Art Institute of Chicago

Engraving of a dancing couple in profile wearing 1500s German costume with ruffled sleeves and a tasseled belt.

Engraving of a couple in elaborate 1530s dress, the man with a sword and the woman in a long gown, both in profile.

Engraving of three men in period dress playing trombones while marching, with fine hatched shading on their clothing.

Engraving of a standing robed woman holding an infant, with a dog, a sheep, a lion and a Latin inscription below.

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checkered kimono clutching a wooden pillar, with a sword tucked at his waist.

Engraving of a draped female allegorical figure holding a staff, with a bird on a column and a Latin inscription below.

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono and hakama, holding a black staff and a sword.

Engraving of a crowned allegorical woman on horseback with a sword and banner, a lion below, and a Latin inscription.

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono on a veranda with a scroll, lanterns, a spider and a ladder above.

Engraving of an allegorical woman with snakes on a staff, standing on a beast, with a bat and coat of arms above.

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a female role, wearing a patterned kimono and holding an open fan.

Engraving of a woman in robes riding a bear, drawing a bow, with a rooster and eagle above and Latin text below.

Engraving of a woman riding a horse holding a staff, with a rooster and wolf above and a Latin inscription below.

Woodblock print of a figure in a pink and lavender floral kimono holding a teapot beside a plum branch and rock.

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in yellow and red kimono holding a parasol, standing on a wooden floor, c. 1789.

Engraving of a woman riding a wolf holding a staff, with a vulture above and a Latin inscription below.

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with face paint holding an orange parasol and lantern, wearing a patterned kimono.

Engraving of a man riding a donkey backward, holding a staff with a dragon banner, with a shield and Latin text below.

Engraving of a crowned woman holding a chalice beside coins, sacks and a chest, with a castle in the background.

Woodblock print of a woman on a verandah holding a letter, beneath a branch of plum blossoms, in a grey kimono.

Engraving of an ornamental design with a grotesque mask, two satyrs, putti, a fruit basket and a trophy of arms.

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black kimono and green sash holding white cloth before a plum-branch screen.

Engraved ornamental design with a central bat, a snail, insects, mermaid figures, a shield, and winged figures above.

Engraved bookplate with coat of arms, bird, hourglass, clock and skull, inscribed Hieronymus Baumgärtner.

Engraving of two nude women, one holding a sword and one carrying a platter with a severed bearded head.

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a brown kimono holding a katana, glancing downward, with Japanese inscriptions.

Engraving of the Virgin seated before a tree, holding a nude infant who reaches for a pear, with draped cloth in the foregrou

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a wide stance with outstretched arms, wearing a black robe and holding a katana.

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checkered kimono and yellow obi, holding a sword, standing in geta sandals.

Woodblock print of a woman with ornate hairpins holding a round fan with morning glories, with a river roundel above.