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Art Institute of Chicago

13,165 works

Woodblock print of a seated woman in a patterned kimono beside a basket with a fish, with calligraphy at upper left.

Ebisu (Shobishin), from the series "A Parody of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune (Mitate shichifukujin)"

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1828

Woman in patterned robe examining thread and a spider web over a lacquered box, in a Japanese woodblock print with pine motif

Two Chinese Women Examining Thread and a Spider’s Web in a Box, from the series "Diptych for the Drum Group"

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1824

Brown ink drawing of a standing draped male figure with bowed head and hatched shading.

Study of Levi

Alonso Berruguete, 1526/32

Red chalk and pen sketch of a woman lifting an infant, with several studies of figures and heads around the central group.

Finding of Moses

Antonio Molinari, c. 1680-1720

Pen and brown wash sketch of figures gathered around an altar with a putto and clouds above.

Figures at an Altar

Giuseppe Diamantini, c. 1650/1700

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors: a seated man in a floral kimono pointing a fan, and a standing woman with a plum branch

The actors Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Kajiwara Genta Kagesue and Ichikawa Monnosuke III as Umegae

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1821

Detailed monochrome print of a macabre forest with skeletons in trees, skulls on the ground, and a seated man beside a pond.

The Comedy of Death (La comédie de la mort)

Rodolphe Bresdin, 1854

Woodblock print of shops and pedestrians along a Shinagawa harbor shoreline at dusk, with women in kimono and red lanterns.

Pedestrians and Shops by the Harbor of Shinagawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, 19th century

Woodblock print of travelers and kite-flying boys near plum blossoms, a lattice gate and fence, by Totoya Hokkei, 1833.

Kamata, from the series "A Record of a Journey to Enoshima, a Set of Sixteen (Enoshima kiko, jurokuban tsuzuki)"

Totoya Hokkei, 1833

Workers process seaweed on a shore beside a thatched hut, with drying racks and barrels, under a pale sky with calligraphy.

Hamagawa, from the series "A Record of a Journey to Enoshima (Enoshima kiko)"

Totoya Hokkei, 1833

Pen and ink architectural sketch of an altar with twisted columns, scrolled pediment, cartouche and handwritten measurements.

Sketch for an Altar of Saint Bartholomew

Attributed to Andrea Pozzo, n.d.

Japanese woodblock print of porters and a woman near a teahouse, with Mount Fuji rising behind them above the sea.

Fujisawa, from the series "A Record of a Journey to Enoshima (Enoshima kiko)"

Totoya Hokkei, 1833

Etching of a lame beggar on a crutch holding out his cap, with a sack over his shoulder, walking across open ground.

Lame Beggar Asking for Alms, from T is al verwart-gaern (It's already confusing)

Pieter Jansz. Quast, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of the Adoration of the Shepherds with the Virgin, infant Christ, shepherds, oxen and angels.

Adoration of the Shepherds

Attributed to Agostino Carracci, c. 1580-1600

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded man seated on stones, holding an open book, with white highlights on a grey-blue ground.

Standing Prophet Holding a Book

After Lattanzio Gambara, n.d.

Woodblock print of a golden palace under a full moon, with figures on a stairway and a woman and armored man in the foregroun

The Palace of Longevity

Totoya Hokkei, 1831

Woodblock print of a woman in patterned kimono with a wand, against blue clouds, with a hanging mirror and calligraphy.

Ama no Uzume, No. 3 (Sono san) from the series "The Boulder Door of Spring (Haru no iwato)"

Totoya Hokkei, 1820s

Engraving of Christ blessing bread on a hill as a crowd receives food, with trees, clouds and a Latin inscription below.

The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes

Lucas Kilian, 1602

Woodblock print of a drummer in a patterned kimono striking a drum beside a red banner, with clouds and moon above.

The drummer, No. 1 (Sono ichi) from the series "The Boulder Door of Spring (Haru no iwato)"

Totoya Hokkei, 1820s

Pen and brown ink drawing of a tomb design with a reclining figure, a Madonna and child in a niche, and two standing women.

Project for a Tomb

Giulio Campi, 1537/43

Japanese woodblock print of a seated woman in a striped kimono beside willow branches, a potted plant and a red calligraphy p

Willow Shop (Yanagiya), from the series "A Series of Willows (Yanagi bantsuzuki)"

Totoya Hokkei, c. 1828

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono by a brazier, with willow branches and a tortoise emblem.

Willow Island (Yanagishima), from the series "A Series of Willows (Yanagi bantsuzuki)"

Totoya Hokkei, c. 1828

Woodblock print of the Sumida River with a bridge, houses, a boat, and snow-capped Mount Fuji in the distance.

The Sumida River (Sumidagawa), from the series "View of Mount Fuji from Edo (Edo no Fuji)"

Totoya Hokkei, c. 1832

Japanese print of two figures in a boat inside a shell-shaped frame, with snowy shore, plum blossoms and a large clam shell.

The shell-matching game, from the series Essays in Idleness (Tsurezuregusa)

Totoya Hokkei, Early 1830s

Woodblock print of a nobleman with a flute beside a kneeling attendant, plum branches, a moon, and calligraphy above.

Nobleman playing flute, from the series "Essays in Idleness (Tsurezuregusa)"

Totoya Hokkei, early 1830s

Woman in a brown kimono reads a letter at a low table in a study room with poem cards and a round window.

Woman reading poems in a study room

Katsushika Hokuga, c. 1833

Woman in a blue kimono on a balcony watching a sailing ship with red flags, with pine and mountains beyond.

Courtesan watching foreign ship from balcony

Totoya Hokkei, c. 1818/44

Woodblock print of a bearded man at a railing gazing up at a goddess in clouds above the sea, with calligraphy.

Benzaiten appearing to Taira no Kiyomori

Totoya Hokkei, n.d.

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono writing at a desk beside blossoming plum branches, with calligraphy above.

Seated woman holding brush and poem card

Totoya Hokkei, early 1830s

Japanese woodblock print of a seated figure beside a round lacquered object and patterned fabrics, with calligraphy above.

Two dolls and a brocade bag, from the series "Clothing, Food, and Shelter (Ishokuju no uchi)"

Totoya Hokkei, 1818