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13,134 works

Woodblock print of two sumo wrestlers in patterned aprons, one beside a black bear and bamboo leaves.

Sumo Wrestlers of the Western Group: (right) Kashiwado Kandayu from Edo, (left) and Inagawa Masaemon from Osaka

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1784

Japanese woodblock print of two standing men in kimono, one holding a fan, the other with a sword, against a pale green backg

The Sumo Wrestler Onogawa Kisaburo of the Eastern Group, with an Attendant

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1782/86

Red and black crayon portrait of a man with shoulder-length hair and mustache, gripping a walking stick, in a red sweater.

Frontal Portrait from the Waist Up of Maxime Gorki

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, 1905

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in elaborate hairpins and checkered kimono against a grey background.

The actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu III as the Gion prostitute Onayo in the play "Hana-ayame Bunroku Soga," performed at the…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, 1794

Brown wash drawing of a standing man in period dress leaning on a pedestal beside a classical bust labeled G.T. Raynal.

Jean-Baptiste Belley

Attributed to Anne-Louis Girodet de Roucy-Trioson, c. 1797

Two women in kimono at a teahouse, one serving tea beside a brazier and kettle, with a blossom-patterned cloth above.

The Sakuragawa Teahouse

Attributed to Kitao Shigemasa, c. 1777

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate hairstyle and yellow hairpins, looking down beside a decorated fan.

The Courtesan Hanahito of the Ogiya and attendants Sakura and Momiji, from the series "Beauties of the Five Festivals…

Ichirakutei Eisui, c. 1795/1800

Mezzotint of a richly dressed woman with flower garlands, a kneeling attendant, a classical statue and a flaming urn.

Lady Elizabeth Keppel

Edward Fisher, c. 1760

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a fan, beside a snowy fence under plum blossoms.

The Actor Arashi Sangoro II as Minamoto no Yoritomo in a dance interlude in scene two of the Joruri "Courtesan's Roug…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1770

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checked robe raising a sword before bamboo stakes against a dark background.

Actors Nakamura Nakazô I as Danshichi Kurobei and Ichikawa Danjûrô V as Issun Tokubei in “Mirror of Osaka in the Summ…

Katsukawa Shunkō, About 1779

Etching of a Homeric battle with warriors, chariots and horses below and gods in the clouds above.

Homeric Battle

Léopold Flameng, 1868

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped kimono with crest motifs against a dark gradient background.

The actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the shop boy Chokichi

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1796

Engraved portrait of a young man with curly hair in a draped shawl, leaning on a support, caption reads Ingres at age 24.

Ingres at Age Twenty-four

Léopold Flameng, 1869

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a yellow floral kimono and chrysanthemum robe, holding an open fan.

Hamamuraya: Segawa Kikunojo III as Shirabyoshi Hisakata, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai…

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1794

Woodblock print of a woman in a grey kimono holding up a letter, with a title cartouche at upper right.

Woman Reading a Letter, from the series Ten Classes of Women's Physiognomy (Fujo ninso juppon) (Fumi yomu onna)

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1792/93

Woodblock print of a woman with a topknot gazing into a black hand mirror, wearing a pale green patterned kimono.

The Interesting Type (Omoshiroki so), from the series “Ten Types in the Physiognomic Study of Women" ("Fujin sogaku j…

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1792/93

Woodblock print of a courtesan reading a scroll beside a young attendant holding a lantern, in patterned kimono.

Courtesan of Osaka and Her Attendant, left sheet of a triptych of beauties of the three capitals (Sanpukutsui Osaka h…

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1745

Black ink woodblock print of the fierce bearded figure Shoki standing in a flowing robe with a sword.

Shoki, the Demon Queller

Okumura Masanobu, c. 1745

Etching of a nude male figure holding a small winged Victory statuette against a dark hatched background.

Victory

Mariano Fortuny Marsal, n.d.

Shoki the Demon Queller Marching to the Left

Okumura Masanobu, c. 1745

Etching of two mounted riders passing under a dark arch while seated men rest by a wall in a sunlit courtyard.

Guard of the Casbah in Tetuan

Mariano Fortuny Marsal, n.d.

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono releasing a bird near a willow and birdcage.

Young woman releasing a bird

Torii Kiyomitsu I, c. 1760/65

Etching of a hooded seated figure with arms crossed on knees against a dark wall, signed in the lower right.

Arab Seated, His Hands Crossed on His Knees

Mariano Fortuny Marsal, n.d.

Woodblock print of the deity Jurojin with a crane, tortoise, and pine branches against a pale sky.

Jurojin with crane and tortoise

Nishimura Shigenaga, 18th century

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono adjusting her hair beneath blooming plum branches on a veranda.

Woman on a Veranda About to Open a Love-letter

Katsukawa Shunshō, mid-late 1770s

Etching of a seated beggar in ragged clothing, holding a long staff, with dark hair and a shadowed background.

A Beggar

Mariano Fortuny Marsal, n.d.

Etching of a Moroccan family: a standing man with a pipe, a nude boy, a seated woman with an infant, before an ornate arch.

Moroccan Family

Mariano Fortuny Marsal, 1862

Woodblock print of a woman in a black hood and patterned robe standing in windblown leaves beneath a pine branch.

Woman with Black Hood in Windblown Leaves, from the series "Twelve Scenes of Popular Customs (Fuzoku juni tsui)"

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1783

Etching of a man bending over to inspect plants in a garden beside tall hollyhocks and a stone basin.

Amateur de Jardin

Mariano Fortuny Marsal, n.d.

Etching of a shirtless man with bowed head holding a cloth, standing before a hatched shadowy wall and tiled floor.

The Filthy Man

Mariano Fortuny Marsal, n.d.