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Art Institute of Chicago

13,165 works

Three women in kimono walk under a cherry tree in bloom, one reaching toward a branch, in a Japanese woodblock print.

Famous Trees in the Eastern Capital: The Cherry Tree at Naruko (Toto meiboku Naruko no sakura)

Kikukawa Eizan, c. 1807

Chromolithograph of goddess Sarasvati in yellow robes playing a veena beside a swan on a lotus pond, with Bengali advertising

Sarasvati

Unknown artist, 1878/80

Woodblock print of two robed figures on a ledge beside a tall waterfall, with a pine branch arching across the sky.

Li Bai (Japanese: Ri Haku), from the series "A True Mirror of Japanese and Chinese Poems (Shiika shashin kyo)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1833/34

Two studies of a right hand in red and grey chalk on pale paper, one palm up and one with fingers spread.

Two Studies of a Right Hand

Thomas Lawrence, July 26, 1800

Woodblock print of travelers on a riverside path below a cliff, with thatched houses and a mountain over the sea.

Harumichi no Tsuraki, from the series "A True Mirror of Japanese and Chinese Poems (Shiika shashin kyo)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1833/34

Woodblock print of a rider on a white horse on a winding path above a river, with a traveler under a red umbrella and a willo

Young Man Departing (Shonenko), from the series "A True Mirror of Japanese and Chinese Poems (Shiika shashin kyo)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1833/34

Woodblock print of courtiers on a moonlit shore with pine trees, boats and red-roofed houses under a crescent moon.

The Minister Toru (Toru no Otodo), from the series "Mirrors of Japanese and Chinese Poems (Shiika shashinkyo)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1833/34

Engraving of Hercules spinning thread with a distaff while Omphale sits beside him in an interior with classical busts and a

Hercules and Omphale

II Aegidius Sadeler, c. 1600

Woodblock print of a horseman and a fur-coated traveler crossing a snowy cliff beside a snow-laden pine tree.

Horseman in Snow, from the series "A True Mirror of Japanese and Chinese Poems (Shiika shashin kyo)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1833/34

Woodblock print of a robed scholar with a poem scroll on a rocky shore beside a boat, with red peaks and clouds above.

Bai Juyi (Japanese: Hakurakuten), from the series "A True Mirror of Japanese and Chinese Poems (Shiika shashin kyo)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1833/34

Woodblock print of a man climbing a tree beside a stone wall, with two attendants at a yellow door and a rooster on a roof.

Sei Shonagon, from the series "A True Mirror of Japanese and Chinese Poems (Shiika shashin kyo)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1833/34

Woodblock print of a red arched bridge over a pond, with hanging wisteria and two women and a child on the bank.

Wisteria in Full Bloom over the Pond at Kameido Shrine (Kameido ike chu fujibana no sakari), from the series "Famous…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/38

Two cranes beside green pine branches in a vertical Japanese woodblock print with a red seal near the bottom.

Pine and cranes

Katsushika Taito II, c. 1830/44

Woodblock print of a boatman poling through heavy rain on a river toward a pagoda and temple roofs.

Distant View of Kinryuzan Temple from Asakusa River, from the series "Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of a temple with a pagoda above riverside houses and moored boats on a blue river under grey sky.

Rain at Azuma Bridge below Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kinryuzan shita Azuma Bashi uchu bo), from the series…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/38

Woodblock print of a full moon over willows, flying geese, and two bearers carrying a blue palanquin past a thatched house.

Autumn Moon at New Yoshiwara in Emonzaka (Shin Yoshiwara Emonzaka shugetsu), from the series "Famous Views of the Eas…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/38

Woodblock print of snowfall over rooftops, a wooden bridge and small boats on a river beside bare trees.

Matsuchi Hill seen from the Sumida River in the Eastern Capital (Toto Sumidagawa Matsuchiyama), from an untitled seri…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1854, second month

Woodblock print of a snowy Ueno pond with a red pagoda, bare trees, snow-laden pines and blue water.

Shinobazu Pond at Ueno (Ueno Shinobazu no ike), from the series "Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852, third month

Woodblock print of a snowy Asakusa temple with a red pagoda, gate, bare trees and pedestrians under umbrellas.

Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa in Falling Snow (Asakusa Kinryuzan setchu no zu), from the series "Famous Views of the Ea…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1840

Woodblock print of Kanda Myojin Shrine with red gate, pine trees, market stalls, and strolling figures under a pale sky.

Kanda Myojin Shrine (Kanda Myojin), from the series "Famous Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/38

Woodblock print of a full moon behind autumn maple leaves, with a waterfall over a rocky cliff and falling leaves.

The Moon Seen Through Leaves (Hagoshi no Tsuki), from the series "Twenty-eight Views of the Moon (Tsuki nijuhakkei no…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1832

Drawing of a hooded winged Angel of Death embracing a kneeling girl who holds a scythe, on stone steps.

The Angel of Death

Evelyn De Morgan, 1885

Japanese woodblock print of a shrike and bluebird above saxifrage and wild strawberry plants, with calligraphy and a red seal

Bull-headed Shrike and Bluebird with Saxifrage and Wild Strawberry (Mozu, ruri, yukinoshita, hebi-ichigo), from an un…

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1834

Woodblock print of a bush warbler perched on a branch of pink roses with green leaves against a muted landscape.

Bush Warbler and Rose (Kocho, bara), from an untitled series of flowers and birds

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1834

Vessel of the Russian Line (Vaisseau de ligne russe)

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, 1827

Woodblock print of a cuckoo flying above pink and white azaleas under a blue sky with cream clouds.

Cuckoo and Azaleas (Hototogisu, satsuki)

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1834

Woodblock print of a paddy bird beside white magnolia blossoms and blue-green leaves, with inscriptions in the upper right.

Paddy Bird and Magnolia Flowers (Buncho, kobushi no hana), from an untitled series of flowers and birds

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1834

Woodblock print of a canary in flight beside pink and white peonies against a deep blue background.

Canary and Peony, from an untitled series

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1834

Japanese print of a bullfinch hanging upside down among pale pink weeping cherry blossoms against a deep blue background.

Bullfinch and Weeping Cherry (Uso, shidarezakura), from an untitled series of flowers and birds

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1834

Woodblock print of a tall waterfall cascading over rocks, with travelers at its base and figures on the wooded slope.

Kirifuri Falls (Kirifuri no taki), from the series Tour of the Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)

Katsushika Hokusai, About 1833