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Art Institute of Chicago

24,211 works

Woodblock print of a colorful long-tailed bird perched on a branch among ripe peaches and leaves, with a small inscription at

Silver Pheasant (Hakkan)

Attributed to Nishimura Shigenaga, c. 1730

Woodblock print of two mandarin ducks on a rock by a stream, with pink irises and bamboo leaves behind them.

Mandarin Ducks, from the series "Kashinsai"

Nishimura Shigenaga, c. 1725/27

Woodblock print of a striped tiger crouching beside a bamboo stalk with yellow-tinted leaves, against a pale background.

Bamboo and Tiger

Attributed to Nishimura Shigenaga, c. 1725

Woodblock print of a hawk perched on a gnarled branch beneath yellowed autumn leaves, against a plain tan background.

A Hawk on a Kiri Tree

Okumura Masanobu, c. 1720/25

Woodblock print of a golden pheasant on a plum branch beside bamboo and a stream, with Japanese inscriptions.

Golden Pheasant (Kinkeicho)

Okumura Masanobu, c. 1720/25

Hand-coloured composite drawing room scene with pink curtains, fireplace, seated figures, oval portraits and a spaniel on a b

Lady Filmer in her Drawing Room

Lady Filmer Mary Georgiana Caroline, 1863-68

Woodblock print of a woman in a black kimono holding a teacup beside a kettle and brazier, with wisteria and a paper lantern.

The Actor Sanogawa Mangiku I as Ohatsu in the play "Sogazaki Shinju," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the fourth…

Okumura Masanobu, 1719

Seymour Haden, Jr, Seated

James McNeill Whistler, 1857/58

Etching of a stooping woman in a draped dress holding a small child, with loose hatched lines and an open background.

Cameo, No. 2

James McNeill Whistler, 1891

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red kimono with floral medallions, holding a pole beneath a willow tree.

The Actor Segawa Yujiro I as Oshichi in the play "Edo no Haru Meisho Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1773

Etching of a seated mother in a draped gown leaning toward a child, with loose hatched lines on a pale sheet.

Cameo, No. 1 (Mother and Child)

James McNeill Whistler, 1891

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a pipe and lacquered box beside a latticed screen, 1762.

The Actor Arashi Sankatsu as Kanamuraya Osan in the play "Soga Hiiki Nihon Sakura," performed at the Nakamura Theater…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1762

Etching of a walled port city under siege, with troop formations, artillery smoke, and ships in the harbor below.

Plate Two from La Siège de la Rochelle

Jacques Callot, 1631

Etching of a fortified town under siege, with soldiers, cavalry, cannon smoke and numbered keys across the landscape.

Plate Three from La Siège de la Rochelle

Jacques Callot, 1631

Etched print of a coastal siege with warships firing, soldiers massed on the shore, and smoke rising over the sea.

Plate Four from La Siège de la Rochelle

Jacques Callot, 1631

Etching of a naval battle with large sailing warships firing through smoke, a fortified town and crowded shoreline behind.

Plate Five from La Siège de la Rochelle

Jacques Callot, 1631

Woodblock print of a woman in a blue kimono holding a lantern and cloth beside a wooden gate and bamboo fence.

The Actor Segawa Senjo (Kikunojo III) as the wife of Amakawaya Gihei in the play "Kanadehon Chushingura," performed a…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1776

Japanese woodblock print of two courtly figures in red robes beside a red maple tree, with a veranda and calligraphy above.

The Maple Festival (Momiji no ga) from chapter 7 of The Tale of Genji

Kitao Shigemasa, early 1760s

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in striped kimono holding a fan and raised sword, with red face paint.

The Actor Otani Oniji II as Asahina Saburo in the play "Hatachiyama Horai Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in…

Torii Kiyosato, 1759

Woodblock print of three children towing a boat by ropes along a reedy river bank, with hills in the distance.

Towing boats against the current

Torii Kiyomitsu I, c. 1764

Woodblock print of a figure with umbrella and lantern beside a red torii gate and pine trees in falling rain.

Night Rain at a Shrine

Kitao Shigemasa, early 1760s

Lithograph of two reclining men on grass beside an easel and parasol, with trees and hills, satirizing landscape painters at

Landscape Painters at Work, plate 309 from Souvenirs d'artistes

Honoré Daumier, 1862

Woodcut of a crowned woman leaning on a spiked wheel beside a kneeling figure, with a landscape of mountains and a bridge beh

Saint Catherine

Hans Baldung Grien, 1505/07, printed c. 1580

Woodblock print of two figures on a riverbank under an autumn moon, with pines, willows, a pavilion and boats on the Sumida R

Autumn Moon over Sumida River (Sumida aki zuki), from the series "Eight Views of the Sumida River (Sumidagawa hakkei)"

Kitao Shigemasa, early 1760s

Japanese woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono walking with a young girl holding a crane under bamboo.

Taking a Walk on New Year's Day

Torii Kiyomitsu I, c. 1755

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in dark kimono holding a green parasol beside wooden water buckets, with calligraphy.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro IV as Sukeroku in the play "Choseiden Fudan-zakura," performed at the Nakamura Theater in…

Torii Kiyohiro, 1756

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono, one holding a striped parasol, beside a wooden house and bamboo.

Young Lady and Matron, from "Girls of Fukagawa - A Triptych (Fukagawa musume sanpukutsui)"

Torii Kiyomitsu I, c. 1750s

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors in patterned robes, one standing with a raised sword and one crouched, with a f

The Actors Otani Hiroji II as Kawazu Saburo and Nakamura Sukegoro I as Matano Goro in the play "Kashiwa ga Toge Kichi…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1755

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned red kimono holding a sword and lantern beside a green railing.

The Actor Ichikawa Masuzo I as Soga no Goro in the play "Tokitsukaze Irifune Soga," performed at the Nakamura Theater…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1758

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors under a parasol beside a willow tree, with a bird flying overhead.

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo II as Ohatsu and Ichikawa Yaozo II as her lover Tokubei in the play "Yoni Osaka Nitsui no…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1767