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Art Institute of Chicago

13,166 works

Four-panel Japanese woodblock print with kabuki actor portraits, one with red face makeup and white beard, and handwritten ca

The actors Iwai Hanshiro VI, Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Kintoki, and Ichikawa Ebizo V as the woodcutter Nekko no Yokizo

Utagawa Kunisada I, 1833

Woman in a green patterned kimono walks past pine trees and a red torii gate in a Japanese woodblock print.

Woman on her way to visit a shrine

Utagawa Kunisada I, early 1830s

Woodblock print of a seated woman in a patterned kimono playing a shamisen, with calligraphy and a boxed object in a red cart

Flowers: Onoe Kikugoro III, from an untitled series of actors representing snow, moon, and flowers

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1830s

Woodblock print of a woman in a striped kimono seated in a boat on a river, with small boats and a bridge behind her.

Oteiroku, from the series "Fashionable Women as the One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Water Margin (Fuzoku onna Sui…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1828/30

Woodblock print of a dark carp leaping up through blue water with white spray, with Japanese calligraphy on the left.

Carp Ascending Waterfall

Hasegawa Sadanobu, 19th century

Woman in brown dress kissing a drowsy child in blue outfit who rubs an eye, in soft pastel tones.

Mother's Goodnight Kiss

Mary Cassatt, 1888

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a blue kimono beside a fence under a pine branch, with calligraphy.

No. 3: Silent Flower (Mono iwanu hana), from the series "A Comparison of Flowers (Hana awase)"

Yanagawa Shigenobu II, late 1820s

Pastel and watercolor of a ballerina in a blue tutu in the foreground, with dancers in white on a stage behind her.

On the Stage

Edgar Degas, 1876-77

Woodblock print of a kimono-clad woman by a railing with bonsai pots, a blue sea at left, and calligraphy.

No. 6: Flower of the Capital (Miyako no hana), from the series "A Comparison of Flowers (Hana awase)"

Yanagawa Shigenobu II, late 1820s

Japanese woodblock print of an ornate boat with a cabin and banners on waves, pine trees and distant mountains behind.

Jewel of the Full Tide (Manju), from the series "The Palace of the Dragon King (Ryugu)"

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 1820

Japanese print still life of a plum branch, writing case, paper slips, ink stone and a white rabbit figurine on a mat.

Seaweed, portable writing case, and plum branch, no. 5 from the series "The Rabbit's Boastful Exploits (Usagi tegarab…

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 1819

Woodblock print of two women in kimono beside a temple with a lantern, pine trees and a floral border.

Monkey: Koshindo Hall at Takanawa (Saru, Takanawa Koshindo), from the series "Famous Places in Edo Compared to the Tw…

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1827

Japanese print of a patterned bowl, scissors, and morning glory vines with handwritten calligraphy in the margins.

Bowl, scissors, and morning glories

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1820

Red chalk drawing of a foreshortened putto with one arm raised and legs bent toward the viewer on a cream sheet.

Foreshortened Putto

After Antonio Allegri, called Correggio, 1522/30

Woodblock print of two scholars, one writing with a brush beside a mountain landscape screen, with poetry columns at left.

Chinese Poetry, from the series "Three Classical Arts for the Sugawara Circle (Sugawara sanseki)"

Yashima Gakutei, early 1820s

Japanese woodblock print of a seated figure beside a blue pine tree on a veranda, with a calligraphy panel and patterned bord

Prosperity: Ding Gu (Roku, Teiko), from an untitled series of happiness, prosperity, and longevity

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1824

Pen and ink sketch of two winged putti, one standing before a large curved shield with a spiral scroll.

Putti with Shield

After Correggio, n.d.

Japanese print of courtly figures in patterned robes seated in an interior beside a calligraphy panel and potted plant.

Longevity: Wo Quan (Ju, Akusen), from an untitled series of happiness, prosperity, and longevity

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1824

Charcoal drawing of a child's head turned three-quarters, with curly hair and an open-mouthed expression.

Child's Head (Recto) Nude Male Figure (Verso)

After Antonio Allegri, called Correggio, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a woman's head with lowered eyes and a veil, on light paper, in a gilt mount.

Woman's Head

Attributed to Giovanni Battista Vanni, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a bald saint in a flowing robe reaching upward, on worn, aged paper.

Saint Geminianus

After Antonio Allegri, called Correggio, n.d.

Japanese print of a seated actor in green robe holding a staff, above a panel of white peonies, with calligraphy.

An actor as Mita no Tsuko and peonies, from the series "Ten Designs for the Honcho Circle (Honchoren jubantsuzuki)"

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1822

Woman in patterned robe playing a lute at a low table beside an incense burner with rising smoke and a flowering branch.

The Lesser Water Dragon Year of the Tenpo Era

Totoya Hokkei, 1832

Red chalk drawing of a seated male nude seen from behind, arm raised over head, legs stretched across the ground.

Satyr (Back View)

Possibly Giulio Carpioni, n.d.

Academic Male Nude

Circle of Agnolo Bronzino, c. 1570

Male Nude Walking to Left, Carrying Burden on His Shoulders

Possibly after Rosso Fiorentino, n.d.

Japanese woodblock print of a red dawn sun over a bay, Mount Fuji on the right, pavilion and pines at left.

Dawn over Mout Fuji and Susaki, from the series "Five Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji goban no uchi)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1827/29

Pen and brown ink study of a robed kneeling saint with arms raised and face turned upward, on tan paper.

Study for Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata

Guercino, 1632/34

Woman in blue kimono playing shamisen beside a cat and plum blossoms, with a writing box and poems in a Japanese woodblock pr

No. 4: Personally Arranged Flower (Teike no hana), from the series "A Comparison of Flowers (Hana awase)"

Yanagawa Shigenobu II, late 1820s

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono sheltering under a tree in the rain, with calligraphy on the left.

No. 3: Shade Beneath a Tree (San: konoshitakage), from the series "A Collection of Famous Horses (Meiba zoroe)"

Yanagawa Shigenobu II, 1834