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Asian Art

10,328 works

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono walking under a parasol beneath willow branches, by Torii Kiyonaga.

The Sixth Month (Minatsuki), from the series "Fashionable Twelve Months (Furyu juniko)"

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1779

Japanese woodblock print of four figures in patterned kimono walking under a parasol, one carrying swords and a fan.

A Lady from a Samurai Household with Three Attendants, from the series A Brocade of Eastern Manners (Fūzoku Azuma no…

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1820

Etching of a beach with tents, figures and a flagpole under a cloudy sky, crossed by bold diagonal lines.

The Beach, Hastings

James McNeill Whistler, 1870

Etching of a stemmed wine glass resting on a rumpled cloth against a dark, crosshatched background.

The Wine Glass

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a pole, a child, and a samurai under blossoming plum branches beside a wooden bucket

The First Month (Mutsuki), from the series "Fashionable Twelve Seasons (Furyu juni kiko)"

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1779

Etching of a dim forge workshop with a blacksmith gesturing, two hatted workers beside an anvil, and seated figures in shadow

The Forge

James McNeill Whistler, 1860

Etching of a seated young man in a dark coat looking over his shoulder, with a hat on the floor and drapery behind.

Arthur Haden

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Woodblock print of three women in kimono in an interior with plum blossoms, a bird, and an incense burner.

Uma no Naishi, from the series "Modern Versions of Famous Japanese Beauties (Wakoku bijin Yatsushishu)

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1781

Woodblock print of a standing woman with a fan and two seated men with swords beside a board, under striped curtains.

Scene of the Drama "Oakinai Hiru-ga-Koshima"

Torii Kiyonaga, 1784-85

Japanese woodblock print of a red temple with pagoda above, and a woman in red standing on a cloud beside a kneeling woman.

Anaojin temppeli sarjasta Kannon reigen-ki Saigoku junrei 21

Utagawa Kunisada, 1850

Woodblock print of a festival procession with women, children, and a lantern topped by an ornate dragon boat float.

Carrying a lantern sponsored by the Kojimachi, from the series "The Festival of the Sanno Shrine (Sanno gosairei)"

Torii Kiyonaga, 1780

Woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono, one holding a calligraphy fan, one playing a shamisen, beneath a hanging

Enjoying the Evening Cool at Nakasu

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1782-83

Etching of moored sailing boats on a lagoon with a domed church and buildings on the distant shore under cloudy sky.

The Steamboat, Venice

James McNeill Whistler, 1880

Etching of a park with tall trees on open lawn, seated figures near the trunks, a walking woman at right, and a distant house

Greenwich Park

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Woodblock print of three courtesans in patterned kimono with two young attendants in black bamboo-patterned robes.

The Courtesan Wakakusa of the Chōjiya Brothel, and Attendants Asano and Midori, from the series “A Pattern Book of th…

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1783

Etched portrait of a bearded man in three-quarter view, with crossing diagonal scratches over the face and a handwritten dedi

August Delâtre

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Japanese woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono carrying buckets on yokes past waves, with a pine branch above.

The Salt Maidens Murusame and Matsukaze

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1786

Japanese woodblock print of a festival procession with women and children around a tall lantern beneath a torii gate and pine

Carrying a lantern sponsored by the Motozaimoku-cho, from the series "The Festival of the Sanno Shrine (Sanno gosairei)"

Torii Kiyonaga, 1780

Bibi Lalouette

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Japanese woodblock print of festival-goers in kimono carrying a flower-decorated lantern, with a tiger-costumed figure in fro

Carrying a Lantern Decorated with a Pavilion, Gohei, Flowers, and Fan (Sekiguchi-cho Rosoku-cho no banto), from the s…

Torii Kiyonaga, 1779

Etching of a river scene with sailing boats, a wooden pier, factory chimneys and a church spire under a hatched sky.

Battersea Dawn (Cadogan Pier)

James McNeill Whistler, 1860

Japanese triptych print of women and children in patterned kimono walking by peony plants and a bamboo fence.

The Peony Show

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1790

Loose sketch of a standing woman in a long hooded cloak, drawn in fine brown lines on pale paper.

Venetian Water Carrier

James McNeill Whistler, 1880

Woodblock print of women in kimono landing from a pleasure boat onto a stone shore beside a river with reeds.

Women Landing from a Pleasure Boat Drawn Up to the Shore at Mukojima on Sumida RIver, Edo

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1785

Woodblock print of two women on a veranda, one playing a flute, with bamboo blinds and a garden behind them.

Nakasu, from the series "Ten Scenes of Enjoying the Cool in the Three Cities (Sangatsu ryo jikkei)"

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1785/86

Diptych woodblock print of women in kimono and men walking beneath cherry blossoms on a grassy hill, one holding a parasol.

Group of Six Geisha Under the Cherry Trees on Gotenyama

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1785

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned robe beside a black dog with a pink ribbon, with a bamboo lattice screen behind.

Woman After a Bath, from "Comparison of Alluring Beauties (Irokurabe enpu sugata)"

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1781

Etching of a dim interior with a table, bench, and a dark figure silhouetted before a window at right.

The Miser

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Misty river view at dawn with a distant town skyline, church spire, moored boats and two figures in the foreground.

Early Morning

James McNeill Whistler, 1870

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in dramatic poses, one holding a gold-hilted sword, in colourful patterned robes.

Näyttelijät Ichikawa Danjuro VII ja Osagawa Tsuneo III, roolihenkilöt Horikoshi ja Nakanoi

Utagawa Kunisada, 1830

Etched sketch of a covered wooden stand with horses, riders and standing figures on an open field.

Wild West: Indians

James McNeill Whistler, 1880

Loose lithograph sketch of a woman in a long skirt and bonnet bending over a book she is reading.

Reading

James McNeill Whistler, 1880