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Art Institute of Chicago

24,211 works

Woodblock print of snowfall over a river with a torii gate, stone lanterns, pine trees, a boat, and a distant snowy mountain.

Evening Snow at Mimeguri, Eight Views of the Sumida River (Sumidagawa hakkei, Mimeguri bosetsu), from the series "Fam…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1840/42

Woodblock print of a snowy shrine on an islet in a pond, with snow-laden pines and a figure in a hat on a bridge.

Snow at Benzaiten Shrine in Inokashira Pond (Inokashira no ike Benzaiten no yashiro yuki no kei), from the series "Sn…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1844/45

Octagonal yellow trinket box painted with roses on the lid, strawberries on the border, and flowers and shells on the sides.

Trinket Box

Unknown artist, c. 1820

Two-panel Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono walking through snow beneath a snow-laden tree and beside a fence.

Matsuchi Hill after Snowfall

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1785

Japanese woodblock print of thirteen haloed Buddhist figures in tiers among swirling clouds, with a patterned border.

The Thirteen Buddhas

Unknown artist, 16th century

Pen and ink sketch of a nude woman standing among grapevines inside a rectangular frame on cream paper, signed Renoir.

Woman with Grapevine, 2nd variant

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, c. 1904, published 1919

Woodblock print of an actor in a flowered kimono holding a fan, wearing a tall green headdress, with calligraphy beside.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Shirabyoshi Renri in the play "Imayo Dojoji" performed at the Ichimura Theater in the…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1756

Woodblock print of a courtesan with two young attendants in floral kimono beside a wooden building, by Katsukawa Shunsho.

The Courtesan Michinoku of the Tsutaya House with her Kamuro Midare and Shinobu, from the series "Kikkaku Hokufu"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1774

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red costume and patterned robe, kneeling with a sword and staff.

The Actor Ichikawa Danzo III as Kamakura no Gongoro Kagemasa (?) in the Play Otokoyama Yunzei Kurabe (?), Performed a…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1768

Woodblock print of two women and a red horse pausing on a shore, gazing toward snow-capped Mount Fuji under a pale sky.

Pausing to admire Mt. Fuji (parody of Ariwara no Narihira's journey to the east)

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768/69

Woodblock print of two cranes on a shore with reeds and a third crane flying over a pink sky with calligraphy.

Cranes at the Sea Shore

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768

Vertical Japanese print of a woman in a pink kimono with cranes and pines, holding a fan and a decorated wand.

The Kagura Dance

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768/69

Early Japanese woodblock print of a man and woman with a parasol below two women on a wooden veranda in patterned kimono.

On the Yoshida Highway

Attributed to Sugimura Jihei, c. 1685

Woodblock print of a procession with palanquin, mounted riders, attendants with poles, and an ox-drawn carriage under a canop

Korean Embassy Parade

Attributed to Hishikawa Moronobu, 1682

Ink and wash drawing of three men in a canoe on the sea, with a sailing ship and a second vessel on the right.

The Bark

Pierre Ozanne, 1771/80

Watercolor of the clipper ship Lightning under full white sails on choppy sea, with an American flag at the stern.

The Boston Clipper, Lightning

Woodblock print of a procession of kimono-clad women and men with parasols walking past a lattice-fronted building.

A Parade of Courtesans

Attributed to Hishikawa Moronobu, c. 1690

Etching of a wharf with timber sheds, moored rowboats, a sailing boat and three figures in caps in the foreground.

Stevens' Boat Yard

James McNeill Whistler, 1859

Etching of a seated boy with crossed legs in front of a curtain, with a hat on the floor beside him.

Arthur Haden

James McNeill Whistler, 1859

Etching of a seated figure in a cloak and hat, crossed by diagonal hatching, with a butterfly at upper right.

Portrait of a man

James McNeill Whistler, 1860

Etching by James McNeill Whistler titled Jo, showing a face crossed by dense diagonal hatching on a cream sheet.

Jo

James McNeill Whistler, 1861

Black ink woodblock print of a dancer in a wide hat holding a bamboo branch with paper streamers, in a patterned kimono.

Tanabata Dance

Torii Kiyonobu I, Woodblock carved 1698, printed about 1915

Etching of a standing man in a long coat, drawn with loose diagonal hatching and sketchy lines on pale paper.

F. R. Leyland

James McNeill Whistler, 1874/75

Etching of a beach with dunes and grass, crossed by bold diagonal lines under a lightly drawn sky.

The Beach, Hastings

James McNeill Whistler, 1875/78

Etching of a windswept shoreline with diagonal strokes, bare trees at left and a small figure at lower right.

Speke Shore

James McNeill Whistler, 1875

Etching of a shipbuilder's yard with a mast, a wooden hull, crossing rigging lines, and distant harbor buildings.

Shipbuilder's Yard, Liverpool

James McNeill Whistler, 1875

Etching of masted sailing ships with rigging and a rowboat in a harbor, with a loosely sketched vessel at right.

A Sketch of Shipping

James McNeill Whistler, 1859

Etching of a river with a riverside cityscape, chimneys and small boats, crossed by loose diagonal scratch marks.

Battersea: Early Morning

James McNeill Whistler, 1875

Etching of rowboats and sailboats on a tidal shore with masts and a wooden shed under a windy sky.

Greenhithe

James McNeill Whistler, 1877

Etching of moored sailing barges with tall masts beside riverside houses and a tree, drawn in loose, sketchy lines.

Lindsey Houses

James McNeill Whistler, 1876/77