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24,211 works

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one holding a raised sword and the other scowling beside him against a black background

The actors Sawamura Sojuro II as Satsuma Gengobei and Arashi Ryuzo II as Mawashi-otoko Yasuke in the play "Edo Sunago…

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1795

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one in a green checked robe and one in a brown robe with a yellow hair ornament, by Uta

The actors Kataoka Nizaemon VII as Iyo no Taro and Iwai Hanshiro IV as Kojoro-gitsune of Okazaki in the play "Seiwa N…

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1796

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a peony-patterned kimono gripping a wooden post, with dramatic red face makeup.

The actor Ichikawa Hakuen as Akushichibyoe Kagekiyo in the play "Hatsumonbi Yosooi Soga," performed at the Kawarazaki…

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1802

Woodblock print of a woman and a man in kimono looking up at a moon and ball beside bamboo stalks.

The actor Segawa Kikunojo and a young woman kicking a ball

Utagawa Toyokuni, n.d.

Woodblock print of a kneeling kabuki actor in samurai dress beside a rooster, with a standing woman in a kimono behind him.

The actors Ichikawa Komazo III as Akuhachiro Tokikage and Nakayama Tomisaburo I as Yushide, the sister of Rokurozaemo…

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1798

Woodblock print of a long-haired ghost in white robes and a startled man in a green patterned kimono beside a lattice.

Onoe Matsusuke I as the Ghost of the Wet-Nurse Iohata and Matsumoto Kojiro as Mokuemon, in “Tokubei of India: Tales o…

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1804

Woodblock print of a seated man in pale robes and striped hakama holding prayer beads, with calligraphy above.

Memorial portrait of the actor Matsumoto Yonesaburo I

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1805

Woodblock print of a seated woman playing a koto, wearing a patterned kimono and ornate hair pins, with calligraphy at upper

The Courtesan Somenosuke of the Matsubaya, and Attendants Wakagi and Wakaba, from the series "A Comparison of Contemp…

Chokosai Eisho, c. 1796/97

Woodblock print of two women at a writing table, one brushing calligraphy while the other watches, with a blossom sprig in th

The Second Month (Ni gatsu), from the series "Fashionable Twelve Months (Furyu junikagetsu)"

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1793

Japanese woodblock print of a seated woman in a patterned kimono with a fan, brushes, inkstone and basket beside her.

The Fourth Month (Shi gatsu), from the series "Fashionable Twelve Months (Furyu junikagetsu)"

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1793

Woodblock print of a seated woman in a patterned kimono with a lantern and fan beside a basin of reeds.

The Sixth Month (Roku gatsu), from the series "Fashionable Twelve Months (Furyu junikagetsu)"

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1793

Black chalk sketch of a crowded scene of struggling figures, including a raised arm with a blade and reaching women.

Massacre of the Innocents

Circle of Tiziano Vecellio, called Titian, 1585/1600

Etching of a skeletal winged chimera with horned heads standing before a stone arch, surrounded by bones and plants.

The Chimera

Louis Jean Desprez, 1771

Woman kneeling beside bamboo hung with paper poem slips and fans, in a purple kimono, Japanese woodblock print.

The Seventh Month (Shichi gatsu), from the series "Fashionable Twelve Months (Furyu junikagetsu)"

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1793

Brown wash drawing of winged Saint Michael chaining a dragon beneath the Holy Trinity and cherubs in clouds.

The Holy Trinity with Saint Michael Conquering the Dragon

Pietro da Cortona, 1666

Woodblock print of a seated woman in a checked kimono playing a shamisen beside a flowering arrangement on a lacquer table.

The Eighth Month (Hachi gatsu), from the series "Fashionable Twelve Months (Furyu junikagetsu)"

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1793

Woodblock print of a woman in black kimono reading a scroll beside a yellow vase with a leafy branch.

The Ninth Month (Ku gatsu), from the series "Fashionable Twelve Months (Furyu junikagetsu)"

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1793

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman in a purple kimono beside a kettle, brazier and rabbit figure, with Japanese calligraphy.

The Tenth Month (Ju gatsu), from the series "Fashionable Twelve Months (Furyu junikagetsu)"

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1793

Woodblock print of a seated woman in a pink patterned kimono sewing beside a lacquer box and ruler.

The Twelfth Month (Goku getsu), from the series "Fashionable Twelve Months (Furyu junikagetsu)"

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1793

Woodblock print of two elderly figures greeting a red rising sun over waves, beside a pine tree and a broom on sand.

Jo and Uba Greeting the Rising Sun

Utagawa Toyoharu, c. 1770/81

Charcoal drawing of a dark standing figure in a pale field with a moored boat and dark trees beyond.

The Zone (Outside the City Walls)

Georges Seurat, 1882-83

Watercolor of fishermen working on a calm harbor shore beside sailing ships and a ruined tower with grazing cattle.

Port Scene in Calm Weather

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1782

Stormy seascape with a shipwreck, survivors on rocks and in a rowboat, and wreckage tossed by dark blue waves.

The Shipwreck

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1782

The Corner of the Sofa, No. 3

Mary Cassatt, c. 1880

Red chalk drawing of a nude man seen from behind, reclining and reaching toward a tree branch at upper left.

Male Nude Seen from Behind

the Younger Daniël Mijtens, 1672/88

A Bearded Figure Wearing a Turban and Fur Coat, Half Length, Turned to the Right

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, c. 1670

A Soldier Loading a Musket, "Ramme in Your Pouder"

Jacob de Gheyn II, 1596/98

Bust of a Warrior

Hendrick Goltzius, 1586/88

Red chalk drawing of nude men and cherubs in a baptism scene, with a winged angel and rocky landscape behind.

The Baptism of Christ

Cornelius van Poelenburgh, 1641/67

At the Dressing Table

Mary Cassatt, c. 1880