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Art Institute of Chicago

24,211 works

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in green and cream kimono, one holding a fan, with calligraphy columns above.

The Actors Otani Ryuzaemon II as Kajiwara Genta and Arashi Tominosuke I as Oiso no Tora in the play "Tamagushi Yosooi…

Nishimura Shigenaga, 1747

Etching of Park Lane in London with ornate buildings on the left, leafy trees on the right, and pedestrians on the street.

Park Lane

Joseph Pennell, 1904

Etching of a Gothic stone gateway with a pointed arch, pedestrians passing through, and buildings visible beyond.

St. John's Gate, Clerkenwell

Joseph Pennell, 1903

Etching of Saint James' Palace gatehouse with towers and clock, pedestrians and an early car in the street.

Saint James' Palace, from Saint James' Street

Joseph Pennell, 1904

Etching of Spitalfields Church spire at the end of a busy London street with pedestrians and an ornate lamp.

Spitalfields Church

Joseph Pennell, 1906

Triptych woodblock print of three pairs of women playing flute and shamisen before latticed screens with calligraphy.

Set of Three, Love Birds in Three Kinds of Music (Sampukutsui hiyoku no san kyoku)

Nishimura Shigenaga, c. 1748

Japanese woodblock print of three seated women in kimono in an interior, with three standing figures in panels above.

Set of Three Hanging Scrolls, Day Dream Plays (Kakemono sampukutsui utsusu no asobi)

Nishimura Shigenaga, c. 1755

Woodblock print of a figure in a dark robe and patterned kimono holding a decorated parasol with wisteria and blossoms.

The Sumiyoshi Dance

Nishimura Shigenaga, 18th century

Hand-colored Japanese woodblock print of a peddler in a red kimono carrying hanging colored cloths under a wide canopy.

A Peddler of Colored Cloth (fukusa)

Torii Kiyotomo, c. 1724

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a yellow crested kimono beside tea utensils and shop curtains with kana characters.

The Actor Yamamura Ichitaro as Oichi in the play "Totsusaka-no-jo Tsuru no Sugomori," performed at the Nakamura Theat…

Torii Kiyotomo, 1721

Woodblock print of a woman hauling a net from a boat in reeds, with snowy Mount Fuji rising behind distant hills.

Yoshiwara, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Figure Tokaido…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of travelers fording a river with palanquin bearers, Mount Fuji rising in the distance at dusk.

Shimada, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Figure Tokaido (J…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of porters wading a river carrying travelers, with a drooping willow tree and walkers on the far bank.

Fujieda, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Figure Tokaido (J…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of palanquin bearers carrying a passenger along a mountain road beside a pine tree, with blue mountains behin

Okabe, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Figure Tokaido (Jin…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of samurai travelers with bows and spears on a town street, with a seated woman at right and wooden buildings

Mariko, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Figure Tokaido (Ji…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of a woman with a lantern beside a horse and rider on a street lined with wooden buildings and willows.

Fuchu, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Figure Tokaido (Jin…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Japanese woodblock print of kabuki actors in yellow and black patterned robes, one standing and two seated before a latticed

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro I as Soga no Juro

Torii Kiyoshige, c. 1732

Farmers in straw raincoats and hats plant rice in a flooded paddy during heavy rain, with pine trees behind them.

Ejiri, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Figure Tokaido (Jin…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of a woman by a thatched roadside stall with travelers in yellow hats walking past tall pines.

Nissaka, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Figure Tokaido (J…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of a woman with a parasol carried in a palanquin by porters across a wooden bridge at dusk.

Kanaya, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Figure Tokaido (Ji…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of two travelers in a pink sailboat with a boatman, pine-covered hills and mountains behind them at dusk.

Maisaka, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Figure Tokaido (J…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of travelers on a boat with sailboats and rowboats on blue water near green hills at dusk.

Arai, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Figure Tokaido (Jinb…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of four palanquin bearers carrying a wicker litter past festival banners and an umbrella, with pine-covered h

Futagawa, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Figure Tokaido (…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in patterned kimono on a veranda beside bamboo and a stream.

The Actors Nakamura Takesaburō as Kewaizaka no Shōshō and IchikawaDanjurō II as Soga Gorō

Torii Kiyomasu I, 1715

Triptych of three kabuki actors in patterned robes beneath cherry blossom branches on yellow ground, c. 1786.

The Actors Sawamura Sojuro III as Kusunoki Tatewaki Masatsura (right), Onoe Matsusuke I as the Monk Sahei Bozu (cente…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1786

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a parasol and palanquin bearers on a coastal road beside the sea.

Shirasuka, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Figure Tokaido…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of travelers and townspeople at a Tokaido roadside inn, with a red-masked figure and porters.

Fujikawa, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Figure Tokaido (…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of a monk, porter and women on an inn veranda in a Tokaido station street scene.

Akasaka, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Figure Tokaido (J…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a sword, with calligraphy in the margins.

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro II

Torii Kiyoshige, c. 1750

Woodblock print of a seated traveler on a horse led by an attendant past tall pine trees and rice fields.

Chiryu, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Figure Tokaido (Ji…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852