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Art Institute of Chicago

13,165 works

Woodblock print of two women in a room, one reading a scroll, the other holding a broom beside a potted bonsai.

Poem by Chunagon Asatada, from an untitled series of Thirty-Six Immortal Poets

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68

Woodblock print of a woman and attendant on a boat on a river, with geese flying overhead and a passenger boat beyond.

Geese Descending on the Sumida River (Sumidagawa no rakugan), from the series "Eight Fashionable Views of Edo (Furyu…

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768/69

Lithograph of a man in a paper cap working a large printing press while a figure sits trapped beneath it.

"So, you want to meddle with the press!," plate 319

Honoré Daumier, 1833

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a powdered wig holding a pen, hand on his head, with paper on a ledge before him.

Ipse (Self-Portrait), from Life-Sized Heads

Thomas Frye (, 1760

Lithograph caricature of a scowling man with curled hair and a cravat, captioned Le passé, Le présent, L'avenir.

The Past, the Present, the Future, plate 349

Honoré Daumier, 1834

Woodblock print of two women by a stream under plum blossoms, with a child and a poet writing in the background.

The Third Month (Yayoi), from the series "Popular Versions of Immortal Poets in Four Seasons (Fuzoku shiki kasen)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768

Black and white lithograph of an officer aiming a mortar that launches a man in a top hat above a watching crowd.

A large mortar with a short range, plate 488

Honoré Daumier, 1834

Woodblock print of three figures releasing a bird from a cage beside a tree, with a poem inscribed above.

Freeing a captured bird

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1769/70

Woodblock print of two women on a red platform beneath a moon, with a poem in the sky and autumn branches nearby.

The Eighth Month (Chushu), from the series "Popular Versions of Immortal Poets in Four Seasons (Fuzoku shiki kasen)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768

Woodblock print of a woman with a green hat beside a fence and blooming shrubs, with two women at a window and a stream.

The Fourth Month (Uzuki), from the series "Popular Versions of Immortal Poets in Four Seasons (Fuzoku shiki kasen)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768

Engraved portrait of a man with curled wig and buttoned coat, hands resting on a scroll, before a stone wall.

Thomas Wright

Thomas Frye (, 1737

Daumier lithograph of a tall officer beside a yawning, stretching man in a shirt and armchair, with French caption.

aaaah!!... and I dreamt that I had fought courageously!,” plate 304

Honoré Daumier, 1833

Woodblock print of a woman in green pointing to a town street while a child in striped kimono looks up at her.

Going to the Theater

Attributed to Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1770/71

Woodblock print of a man holding a yellow parasol over a woman with a model boat beside a seashore, with poem text above.

Ono no Komachi Praying for Rain

Suzuki Harunobu

Two women in kimono play battledore on a veranda beside blossoming plum branches and a lattice window.

Playing Battledore and Shuttlecock

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1765/70

Japanese woodblock print of a young man with a sword seated on a red-orange ox beside a stream.

Young Man Seated on an Ox

Shichu, 1765

Woodblock print of a bearded man in a red dragon robe looking up beside a censer with rising smoke.

Incense That Revives the Image of the Dead - Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty

Attributed to Komatsuya Hyakki, 1765

Woodblock print of a seated woman in ornate hairpiece and patterned robes holding a fan, in yellow and pink tones.

Incense That Revives the Image of the Dead - Lady Li

Attributed to Komatsuya Hyakki, 1765

Colored print of a decorated elephant carrying a phoenix-topped barge with musicians playing instruments on a tiered platform

Mechanical Elephant with Festival Barge and Korean Musicians

Attributed to Komatsuya Hyakki, c. 1765

Jeanne (Spring)

Henri Charles Guérard, 1902

Woodblock print of a reclining woman on a canopied bed attended by a standing servant with a fan, dated 1765.

Yang Guifei

Komatsuya Hyakki, 1765

Brown wash drawing of a forest interior with tall trees and a small seated figure near a stump at lower right.

A Forest Interior, with a Seated Figure

Herman Saftleven, n.d.

Engraved portrait of a white-haired man with a mustache, hands on books, beside a relief sculpture and a birdcage with a crow

Portrait of Edmond de Goncourt

Félix Bracquemond, 1882

Japanese print of a pheasant feeding under a blossoming cherry tree on a grassy hill, with calligraphy at upper right.

Cherry Tree and Pheasant

Komatsuya Hyakki, 1765

Jeanette, June 1887

Theodore Roussel, 1887

Etching of a young girl with long dark hair, a dark dress and a pale fur muff, set against a plain background.

Portrait of a Little Spanish Girl

Theodore Roussel, 1887

Etching of a pale nude woman seated on a ledge, reaching toward a dark, star-speckled night background.

Summer (Black and White Version)

Theodore Roussel, 1888

Etching of a Pierrot figure with pointed hat and ruffled collar, face turned sideways, on cream paper.

Pierrot, Portrait of the Lady A. C.

Theodore Roussel, 1888

Etching of a Chelsea riverside street with ship masts, a central tree, strolling figures and an iron railing.

The Corner of Luna Street, Chelsea Embankment

Theodore Roussel, 1888-89

Light sketch of a curly-haired child looking forward, shoulders and collar loosely drawn on cream paper.

Little Paul (February 6th, 1889)

Theodore Roussel, 1889