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13,165 works

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a floral kimono holding chrysanthemums, with vertical calligraphy above, 1763.

The Actor Arashi Hinaji as the maiko Uriuno in the play "Ume ya Suisen Izu no Irifune," performed at the Morita Theat…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1763

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono with shell and wave motifs, holding a sword over his shoulder.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro IV as Kudo Suketsune in the play "Hatsugai Wada no Sakamori," performed at the Nakamura Th…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1759

Woodblock print of a woman in red washing a written paper in a basin on a veranda beside blossoming plum branches.

Ono no Komachi Washing the Copybook

Torii Kiyomitsu I

Japanese woodblock print of a seated poet on a riverbank reaching toward birds, with a red shrine, willows and a red sun.

The Poet Ariwara no Narihira on the bank of the Sumida River

Torii Kiyomitsu I, c. 1764

Woodblock print of a woman catching fireflies with a fan while a seated man with a sword rests by a riverbank with irises.

Two Actors Catching Fireflies

Attributed to Torii Kiyomitsu I, c. 1765/70

Reading by Lamplight

James McNeill Whistler, 1859

Line drawing of a woman and a man in kimono walking under a parasol beneath plum branches, c. 1770 Japanese print.

The Actors Ichikawa Komazo I (L) and Nakamura Matsue I (R)

Torii Kiyomitsu I, c. 1770

Etching of a canal in Amsterdam with a church spire, townhouses, a bridge, and reflections in the water.

Church, Amsterdam

James McNeill Whistler, 1889

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checked kimono and yellow robe, standing beside a red torii gate and shrine plaque.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kamaya Buhei in the play "Fude Hajime Soga no Tamazusa," performed at the Nakamura The…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1768

Japanese woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in a striped kimono beside irises and a stream.

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II

Torii Kiyomitsu I, c. 1771

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II

Torii Kiyomitsu I, c. 1770

Brown ink drawing of figures on a terrace beside a ruined brick tower, under a pergola and trees, in an oval frame.

Group of People on a Terrace

Jacob Philipp Hackert, 1797

Woodblock print of a tall courtesan in a patterned kimono walking beside a small attendant, with calligraphy above.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as the courtesan Umegae in the play "Hiragana Seisuiki," performed at the Ichimura Theat…

Suzuki Harunobu, 1764

Red chalk drawing of a standing woman in a long veil, buttoned robe and headdress, with a fringed shawl.

A Woman in Russian Dress

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, 1780

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a fan, with calligraphy above, by Suzuki Harunobu, 1763.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Yamabuki, the sister of Hata Rokurozaemon, in the play "Shikai Nami Yawaragi Taiheiki…

Suzuki Harunobu, 1763

Black and red chalk drawing of a young man with curly hair glancing upward, bust portrait on toned paper.

Bust Portrait of a Young Man

Simon Vouet, 1620

Engraved oval portrait of René Hérault, a man in a curled wig and white cravat, with a coat of arms below.

René Hérault

Jean-Étienne Liotard, 1731

Woodblock print of a rainy lake with a bent pine, a small shrine, and a boat with rowers crossing choppy water.

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

Suzuki Harunobu, early 1760s

Pen and wash drawing of a heraldic shield flanked by an elegant man and woman, with a battle scene above.

The Arms of Habsberg Flanked by an Elegant Couple

Daniel Lindtmayer, 1587

Japanese woodblock print of a rider on a black horse crossing a snowy bridge with an attendant, under falling snow.

Sano Crossing at Miwagasaki (Miwagasaki Sano no watari)

Suzuki Harunobu, 1760s

Etching of a stemmed wine glass on a draped cloth against a dark hatched background.

The Wine Glass

James McNeill Whistler, 1858

Etching of Charing Cross Bridge with a bare tree in the foreground, figures on the riverbank, and smokestacks beyond the wate

Charing Cross Bridge

James McNeill Whistler, 1887/88

Color woodblock print of a woman on a veranda overlooking a river, village houses, an ox and herder, and distant hills.

Empress Jito (Jito Tenno), from the series "One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu no uchi)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1763/64

Woodblock print of a seated poet on a veranda overlooking a bay, with a framed portrait and verse above.

Poem by Kisen Hoshi, from the series "Six Famous Poets (Rokkasen)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1764/65

Etching of a courtyard with a stone archway, doorway, shuttered window, seated figure and laundry hung across the upper secti

Courtyard, Rue P. L. Courier, Tours

James McNeill Whistler, 1888

Woodblock print of a kneeling man and child on a shore, a conical mountain and waves behind, with a poet portrait inset above

Poem by Otomo no Kuronushi, from the series "Six Famous Poets (Rokkasen)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1764/65

Etching of an older woman in a bonnet and shawl standing beside a young girl against a dark hatched background.

Bohemians

James McNeill Whistler, 1901

Small etched portrait of a seated young child with shoulder-length hair and a white collar, on a wide cream sheet.

Little Arthur

James McNeill Whistler, 1857/58

Woman in yellow kimono beating cloth with a mallet on a pink wooden block, inside a circular frame beside a shoji screen.

Fulling Cloth

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1765

Woodblock print of a woman in a yellow kimono standing in a doorway beside a sliding screen and wooden steps.

Parody of Kawachi-goe from "Tales of Ise"

Attributed to Suzuki Harunobu, 1765