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13,151 works

Two shrine maidens in white and ochre robes carry branches on a shrine veranda beside red railings and paper streamers.

Shrine Maidens Onami and Ohatsu Dancing at Yushima Tenjin Shrine

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1769

Woodblock print of a standing courtesan in a patterned kimono beside a screen, bed, and lacquer box, by Suzuki Harunobu.

Courtesan Standing by Screen and Bed

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768/69

Engraving of Christ before Annas: a seated judge on a dais, a kneeling bound figure, soldiers with halberds and a dog on a ti

Christ before Annas, from The Passion

Israhel van Meckenem, c. 1480

Graphite sketch of a curly-haired child with both arms raised, hands resting on the top of the head.

Child Holding Hands above Head

Possibly Samuel De Wilde, n.d.

Engraving of a bound man being whipped in a columned hall by soldiers while onlookers and a crouching figure watch.

The Flagellation, from The Passion

the younger Israhel van Meckenem, c. 1480

Chalk portrait on blue-grey paper of a woman with an upswept hairstyle, head turned slightly, gazing forward.

Portrait of a Lady

John Russell, n.d.

Engraving of Christ crowned with thorns, seated among tools, with three crucifixions and a walled town behind.

The Crucifixion, from The Passion

Israhel van Meckenem, c. 1480

Engraving of the Lamentation over Christ's body with mourners, a distant crucifixion on three crosses, and a rocky landscape

The Lamentation, from The Passion

Israhel van Meckenem, c. 1480

Engraving of the risen Christ with a cross and banner atop a tomb, sleeping soldiers below, and an angel at right.

The Resurrection, from The Passion

Israhel van Meckenem, c. 1480

Engraving of Christ at Emmaus showing seated figures at a table with bread and goblets in an arched interior.

Christ at Emmaus, from The Passion

Israhel van Meckenem, c. 1480

Engraving of a crowned, bearded Christ figure blessing and holding an orb with cross, flanked by two trumpeting angels in Got

The Saviour

Israhel van Meckenem, 1490/1500

Engraving of the Virgin and Child seated in a walled garden with birds, flowers, and a distant hilly landscape.

The Virgin and Child in the Garden

Israhel van Meckenem, n.d.

Engraving of the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child on a crescent moon, surrounded by a rosary garland, with kneeling figures

The Madonna of the Rosary

Israhel van Meckenem, c. 1480

Woodblock print of two kneeling courtiers in patterned robes on a veranda beside shoji screens, with a poem above.

The Filial Son of Kamakura from the Collection of Stone and Sand (Kamakura koshi, Shasekishu), from the series "Twent…

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1821

Woodblock print of three seated figures beside a hanging iron kettle, bamboo screen and snowflake-patterned wall, with callig

Satsuma no Fukuyorime from the Veritable Records of Emperor Montoku (Satsuma no Fukuyorime, Montoku jitsuroku), from…

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1821

Woodblock print of a seated man and a child reading a scroll beside a sword, with a plum branch outside a window.

The Filial Child from Shinano Province from the Collection of Stone and Sand (Shinano koji, Shasekishu), from the ser…

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1821

Woodblock print of a man in a patterned robe pointing at a waterfall beside a rocky cliff, with calligraphy at left.

The Filial Son of Yoro from the Ten Moral Lessons (Yoro koshi, Jikkinsho), from the series "Twenty-four Japanese Para…

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1821

Woodblock print of a seated courtly man in a black crested robe examining paper at a low writing table.

Paper: Fujiwara no Sadaie (Kami: Teika), from the series "The Four Friends of the Writing Table for the Ichiyo Circle…

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1827

Engraving of the Holy Family under a Gothic arch, with the Virgin and Christ child, an older woman, and a dove above.

The Holy Family

Israhel van Meckenem, 1475/85

Woodblock print of a seated man in a green robe writing at a desk among books, a screen, and calligraphy.

Hojo Tokiyori, from the series "Twenty-four Generals for the Katsushika Circle (Katsushika nijushisho)"

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1822

Japanese print of a coin purse with white braided cord beside a picture book showing an actor portrait, with calligraphy abov

Picture Books and Coin Purse

Utagawa Kunimitsu I, 1824

Engraving of the Madonna and Child with three crowned female saints and two angels in a curtained interior.

The Madonna with St. Anne, St. Catherine and St. Barbara

Israhel van Meckenem, 1490-1500

Woodblock print of a woman with a naginata beside a woman pouring tea, with bows, arrows and a bucket on the floor.

The Wife of Izumi no Saburo Tadahira, from the series Lives of Wise and Heroic Women (Kenjo reppu den)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, about 1842

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono beneath a fan-shaped view of cherry blossoms and a seashore.

Two states of same print showing a woman apparently a seamstress who stands isolated on the page with a landscape fan…

Utagawa Yoshifuji, 1841-1899

Woodblock print of a bay with sailing ships, rowboats, and a resting ox in the foreground at dusk.

The Beach at Takanawa (Takanawa kaigan), from the series "Thirty-six Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto sanjurokkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1862

Japanese woodblock print of a man in blue robes and a woman beside baskets of chrysanthemums and peonies.

Actors Kataoka Gado II as Florist (Hanaya) Tokubei (R) and Nakamura Daikichi III as Tokubei's Wife (Tsuma) Ofusa (L)

Utagawa Kunisada I, 1855

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with black topknot and checkered robe, beside a pink panel of plum blossoms and calligraphy

The actor Morita Kan'ya, from the series "Pictures and Calligraphy of Kabuki Actors-Poets (Haika shoga kyodai)"

Utagawa Kunisada I, c. 1847/50

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in courtesan costume with ornate hairpins and a patterned green and pink kimono.

The actor Iwai Hanshiro as a courtesan

Utagawa Toyokuni, Unknown

Ukiyo-e print of two women in kimono, one with a tall pink and gold hair ornament, against a pale grey background.

Beauty and Attendant on New Year’s Day, from the series “Pleasures for Beauties on the Five Festival Days" ("Bijin go…

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1800

Woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate hairstyle playing a shamisen, with an open book of birds and river above her.

The Jewel River of Plovers (Chidori Tamagawa), from the series "Fashionable Six Jewel Rivers (Furyu Mu Tamagawa)"

Kikukawa Eizan, c. 1804/18