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Art Institute of Chicago

24,211 works

Woodblock print of an actor with yellow umbrella and sword walking in rain past a pine tree and waterfall, within a round fra

Evening Rain at Shukaku - the actor Nakamura Nakazo as Sadakuro, from an untitled series of actor prints

Torii Kiyonaga, 1780

The actor Otani Oniji III as Edobei

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodcut of a radiant seated figure holding stars and a book, with a kneeling figure and seven ornate candlesticks among cloud

The Vision of the Seven Candlesticks, from The Apocalypse

Albrecht Dürer, c. 1496-98, published 1511

Red chalk drawing of a bearded man seen from behind holding cloth over a grid, with a drapery study below.

Study for Saint Bartholomew and Drapery

Pompeo Batoni, c. 1740

The actors Ichikawa Tomiemon (R) as Kanisaka Toma and Sanogawa Ichimatsu III (L) as the Gion Prostitute Onayo

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Pastel sketch of a seaside harbor at sunset with silhouetted boats, a jetty, and a yellow glowing sky.

Seaside, Port of Honfleur

Eugène-Louis Boudin, c. 1860

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in elaborate hairpieces and patterned kimonos against a dark grey background.

The actors Segawa Tomisaburo II (R) as Yadorigi, wife of Ogishi Kurando, and Nakamura Manyo (L) as the servant Wakakusa

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with an elaborate black hairstyle and pink kimono against a yellow background.

Tennojiya Riko (The actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as the maid Ebizo Okane of the Ouchiya [actually Iwate, wife of Sadato])

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Hamamuraya Roko

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in green kimono and red cloak holding a fan, with white face makeup and black topknot.

Naritaya Sansho (The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VI as Arakawa Taro Takesada)

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped kimono gripping a sword hilt, with a yellow background and calligraphy.

Kinokuniya Tosshi (The actor Sawamura Sojuro III as Kujaku Saburo Narihira)

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned black kimono holding a sword over his shoulder against a yellow background.

Ichikawa Yaozo lll in the Role of Fuwa no Banzaemon Shigekatsu

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red kimono holding a sword, with rocks and calligraphy behind him.

Sakata Hangoro III in the Role of Yahazu no Yadahei

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in monk's robes holding a staff, leaning against a wooden pillar with Japanese text.

The actor Ichikawa Ebizo as Abe no Sadato in the guise of the itinerant monk Ryozan

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a fan-patterned robe beneath a flowering branch and pine tree.

The actor Sakakiyama Sangoro as Princess Odae, the daughter of the Senior Regent Michinaga

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Watercolor of a stone barn interior with a timber roof, chickens on the floor, and a church tower seen through the doorway.

A Barn Interior

William Henry Hunt, 1830/35

Etching of a path lined with tall poplar trees, with two small figures walking along it among loose sketchy foliage.

Pathway

Camille Pissarro, 1882

Woodblock print of a sandy beach with fishermen hauling ropes, beached boats, baskets, and sailboats on blue sea.

Shirosato Beach in Kazusa Province (Kazusa Shirosato kaihin), section of sheet no. 7 from the series "Cutout Pictures…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of a sparrow beside blue morning glories and green vine leaves, with calligraphy and a red seal.

Sparrow and morning glories

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Woodblock print of a black-naped oriole on a branch beside purple wisteria, with calligraphy and a blue sky.

Black-naped oriole and wisteria

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Japanese woodblock print of a red and teal bird perched on a bamboo branch with grey ink foliage and calligraphy.

Macaw and bamboo

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Hand-colored print of a fishing village on cliffs, with boats, fishermen and figures on a sandy beach at the shore.

Robin Hood's Bay

Francis Nicholson, n.d.

Edo-period woodblock print of a couple in a room overlooking a lotus pond and riverside houses, with poem cartouche.

The Evening Mistress at Ueno (Ueno no bansho), from the series "Eight Fashionable Views of Edo (Furyu Edo hakkei)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1769

Hand-colored print of a stormy coast where men on rocks rescue sailors from a wrecked boat amid crashing waves.

Black Rock near Scarborough

Francis Nicholson, n.d.

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned samurai robes holding a katana, with calligraphy at upper right.

The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VI as Fuwa no Bansaku

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Hand-colored print of a waterfall pouring down a mossy cliff, with well-dressed figures on a path and a distant castle.

The Dropping Well at Knar Knarcsborough

Francis Nicholson, n.d.

Hand-colored plate of several grey and black Great American Shrikes perched among hawthorn branches with red berries.

Great American Shrike

Robert Havell, 1834

Hand-colored engraving of two blue Florida Jays among branches with yellow fruit and green leaves, 1830.

Florida Jay

Robert Havell, 1830

Hand-coloured print of blue indigo buntings and a brown female perched on branches with green leaves and red flowers.

Male Indigo Bird

Robert Havell, 1829

Hand-colored engraving of two bay-breasted warblers perched among pink highland cotton flowers and green leaves.

Male Bay Breasted Warbler

Robert Havell, 1829