblock print of samurai in a town scene with lanterns, a tiled-roof building, and a hooded woman at a wooden door

The Loyal League (Chushingura)

Utagawa Toyokuni II

Three-panel woodblock print of women in pleasure boats on a river at night beneath a crowded bridge with fireworks.

Cooling Off at Ryogoku in Edo

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a sword and staff, with a stylized screen behind him.

Ikunojo III as Chiyosaki Striking the Chozubachi; a Shower of Gold Coin Flies

Katsukawa Shunshō

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned robe leaning on a long sword before a red geometric backdrop.

Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kudo Suketsune, Richly Attired, Leaning on His Sword

Katsukawa Shunshō

Woodblock print of a wave breaking on a beach below a green cliff, with travelers, an island, and a distant snowy mountain.

Seven-ri Beach, Province of Soshu

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a crowded evening street lined with theatre banners, lanterns and wooden buildings.

Picture of the Theatres in Sakai Cho

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of two figures poling a boat and raft on a river past a snowy village with pine trees and shrine gates.

Clearing Weather after Snow at Massaki

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of tea-houses by a river in heavy rain, with umbrella-carrying figures on a footbridge and terrace.

Tea-houses on the Bank of the Tadasu River in a Shower

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of boatmen poling a raft down a river past blooming cherry trees and walkers on a riverside path.

Arashiyama Manka

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of a full moon over a river with willow trees, a poling boat, fishermen on the banks, and distant mountains.

Autumn Moon on the Tama River

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock print of moored boats with tall masts beside a shoreline of rooftops, with birds flying over a pale evening sky.

Tsukudajima no Oborozuki

Utagawa Hiroshige

Japanese woodblock print of cherry trees in bloom, travelers on a riverbank, a boat on the water, and a red-streaked sky.

Gotenyama-no Hana

Utagawa Hiroshige

Japanese woodblock print of a woman, a kneeling man with a letter, and a standing samurai beside a fence and pine.

Chuban of the Chushingura Drama

Katsukawa Shunshō

Japanese woodblock print of three kabuki actors in patterned kimono beneath drooping willow branches.

Actors

Utagawa Toyokuni

Ink sketch of a smiling man dancing, holding a folding fan overhead in flowing robes, bare feet visible.

Dancing man

Katsushika Hokusai

Charcoal and white chalk sketch of a man in a wide-brimmed hat, face turned to the side, on brown paper.

Self-Portrait

James McNeill Whistler, 1860

Pastel drawing of a standing woman in pink robes with an orange sash, head bowed, beside purple irises on brown paper.

The Purple Iris

James McNeill Whistler, 1870

Pencil sketch of an arched doorway opening onto a shop interior with stairs, a vase, shelves of jugs, and a counter.

La Marchande de Moutarde

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Pastel drawing of a standing woman in a blue dress and coat with red hair against a blue and tan background.

The Blue Girl

James McNeill Whistler, 1870

Pencil portrait of a curly-haired man with a mustache, wearing a wide-brimmed hat and cravat, gazing toward the viewer.

Portrait of Whistler

Edward Poynter, 1850

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a bonnet at a table, with a loosely drawn second figure beside her on the right.

Couple seated at a table

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Pencil sketch of a crowd with soldiers, women in bonnets and children in an open street scene.

Succes d'Ernesti a Cologne

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Pencil sketch of promenade figures including a man in a top hat at a café table and two men in coats in the foreground.

Entré sur la Grande Promenade à Baden

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Pencil sketch of three figures in bonnets and hats gathered in conversation, drawn in loose, quick strokes.

Group Conversing

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Pencil sketch of a stone fountain with two hooded figures standing beside it and loose shadows on the ground.

Figures by a fountain

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Pencil sketch of two standing figures, a man in a cap and cloak and a woman in a long dress, with figures behind them.

Deux Artistes Célèbres de Paris

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Pencil sketch of a reclining figure on a wooden bed in a beamed interior with a hanging garment and a chest.

A la Ferme de Maladrie

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Pencil sketch of stacked Rhine river views with sailboats, tree-lined banks and distant towns, labeled Worms and Oppenheim.

The Rhine , near Worms and Oppeheim

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Ink drawing of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat by an easel, beside a dark seated figure seen from behind at a lit table.

Whistler drawing Poynter; back view of a man seated at a table near a lighted lamp

Edward Poynter, 1860

Pencil and pastel drawing of a canal at dusk with a bridge, tall buildings and a small boat under a warm orange sky.

Winter Evening

James McNeill Whistler, 1880