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Art Institute of Chicago

13,165 works

Woodblock print of a lake under a dark mountain, with cherry blossoms, pine trees, thatched houses and a poem in the sky.

Evening Bell at Mii Temple (Mii bansho), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a lake shore with pine trees, sailboats, white buildings, distant mountains and a pale sunset sky.

Clearing Weather at Awazu (Awazu seiran), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of pine trees and a sailboat on a bay under night rain, with a mountain and village in the distance.

Night Rain at Karasaki (Karasaki yau), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei no uchi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a misty mountain with windblown grass, calligraphy and a red seal, by Utagawa Hiroshige.

Hiratsuka, section of sheet no. 2 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Tokaido (Tokaido harimaze zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1848/52

Japanese woodblock print of a cauldron under a full moon, with a creature pointing at a struggling bald man holding a pole.

A Cauldron on a Moonlit Night (Tsukiyo no kama), from the series "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi)"

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1886

Woodblock playbill with crest and four scenes of costumed kabuki actors in interiors and combat.

A Playbill for the Ichimura Theater

Torii Kiyomasu I, 1715

Japanese woodblock playbill with four panels of kabuki actors, a boat scene, and a vendor, above calligraphic text.

A Poster for the Ichimura Theatre (Ichimuraza tsuji banzuke)

Torii Kiyomasu II, c. 1715

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor dancing with three flower-patterned parasols in a purple robe against blue striped lines.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in the Hanagasa Dance in the Play Iromi-gusa Shiki no Somewake, Performed at the Nakamura…

Katsukawa Shunjo, c. 1781

Hand-colored caricature of a tall dandy smoking a pipe beside a smiling uniformed officer, with a horse in a stable yard behi

The Dandy Lion an Exotic lately Discovered in a Stable Yard

Isaac Robert Cruikshank, published December 8, 1818

Hand-colored caricature of two dandies at a tea table in a cluttered room, one pouring tea, with a dome seen through a window

Dandies at Tea

Isaac Robert Cruikshank, 1818

Hand-colored caricature of a melting pillar labeled Obstinacy, with two stout men in period dress beneath a sun and crown.

The Pillar of Salt

Thomas Rowlandson, published April 11, 1805

Hand-colored caricature of a startled cook in a smoky kitchen, a man peering from a salt box and a barking dog nearby.

Billy in the Salt Box

Charles Williams, 1805

Hand-colored caricature of a man in blue coat gesturing toward a blazing, sun-like caricatured face with yellow rays.

The Ex-Minister and the Meteor

Charles Williams, published April 13, 1804

Hand-colored etching of a stout tailor struggling against a high wind on a cliff, hats and umbrella flying, sea below.

A Tailor in a High Wind

George Cruikshank, published March 31, 1819

Woodblock print of a sparrow perched on a hanging planter among teal and pink leaves, with trailing vines and pine.

Sparrow on a hanging planter

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Woodblock print of a Japanese white-eye perched on a branch among pink blossoms and green leaves.

Japanese white-eye on flowering branch

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s-1840s

Woodblock print of a black rooster on a snowy green hillside, with falling snow and calligraphy on a yellow background.

Rooster on a hillside in winter

Utagawa Hiroshige, mid-1830s

Four-panel hand-colored caricature showing a couple moving from affection to fighting to weary resignation in marriage.

Four Stages of Matrimony

after Richard Newton, published May 15, 1811

Hand-colored satirical etching of giants attacking heaven while gods in clouds look on, with a Treasury sign above.

Confederated Coalition

James Gillray, published April 24, 1804

Hand-coloured caricature of men in period dress in a room, a dagger on the floor, with speech balloons of text.

The Dagger Scene

James Gillray, published December 30, 1792

Hand-colored caricature by James Gillray showing politicians tumbling from a tower of pamphlets above a sand hill of oppositi

Overthrow of the Republican-Babel

James Gillray, published May 1, 1809

Woodblock print of a temple beside a canal with pedestrians crossing a wooden bridge under pine trees.

Myoken Temple in Yanagishima (Yanagishima Myoken), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1837/38

Japanese woodblock print of thirteen haloed Buddhist figures in tiers among swirling clouds, with a patterned border.

The Thirteen Buddhas

Unknown artist, 16th century

Pen and ink sketch of a nude woman standing among grapevines inside a rectangular frame on cream paper, signed Renoir.

Woman with Grapevine, 2nd variant

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, c. 1904, published 1919

Woodblock print of an actor in a flowered kimono holding a fan, wearing a tall green headdress, with calligraphy beside.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Shirabyoshi Renri in the play "Imayo Dojoji" performed at the Ichimura Theater in the…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1756

Woodblock print of a courtesan with two young attendants in floral kimono beside a wooden building, by Katsukawa Shunsho.

The Courtesan Michinoku of the Tsutaya House with her Kamuro Midare and Shinobu, from the series "Kikkaku Hokufu"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1774

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red costume and patterned robe, kneeling with a sword and staff.

The Actor Ichikawa Danzo III as Kamakura no Gongoro Kagemasa (?) in the Play Otokoyama Yunzei Kurabe (?), Performed a…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1768

Woodblock print of two women and a red horse pausing on a shore, gazing toward snow-capped Mount Fuji under a pale sky.

Pausing to admire Mt. Fuji (parody of Ariwara no Narihira's journey to the east)

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768/69

Woodblock print of two cranes on a shore with reeds and a third crane flying over a pink sky with calligraphy.

Cranes at the Sea Shore

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768

Vertical Japanese print of a woman in a pink kimono with cranes and pines, holding a fan and a decorated wand.

The Kagura Dance

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768/69