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24,211 works

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in green kimono tending incense beside a temple veranda, with calligraphy and bamboo.

The Fourth Month (Shigatsu), from an untitled series of twelve months

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1750

Two women in patterned kimono walk under a large parasol in an 18th-century Japanese woodblock print.

The Actors Sanogawa Ichimatsu I and Segawa Kikunojo I as lovers under an umbrella

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1740s

Japanese woodblock print of a man with a sword reading a book beside two women in patterned kimono, c. 1750.

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I looking at a guidebook to the pleasure quarters

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1750

Pencil and watercolor landscape of craggy limestone cliffs, a tower and buildings at right, under a cloudy sky.

Mont Saleve

John Ruskin, c. 1840

Lithograph of crowded bathers splashing in a river beside a wooden ladder, with a French caption below.

The source of the Seine is the Cote d'Or, and it empties into the Channel. On its way it traverses Paris where the in…

Honoré Daumier, 1839

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one standing with a fan and swords, one seated in a floral kimono, 1750.

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro II (formerly Utagawa Shirogoro) as Matsuomaru and Azumo Tozo I as Sakuramaru in the play "S…

Ishikawa Toyonobu, 1750

Woodblock print of three dancers in patterned kimono, one playing a drum and two carrying a hobby horse on a pole.

The Hobby Horse Dance (harugoma odori)

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1750

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin and Child with a kneeling friar holding a lily, surrounded by sketched figures on clouds.

The Virgin and Child with Saint Anthony of Padua Handing a Lily to the Child

Andrea Sacchi, n.d.

Woodblock print of a standing figure in a pink kimono with plum blossom and pine patterns, hair ornament, c. 1755.

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1755

Woodcut of nude men on a bathhouse terrace, one playing a flute, with a walled town and castle in the background.

The Men’s Bath

Albrecht Dürer, 1496/97

Etching of a bearded man in dark clothing playing a guitar, rendered in loose, sketchy hatched lines.

The Guitar Player (M.W. Ridley)

James McNeill Whistler, 1874/1875

Printed portrait of an elderly bearded man with his fist pressed to his cheek, rendered in muted grey tones on cream paper.

Self-Portrait with Fist to Face

Max Klinger, 1918

Grey wash drawing of boys towing a rowboat with a woman and baby along a riverbank beneath tall trees.

A Country Scene

John La Farge, July 1848

Ukiyo-e print of four kabuki actors in patterned kimono, one holding an iris plant, another a document, another a fan.

The Actors Sanogawa Ichimatsu (right), Nakamura Kiyosaburo (center right), Sanogawa Senzo (center left), and Nakamura…

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1750

Woodblock print of a crowded Edo-period shop with merchants, customers, children, ceramic jars and a checkered wall.

The Shop of Sanogawa Ichimatsu

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1743

Three young men in patterned kimono stand on a verandah holding a parasol, a sword, and an umbrella, with painted screens beh

Young Men of Fashion - A Set of Three (Wakashu sanpukutsui)

Ishikawa Toyonobu, early 1750s

Hand-colored botanical print of a balsam plant with red and white flowers, green leaves, a seed pod, and roots.

La Balsamine (Impatiens, from the Collection des plantes usuelles, curieuses, et etrangeres)

Jacques Fabien Gautier d'Agoty, 1767

Hand-colored botanical print of iris plants with brown and cream flowers, green leaves, buds, and a rhizome.

Iris Florentina, from Collection des plantes usuelles, curieuses, et étrangères

Jacques Fabien Gautier d'Agoty, 1767

Ukiyo-e triptych of kimono-clad figures relaxing under a willow with a brazier, lantern and fan, by Ishikawa Toyonobu.

Enjoying the Evening Cool at Ryogoku - A Set of Three (Ryogoku suzumi sanpukutsui)

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1752

Japanese woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono beside a heron-filled stream screen and a room with tea wares.

Puppeteers - A Set of Three (Ayatsuri sanpukutsui)

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1752

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of pairs of women sharing a parasol beneath blossoming trees, in green and orange tones.

Sharing an Umbrella - A Set of Three (Aigasa sanpukutsui)

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1755

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono reading a letter beside a folding screen, flowers and a lacquer box.

Beauty Reading a Letter

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1758

Woodblock print of a man in an orange kimono riding a white horse, with two attendants in floral robes beside him.

Young Man on a Horse

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1760s

Woodblock print of a man and kneeling woman at a well under a tiled roof, with a pulley, bucket and willow branches.

Modern parody of the well-curb episode from "Tales of Ise"

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1766

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one holding a turtle, beside a gold chest of goldfish and a folding screen.

Jurojin, from the series "The Seven Gods of Good Fortune (Adesugata Shichifukujin)"

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1770/76

Drawing of a covered copper pot with a ladle and crumpled cloth on a table against a dark background.

Still Life with a Copper Pot and Ladle

François Bonvin, October 10, 1879

Japanese woodblock print of a black-robed figure in a straw hat beside two women in patterned kimono, one carrying a box.

Wandering minstrels dressed as nuns (utabikuni)

Kondo Katsunobu, c. 1716/36

Woodblock print of an eagle perched on a branch above a monkey on rocks, with yellow autumn leaves and gray tones.

Eagle and Monkey

Attributed to Nishimura Shigenaga, c. 1725

Japanese woodblock print of a sparrowhawk on a branch and a red macaw on a stand with a chain, c. 1718.

Sparrowhawk and Macaw (Konori taka, inko)

Attributed to Torii Kiyomasu I, c. 1718

Japanese woodblock print of a peacock with fanned tail and a peahen beside hollyhock flowers on a pale background.

Hollyhocks and Peacocks (Aoi ni kujaku)

Nishimura Shigenobu, early 1730s