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Art Institute of Chicago

24,211 works

Woodblock print of a woman in a pink kimono and a child in a striped robe beside a shoji window, with poem text above.

Poem by Nakatsukasa, from an untitled series of Thirty-Six Immortal Poets

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68

Woodblock print of two women in kimono beside a calligraphy panel, with plum blossoms and a water bucket.

Poem by Chosui, from the series "Five Fashionable Colors of Ink (Furyu goshiki-zumi)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768

Woodblock print of two women working outdoors beside a bamboo-screened house, with a bucket, basket and poem text above.

Poem by Henjo Sojo, from an untitled series of Thirty-Six Immortal Poets

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68

Pencil study on tan paper of billowing and folded drapery, with a smaller crumpled cloth study below.

Study for Festival

Edward Poynter, c. 1875

Two figures in patterned kimono stand in a room with a lattice screen; one holds a small mouse while the other holds a brush.

Couple with a Pet Mouse

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768/69

Woman standing on a boat gazing at a full moon over a bay, with a second figure playing a lute beneath the roof.

Poem by Abe no Nakamaro, from an untitled series of One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68

Woodblock print of two women in kimono seated on a veranda beside willows and a flowering shrub, with calligraphy above.

Sumirena: The Mistress of Yojiya (Yojiya musume, Sumirena), from the series "Beauties of the Floating World Compared…

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768/69

Woodblock print of a woman in green and a man with swords seated on a veranda beside a willow tree and shop shelves.

Clearing Weather at Asakusa (Asakusa no seiran), from the series "Eight Fashionable Views of Edo (Furyu Edo hakkei)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768/69

Japanese woodblock print of two women gathering abalone on a rocky shore with rolling waves and a poem inscription.

The Abalone (Awabi), from an untitled series of Shells

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1769

Etching of a cliff sloping to a calm sea with a lighthouse, distant ships, and heavy clouds above.

The Cliff, Bay of St. Malmo

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, 1889-90

Woodblock print of two women in a room, one reading a scroll, the other holding a broom beside a potted bonsai.

Poem by Chunagon Asatada, from an untitled series of Thirty-Six Immortal Poets

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68

Woodblock print of a woman and attendant on a boat on a river, with geese flying overhead and a passenger boat beyond.

Geese Descending on the Sumida River (Sumidagawa no rakugan), from the series "Eight Fashionable Views of Edo (Furyu…

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768/69

Lithograph of a man in a paper cap working a large printing press while a figure sits trapped beneath it.

"So, you want to meddle with the press!," plate 319

Honoré Daumier, 1833

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a powdered wig holding a pen, hand on his head, with paper on a ledge before him.

Ipse (Self-Portrait), from Life-Sized Heads

Thomas Frye (, 1760

Lithograph caricature of a scowling man with curled hair and a cravat, captioned Le passé, Le présent, L'avenir.

The Past, the Present, the Future, plate 349

Honoré Daumier, 1834

Woodblock print of two women by a stream under plum blossoms, with a child and a poet writing in the background.

The Third Month (Yayoi), from the series "Popular Versions of Immortal Poets in Four Seasons (Fuzoku shiki kasen)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768

Black and white lithograph of an officer aiming a mortar that launches a man in a top hat above a watching crowd.

A large mortar with a short range, plate 488

Honoré Daumier, 1834

Woodblock print of three figures releasing a bird from a cage beside a tree, with a poem inscribed above.

Freeing a captured bird

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1769/70

Woodblock print of two women on a red platform beneath a moon, with a poem in the sky and autumn branches nearby.

The Eighth Month (Chushu), from the series "Popular Versions of Immortal Poets in Four Seasons (Fuzoku shiki kasen)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768

Pencil perspective sketch of a city street with a lamppost, cobblestones, and tall buildings on both sides.

Study for Paris Street; Rainy Day

Gustave Caillebotte, 1877

Daumier lithograph of two women in bonnets talking, one holding a bread loaf, with men in top hats behind them.

“- Oh, here you are..... what do you have there?..... - Let's not talk about it.... we are having guests, and I just…

Honoré Daumier, 1839

Woodblock print of a woman with a green hat beside a fence and blooming shrubs, with two women at a window and a stream.

The Fourth Month (Uzuki), from the series "Popular Versions of Immortal Poets in Four Seasons (Fuzoku shiki kasen)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768

Engraved portrait of a man with curled wig and buttoned coat, hands resting on a scroll, before a stone wall.

Thomas Wright

Thomas Frye (, 1737

Daumier lithograph of a tall officer beside a yawning, stretching man in a shirt and armchair, with French caption.

aaaah!!... and I dreamt that I had fought courageously!,” plate 304

Honoré Daumier, 1833

Woodblock print of a woman in green pointing to a town street while a child in striped kimono looks up at her.

Going to the Theater

Attributed to Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1770/71

Lithograph of an old man in a nightcap warming his hands at a fireplace, with bottles and a teapot on the mantel.

General Mortier, the evening before the battle of Waterloo, plate 456

Honoré Daumier, 1835

Lithograph of two men at a window, one peering through a tube while the other looks on, with rooftops beyond.

"Oh! It is as if we were there: the tall one opens her corset and the little one is looking for a flea!," plate 27 fr…

Honoré Daumier, 1840

Woodblock print of a man holding a yellow parasol over a woman with a model boat beside a seashore, with poem text above.

Ono no Komachi Praying for Rain

Suzuki Harunobu

Lithograph of two top-hatted men leaving a Paris shop counter while a shopkeeper watches from behind jars.

“Everything is Paid for? And We Didn't Insult Anyone… Bye,” plate 31 from Types Parisiens

Honoré Daumier, 1839

Two women in kimono play battledore on a veranda beside blossoming plum branches and a lattice window.

Playing Battledore and Shuttlecock

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1765/70