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24,211 works

Engraving of a knight with a lance fighting a dragon, a kneeling woman watching, a horse at right, and rocks and plants below

Saint George and the Dragon

Master of the Nuremberg Passion, n.d.

Utamaro woodblock print of a veiled woman under a parasol beside a dark-haired figure, with calligraphy above.

The Courtesan Umegawa and Chubei of the Courier Firm (Keisei Unegawa, Hikyakuya Chubei), from the series "True Feelin…

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798/99

Engraving of a nude woman standing on a skull, holding a sundial and globe, with a landscape and castle behind her.

Memento Mori

Master M. Z., 1500/02

Woodblock print of a woman with long black hair, head tilted back, holding a round green fan beside her.

A Wife of the Middle Rank (Chubon no nyobo), from the series "A Guide to Women's Contemporary Styles (Tosei onna fuzo…

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1801/02

Architectural elevation and section drawing of a Chicago building with arched entrance, brick facade, and annotated details.

Rookery Building, Chicago, Illinois, Elevation and Section

Burnham & Root, 1885-1887

The Habit of Boisterousness (Sawagashiki kuse), from the series "Seven Bad Habits (Nakute nana kuse)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1797

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a black updo and hairpin, holding a fan before her face against a floral background.

Woman Holding a Tortoise-shell Hair-comb

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1795/96

Woodblock print of a woman with a fishing rod and a man leaning over a boat, his reflection in the water below.

Fishing beneath a Bridge

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1800

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a black kimono with white cranes and gold clouds, looking downward, by Utamaro.

Hinazuru of the Keizetsuro

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1795

Woodblock print of women and a seated man beside a lantern, irises and a moonlit garden, by Kitagawa Utamaro.

The Chushingura Drama Parodied by Famous Beauties: A Set of Twelve Prints (Komei bijin mitate Chushingura, junimai ts…

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794/95

Woodblock print of a woman in a kimono tending an infant beneath a bamboo mosquito net on a patterned futon.

Mosquito Net for a Baby

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794/95

Woodblock print of a woman lifting pink fabric as she emerges from a green mosquito net, with another woman smoking nearby.

Emerging from a Mosquito Net

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1797/1800

Woodblock print of two women in kimono in an interior, one standing by a screen while a white cat plays with her robe.

Two Young Women after a Bath

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1803

Woodblock print of a woman with a fan seated on a veranda beside a bamboo blind, wearing a patterned kimono.

Woman Sitting on Veranda

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798

Japanese woodblock print of two women walking under a parasol beside pink blossoming branches and a stone wall.

A Set of Three Romantic Journeys (Michiyuki sanpuku tsui)

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1799

Woodblock print of a seated courtesan reading beside a brazier, with an attendant holding a box, in patterned kimonos.

Hanamurasaki of the Tamaya, (kamuro:) Shirabe, Teriha, Flowers from the series Snow, Moon and Flowers in Yoshiwara (S…

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1793

Woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono under wisteria and red lanterns, one seated with a pipe, by Utamaro.

Courtesans beneath Wisteria Arbor

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1795

Japanese woodblock print of three women in kimono with a tray of vases and a potted plant, with an inset panel of flowers.

Act IV, from Treasury of the Loyal Retainers

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1801/02

Japanese woodblock print of a nude man reading a scroll on a veranda beside a woman with a fan and a dog below.

Act Seven, from the series "Treasury of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura) (Shichi-damme)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1801/02

Woodblock print of a woman in a floral kimono leaning beside a black stand, by Kitagawa Utamaro, 1806.

Kanpei's Wife Okaru

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1806

Japanese woodblock print of three women on a veranda beside a tea kettle, with blooming irises in the garden behind them.

The Fifth Month (Gogatsu), from the series "The Twelve Months (Juni toki)"

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1791

Monochrome drawing of a sailboat on a marsh with haystacks, a flock of birds overhead, and distant spires.

Sailboat and Haystacks on Newbury Marsh

American School, n.d.

Woodblock print of three women on a veranda beside a river at night, with a rising moon, pine branches and a tea set.

The Eighth Month (Nanryo), from the series a Calendar of Elegance (Furyu junikagetsu)

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1788

Four women in kimono under cherry blossoms, one holding a turtle over a basin, with a lacquer box and calligraphy.

Women Viewing Cherry Blossoms

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1793

Woodblock print of two women at a riverside teahouse with a boat on the water and rooftops across the river.

Gathering at a Teahouse on the Bank of the Sumida River

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1788/90

Woodblock print of two women and a child by the shore with boats and cherry blossom branches above.

Viewing Cherry Blossoms at Goten Hill

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1787

Two woodblock prints of three women in kimono under a teahouse roof with pine and cherry blossoms, one uncolored, one colored

Viewing Cherry Blossoms from a Teahouse on Asuka Hill

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1789/90

Japanese print of two women and a man on a veranda beside a lacquer vessel, with pine trees and a poem at upper left.

A Parody of the Tales of Ise

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1789/95

Japanese woodblock print of a standing courtier and three seated women beneath a pine tree and bamboo against yellow.

Wakana, Part 1 (Wakana, jo), from the series "A Fashionable Parody of the Tale of Genji (Furyu yatsushi Genji)"

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1789/94

Woodblock print of four women in patterned kimono with ornate hair combs, standing together against a pale background.

The Courtesan Hinazuru of the Chojiya with her Attendants, from the series "Edo Purple in the Pleasure Quarters (Seir…

Chobunsai Eishi, c. 1790