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Art Institute of Chicago

13,165 works

Ukiyo-e print of two women and a man in patterned kimono conversing, one holding a round fan, on a cream background.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in Street Attire (by Shun'ei) Conversing with Two Women (by Shuncho)

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1788

Black and white print of a circular interlaced knot pattern with four knotted corner ornaments and scrolls.

The Sixth Knot

Albrecht Dürer, c. 1507

Drawing of a bearded man with a mustache and large white lace collar in a dark doublet, set in an oval frame.

A Portrait of a Man

Jan de Bray, 1650

Oval drawing of an older woman in a white ruff collar and lace cap, rendered in gray and red chalk, dated 1650.

A Portrait of a Woman

Jan de Bray, 1650

Woodblock print of four people in kimono walking past pine trees and shrine buildings beside a pond, one holding a lantern.

Benten Shrine in Shinobazu Pond

Katsukawa Shuncho, late 1780s

Pen-and-ink style print of a woman in a long dress and headscarf standing by a wooden gate under a leafy tree.

The Lost Apple, from the first issue of Specimens of Polyautography

Thomas Stothard, 1803

Print of a windswept tree on a rocky bank above water, with a small figure on the rocks and a distant cliff.

Landscape with Old Trees by Water, from the first issue of Specimens of Polyautography

Henry Richard Greville, 3rd Earl of Warwick and Brooke, 1803

Woodblock print of a woman in dark kimono holding a tea bowl on a lacquer tray, with a chrysanthemum cartouche above.

The Waitress Okita of the Naniwaya

Katsukawa Shuncho, c. 1792/93

Pen and ink print of a barefoot boy seated on grass, looking toward the viewer, wearing a loose shirt and torn jacket.

Young Boy Seated, from the first issue of Specimens of Polyautography

Thomas Barker, 1803

Ink-style print of a gnarled old tree on a grassy bank, with a distant tower, bridge, and small boat on the right.

Old Tree, from the first issue of Specimens of Polyautography

Thomas Hearne, 1801, published 1803

Engraving of the Farnese Bull group: muscular nude men roping a bull, a seated woman, and a dog beside a basket.

The Farnese Bull with Dirce, Zethus and Amphion

Diana Scultori, 1581

Woodblock print of a writing studio with brushes, inkstone, paper sheets, scrolls and a folded fan on a red mat.

The Studio, illustration for The White Shell (Shiragai), from the series "A Matching Game with Genroku-period Poem Sh…

Katsushika Hokusai, 1821

Engraved 1623 broadside of a public execution before a crowd, with framed scenes, portraits and printed text below.

Execution of Arminians in The Hague

II Claes Jansz. Visscher, 1623

Hand-colored 1623 broadside showing an execution scene in Leiden with four portrait medallions and Dutch text below.

Execution of Arminians in Leiden

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1623

Black-and-white heraldic print of a coat of arms with a crown, a face biting a sword, scrollwork, and a patterned shield.

The Arms of the Family Kress von Kressenstein

Nuremberg School, after 1530

Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan with ornate hairpins and a red hair ornament, holding a black parasol.

The Courtesan Hanaogi of the Ogiya

Ichirakutei Eisui, c. 1798

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono, one with a blue patterned headwrap leaning over the other.

A Test of Skill - the Headwaters of Amorousness (Jitsu kurabe iro no minakami): Osan and Mohei

Kitagawa Utamaro, n.d.

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding an umbrella while snow falls around her.

Beauty Under an Umbrella in the Snow

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1770

Woodblock print of a woman in a striped kimono hanging a mosquito net, with a red hair ornament and patterned obi.

Hanging Up a Mosquito Net

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a kimono-clad woman holding a cup beside a small dog on a gray background.

Courtesan with her Pet

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1769

Woodblock print of a young woman in a striped kimono tending a steaming kettle on a brazier beside a teahouse pillar.

The Waitress Osen of the Kagiya Teahouse

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1769/70

Etching of a nude bather bending forward in shallow water beside a seated bather, with trees behind them.

The Two Bathers

Camille Pissarro, 1895

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one reading a yellow book beside a pine branch and pink screen.

Osen of the Kagiya teahouse and an assistant reading a novelette

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1769/70

Woodblock print of a standing woman in a black hood and snow-pine patterned kimono, signed Harunobu, c. 1766/67.

Woman Wearing Black Hood

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766/67

Woodcut of a heraldic coat of arms with an imperial crown, eagle shield, griffins, and ornamental scrollwork and grapevines.

Coat of Arms of Maximilian I as King of the Romans

After Albrecht Dürer, c. 1517

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono gazing down beside a small kitten at the lower right.

The Third Princess and Her Pet Kitten

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767

Woodblock print of a woman in patterned kimono under a paper umbrella, walking through falling snow.

Courtesan on Parade in Falling Snow

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1765

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a young man with a bamboo flute and green basket hat, in a patterned kimono.

Young Man Dressed as a Mendicant Monk

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1770

Black-and-white woodcut of figures, a horse, and a tree with an idol head in a landscape, with the words Noa Noa at top.

Noa Noa

Paul Gauguin, n.d.

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a young woman in a robe and basket hat holding a flute beside a green mat.

Young Woman Dressed as a Mendicant Monk

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1770