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24,211 works

Etching of two swallows in dark flight over rippling water lines, drawn with loose hatched strokes on pale paper.

Swallows, plate 8 from Le Fleuve

Édouard Manet, 1874

Loose sketch of a bearded man in a top hat and dark coat with a dog at his feet, on a gray background.

The Man with the Dog

Édouard Manet, c. 1882

Woodblock print of a standing figure in a patterned kimono with red lining, holding a fan, with calligraphy on the robe.

The Actor Tsutsui Kichijuro

Torii Kiyomasu I, c. 1704

The Actor Fujimura Handayu II as Oiso no Tora

Torii Kiyomasu I, c. 1715

Japanese print of a hawk with outstretched wings attacking a crane above rocky ground, in red, yellow and black.

A Hawk Capturing a Crane in Flight

Attributed to Torii Kiyomasu I, c. 1715

Woodblock print of a grey hawk with yellow eyes perched on a rock beside a kiri tree branch with yellow leaves.

A Hawk on a Cliff near a Kiri Tree

Attributed to Torii Kiyomasu I, c. 1716

Hand-colored woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped, calligraphy-patterned kimono holding a parasol and sword.

The Actor Takii Hannosuke as an effeminate youth

Attributed to Torii Kiyonobu I, c. 1707

Japanese woodblock print of people cooling off on a boat and riverbank beneath a moon and willow tree on a summer evening.

Cooling Off on a Summer Evening

Okumura Masanobu, c. 1715

Colored print of a dragon-prowed treasure ship with robed figures under a red canopy, a lute player, and sea waves.

The Treasure Ship

Attributed to Furuyama Moromasa, c. 1712

Woodblock print of an elegant woman in a patterned kimono beside a birdcage and plum blossoms, by Okumura Masanobu.

An Elegant Lady

Okumura Masanobu, c. 1715

Woodblock print of a standing courtesan in a patterned kimono with red, yellow and black designs, holding a fan.

Standing Courtesan

Okumura Masanobu, 1710s

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in a striped kimono and patterned hakama, with a tall hat.

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I in an Unidentified Role

Okumura Masanobu, c.1743

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a standing figure in a checkered kimono with floral patterned robe and tall hair ornamen

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Hisamatsu

Nishimura Shigenaga, c. 1743

Woodblock print of a young woman in a patterned kimono reading a paper strip tied to a cherry blossom branch.

Young Woman Reading Tanzaku Tied to a Cherry Tree

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1741

Japanese woodblock print of a standing courtesan in a bamboo-patterned kimono beside a kneeling attendant tending a brazier.

A Courtesan and her Attendant

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1803/04

Woodblock print of travelers and pack horses crossing a frozen lake toward a snowy shore, with Mount Fuji and a castle in the

Crossing the Frozen Suwa Lake in Shinano Province (Shinshu Suwa kosui kori watari)

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1833/34

Grey falcon with banded tail perched on a branch with pink leaves against a blue background, Japanese print style.

Falcon Perched on a Tree

Attributed to Isoda Koryusai, c. 1785

Black-and-white woodblock print of a seated woman in a patterned kimono beside two standing figures, one holding a sword.

Lovers Leaving a Room

Attributed to Sugimura Jihei, c. 1684/98

Hand-colored Japanese woodblock print of a kimono-clad figure beneath cherry blossoms, with a kneeling child and calligraphy

The Actor Iwai Sagenta I

Attributed to Torii Kiyonobu I, c. 1701

Japanese woodblock print of a flowering tree in a pot on a yellow-wheeled cart, with handwritten inscription above.

Flower Wagon

Hanegawa Chincho, c. 1730

Hand-colored Japanese woodblock print of a busy street framed by a red gate, with crowds in kimono and shops with signs.

Nakanocho in the Yoshiwara

Attributed to Okumura Masanobu, n.d.

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a plaid robe holding a sword, with calligraphy above.

Nakamura Sukegoro I holding a sword

Torii Kiyoshige, c. 1757

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in kimono with baskets on their heads, leading an ox beneath cherry blossoms.

The Actors Ichimura Takenojo IV and Ogino Isaburo I as firewood peddlers in the play "Niwatori Oshu Genji," performed…

Hanekawa Wagen, 1726

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in a yellow and black kimono beside a gold box, with calligraphy in the margins.

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku I as a peddler of tooth-blackening dye

Hanekawa Wagen, c. 1727

Woodblock print of a seated courtesan in a patterned kimono reading a paper, with a flowering plant cartouche at upper left.

Komurasaki of the Kadotamaya, from the series Six Flowery Immortals of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin rokkasen)

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1794/95

Woodblock print of a seated man in a patterned kimono playing a shamisen beside a wooden bench and calligraphic signs.

The Actor Yamashita Kosasaburo

Katsukawa Terushige, c. 1720

Woodblock print of a seated woman in a patterned kimono reading a calligraphy scroll beside an ink stone and brush.

Hanamurasaki of the Kadotamaya, from the series Six Flowery Immortals of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin rokkasen)

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1794/95

Engraved portrait of a man in a tall top hat and frilled cravat, labeled B. Reading, Engraver, mounted on cream paper.

Portrait of B. Reading, Engraver

Samuel de Wilde, June 16, 1798

Pen and ink print of a dim classical prison with a body on a stone bench, mourners, chains, and a banner reading Marathon.

Devotion of Cimon or Funeral of Miltiade

Jean François Pierre Peyron, 1782

Portrait of François Claudius Ravachol

Charles Maurin, c. 1892-94