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Art Institute of Chicago

13,165 works

Oval portrait of a bearded man in a white turban and green fur-trimmed robe holding a red book, with a city vignette below.

Mustapha Kahn, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey

John Young, 1815

Two kimono-clad women kneel beside a basket of chrysanthemums in front of a red-framed screen, in a Japanese woodblock print.

The Ninth Month (Choyo), from the series "A Fashionable Parody of the Five Festivals (Furyu yatsushi gosekku)"

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1776/81

Woodblock print of a woman with a parasol in a patterned kimono, accompanied by a man and an attendant carrying a basket.

Shioginu of the Tsutaya, from the series "Models for Fashion: New Designs as Fresh as Young Leaves (Hinagata wakana n…

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1777/78

Etching of a seated nude man with clasped hands in front of a hatched curtain, signed Rembrandt 1646.

Nude Man Seated before a Curtain

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1646

Three women in patterned kimono by a folding screen, one kneeling over a goldfish basin with plants, in a Japanese woodblock

Shirotae of the Okanaya, from the series "Models for Fashion: New Designs as Fresh as Young Leaves (Hinagata wakana n…

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1777/78

Engraving of the Holy Family with an elderly woman, a young boy with a lamb, and a seated Virgin holding the infant Christ.

The Holy Family with Saint John and Saint Elizabeth

Lucas Vorsterman, 1620

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono with a girl and child beside lacquered and honeycomb-patterned boxes.

Oshu of the Yamaguchiya, from the series "Models for Fashion: New Designs as Fresh as Young Leaves (Hinagata wakana n…

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1777/78

Woodblock print of three Japanese women in patterned kimono with ornate hairpins, one holding a pipe and another carrying a b

Tamazusa of Iedaya, from the series "Models for Fashion: New Designs as Fresh as Young Leaves (Hinagata wakana hatsu…

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1776

Woodblock print of two Japanese women in patterned kimono, one in pale green with birds and reeds, one in black.

Takigawa and Katarai of the Ogiya, from the series "Models for Fashion: New Designs as Fresh as Young Leaves (Hinagat…

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1776

Three dancers in patterned kimono hold large blossom-decorated hats in a Japanese woodblock print by Isoda Koryusai.

The Flowered-hat Dance (Hanagasa odori), from the series "Comic Performances from the Niwaka Festival in the Pleasure…

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1776/81

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a dark robe and white collar, with Latin inscription around the frame.

Portrait of André Rivet

Jonas Suyderhoef, 1647

Woodblock print of women and a child around a koto, with calligraphy in a cloud panel and bamboo at right.

Komachi and the Stupa (Sotoba Komachi), from the series "Informal Parodies of the Seven Komachi in the Pleasure Quart…

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1776/81

Engraving of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Christ, who holds a rosary, with a Latin inscription below.

Virgin and Child

Jean Valdor, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a figure climbing a tree while a woman watches from below in a wooded landscape.

The Nest Robber

Hubert Robert, 1780s

Woodblock print of two costumed performers in a dramatic pose, one in green with a sword, one in orange patterned robes.

Haruka and Haruji of the Kadotamaya as Soga no Goro and Asaina Saburo in the armor-pulling scene, from the series "Co…

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1776/81

Portrait of the Chevalier de Lézay

Louis Carrogis de Carmontelle, 1756

Chalk drawing on blue-grey paper of a man in a powdered wig turned right, holding a book.

Portrait of a Man Holding a Book, Turned to the Right

Jean-Étienne Liotard, 1758/62

Woodblock print of three Japanese figures in kimono walking past a bamboo grove, one man with a sword between two women.

Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove - No. 2 (Chikurin shichiken sono ni), from the series "Popular Versions of Sages (Fuz…

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1776/81

Engraving of the Virgin and Child crowned by two angels, with a dove of the Holy Spirit above and a Latin inscription below.

Virgin and Child

Hieronymus Wierix, before 1619

Woodblock print of a seated woman in a yellow kimono holding a patterned fan beside a lacquer table and tray.

Solving a Puzzle

Okumura Masanobu, Early to mid-18th century

Engraving of archangel Michael standing on a dragon with a sword and palm, surrounded by cherub heads and clouds.

St Michael Triumphing Over the Dragon

Hieronymus Wierix, 1584

Sapper of the Swiss Guards

Johann Georg Wille, 1779

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a floral kimono with a white horse and scroll in the upper right corner.

Courtesan Likened to the Chinese Sage Zhang Guolao (Japanese: Chokaro)

Okumura Masanobu, c. 1715

Woodblock print of a standing figure in a patterned kimono with carp motifs, holding a large straw hat.

The Actor Onoe Kikugoro I as Soga no Goro

Okumura Masanobu, c. 1744

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono with cherry blossoms, holding a battledore paddle and looking down.

Yaoya Oshichi holding a battledore paddle

Okumura Masanobu, c. 1744/51

Pencil drawing of a standing nude youth with bowed head, one arm resting on a support, legs crossed at the ankles.

Study of a Standing Nude Youth

Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1820

Graphite study on tan paper of raised arms, hands, and a female torso with arms overhead.

Study for The Festival

Edward Poynter, 1871

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono writing a letter before a folding screen, with a writing box nearby.

Woman Writing a Letter in Front of a Screen

Ishikawa Toyonobu, early 1740s

Vertical Japanese print of a young woman in a yellow kimono with Hotei, the bald bearded figure, leaning behind her.

Young Woman and Hotei

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1741

Woodblock print of a standing woman in a richly patterned kimono with a black fan, in yellow and cream tones.

The Yoshiwara in Edo - A Set of Three (Edo Yoshiwara sanpukutsui)

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1736/44