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Art Institute of Chicago

13,165 works

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in checkered kimono beside a sword-bearing man under pink cherry blossoms.

Woman holding puppet of actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Karigane Bunshichi

Utagawa Kuniyasu, c. 1820s

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a pink kimono beside a man in purple with a sword, under pink peony blossoms.

Woman holding puppet of actor Onoe Kikugoro III as Gokuin Sen'emon

Utagawa Kuniyasu, c. 1820s

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono with elaborate hair ornaments beside a gold screen with blossoms.

The Courtesan Nareginu of the Wakanaya

Attributed to Kikugawa Eishin, c. 1804/30

Japanese woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono, one standing in a striped robe, one kneeling with hair ornaments.

Kiyokawa and Bunshichi, from the series "Elegant Dew of Flowers (Furyu hana no tsuyu)"

Kikugawa Eishin, c. 1804/30

Woodblock print of two pack horses and travelers at a seaside teahouse, with yellow hills and calm sea behind.

Arai, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Red chalk drawing of a young man with curly hair and a gentle smile, titled Joy with Tranquility, with handwritten caption be

Joy with Tranquility

Eduardus Jacobus, after 1698

Japanese woodblock print of a seated figure in a patterned kimono among yellow blossoms and mountains, with butterflies.

The Actor Nakamura Karoku I as Fujiya Azuma

Shunshosai Hokuchō, 1827

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black kimono and red robe beneath cherry blossoms on a yellow background.

The Actor Ichikawa Hakuen as Sukeroku

Shunshosai Hokuchō, early 19th century

Red chalk drawing of a laughing face with narrowed eyes and curly hair, titled Laughter, with a handwritten description below

Laughter

Eduardus Jacobus, after 1698

Etching of a seated man with a banjo on his lap and a violin beside him, with a handwritten label below.

Ross Winans

James McNeill Whistler, 1860

Woodblock print of travelers on a coastal path with pine trees, rolling hills, and sea waves beneath pale clouds.

Shirasuka, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Red chalk drawing of a woman with a veil and wavy hair, eyes downcast, titled Sadness, with a handwritten caption below.

Sadness

Eduardus Jacobus, after 1698

Scorn

Eduardus Jacobus, after 1698

Woodblock print of travelers, a horse, and a wooden bridge by a river with hills and pines behind them.

Futagawa, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Simple Bodily Pain

Eduardus Jacobus, after 1698

Woodblock print of four travelers crossing a wooden bridge over a river, with hills and pink clouds in the distance.

Yoshida, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Engraving of a bagpiper in a turban leaning against a tree trunk, playing bagpipes, dated 1514.

The Bag-Piper

Albrecht Dürer, 1514

Red chalk drawing of a man with wild hair, wide eyes and open mouth showing terror, with handwritten text below.

Terrour (sic) or Fright

Eduardus Jacobus, after 1698

Red chalk drawing of a woman with lowered eyes and wavy hair, hand under chin, titled Veneration, with caption text below.

Veneration

Eduardus Jacobus, after 1698

Woodblock print of porters and travelers by a river with a stone milestone, pink clouds and hills, from Hokusai's Tokaido ser

Goyu, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Red chalk drawing of a weeping elderly man with closed eyes, wrinkled brow and pursed mouth, with handwritten description bel

Weeping

Eduardus Jacobus, after 1698

Woodblock print of a seated man and standing woman at a Tokaido roadside inn with bamboo and a hanging curtain.

Akasaka, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Bust of Helmeted Warrior in Profile

possibly Giuseppe Cesari, called Il Cavalier d'Arpino, n.d.

Woodblock print of a woman riding a horse led by an attendant in a straw hat, with pine trees and a river beside them.

Fujikawa, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a long bridge toward a town with a pagoda, hills and pine trees under red clouds.

Okazaki, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Etching of an elderly bearded scribe writing with a quill at a desk beside an hourglass and books.

The Scribe

Salomon de Koninck, n.d.

Woodblock print of three fishermen on a shore with a net, a carp, a basket, pine trees and hills in the background.

Chiriyu, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Woodblock print of a roadside inn with a seated woman, a seated man, and a porter carrying baggage on a pole.

Narumi, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Comptez sur mes Serments (Depend on my Promises)

Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 1789

Engraving of two nude nymphs adorning a bearded bust with garlands in a dense forest clearing.

The Scrupulous Nymphs

Géraud Vidal, 1784