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Art Institute of Chicago

13,158 works

Woodblock print of women and a child practicing calligraphy at a writing table in a room with a shoji screen.

Knowledge (Chi), from the series "Five Cardinal Virtues"

Suzuki Harunobu, 1767

Color woodblock print of a woman writing on a veranda beside a river with fishermen in a boat and red maple leaves.

Fidelity (Shin), from the series Five Cardinal Virtues

Suzuki Harunobu, 1767

Woodblock print of two women in a room, one playing a shamisen and one kneeling by a lacquer box, with a poem cloud above.

The Moon (Tsuki), from the series "Fashionable Scenes of Snow, Moon and Flowers (Furyu setsugekka)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768/69

Woodblock print of two women at a well curb with a bucket and rope, plum blossoms, and a verse cartouche above.

First Love (Hatsu koi), a parody of the well-curb episode of the "Tales of Ise"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766/67

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono adjusting her hair while riding a grey ox along a sandy shore.

Courtesan Riding an Ox

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766

Woodblock print of a woman, a man with a sword, and a child beside a pink fence under blossoming plum branches.

A Spring Outing

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono reading a letter beneath a pink-edged mosquito net, by Suzuki Harunobu.

Woman Standing beside a Mosquito Net Reading a Letter

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768/69

Vertical woodblock print of a swirling thunder god above a web, with a courtesan in patterned kimono on a veranda below.

The Smitten Thunder God Delivering a Love Letter to a Courtesan

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68

Woodblock print: a fierce figure on a cliff holds a dangling child above a woman in striped robes combing her hair by a strea

Shoki in Love

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a red kimono holding yellow flowers beside a thatched house in the rain.

Young Woman Holding a Kerria Branch (parody of Ota Dokan)

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1764/65

Woodblock print of a woman in striped kimono with papers blowing in wind, a demon above dark waves.

An Inauspicious Day

Suzuki Harunobu, c.1769

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one reaching to pick plum blossoms beside a wooden fence.

Picking a Plum Branch

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68

Woodblock print of a woman with a parasol and fan walking beside a boy carrying a hobby horse, in striped robes.

Boy on Hobby Horse Followed by Woman Holding Umbrella

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768/69

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a young man in striped kimono holding a fishing net and sword beside reeds and water.

Young Man with Fishing Pole and Net

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1769

Japanese woodblock print of two lions beside peonies and swirling clouds, in muted red, white and tan tones.

Two Fighting Lions

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1772

Two costumed performers in black and floral kimono hold up horse-head sticks in a woodblock print with calligraphy above.

Nui and Chiyo from Daimon Fujiya performing the hobby-horse dance, from the series "Comic Performances by the Enterta…

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1776/81

Japanese woodblock print of two women by a brazier, one holding an infant, with a black bird on a stand and bamboo panel.

Kakkyo (Chinese: Guo Ju), from the series "Fashionable Japanese Versions of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety…

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1770/72

Japanese woodblock print of three figures in kimono by a bamboo blind, with crows flying under a rising sun.

Sunrise, from the series "Fashionable Three Beginnings (Furyu mittsu no hajime)"

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1770/72

Woodblock print of two women in kimono in a room with latticed screens, a potted plant, and a folding screen.

New Year's Day, from the series "Fashionable Three Beginnings (Furyu mittsu no hajime)"

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1770/72

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman in green kimono gazing at a striped tiger painted on a folding screen beside a lacquer bo

Tiger, from the series "Fashionable Twelve Signs of the Zodiac (Furyu juni shi)"

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1770/72

Three women in patterned kimono walk past cherry blossoms, with a poem cartouche above, in an Edo period woodblock print.

Ono no Komachi Visiting Kiyomizu Temple, from the series The Fashionable Seven Komachi (Furyu nana Komachi)

Isoda Koryusai, Edo period (1615-1868), n.d.

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono and ornate hair combs walking side by side on a cream background.

The Tenth Month (Kannazuki): Wakamatsu and Wakatsuru of the Tawaraya, from the series "Twelve Patterns in the Norther…

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1776/81

Woodblock print of a woman in striped kimono on a veranda beside blooming irises, with a wind bell and flower vase.

Summer, from the series "New Versions of Flowers of the Four Seasons (Shinpan furyu shiki no hana)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767

Three women in kimono sit by a writing table while a dream vision of the deity Daikoku with treasure bags floats above.

Sugawara of the Tsuruya dreaming of Daikoku

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1778

Woodblock print of two women in kimono looking up at bats over a river bank at dusk.

Young Woman in the Glow of Sunset (Musume no sekisho), from the series "Eight Views of Fashionable Human Relations (F…

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1770/72

Woodblock print of a woman in a grey kimono and white hood walking with a child beside a striped screen and pine branch.

The Evening Bell of the Nun (Bikuni no bansho), from the series "Eight Views of Fashionable Human Relations (Furyu ji…

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1770/72

Woodblock print of a standing swordsman and a kneeling woman clutching his sleeve beside a pine tree on a veranda.

Parody of the Armor-pulling Scene (Kusazuribiki), from the series "Fashionable Parodies of Bravery in Love (Furyu mit…

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1770/72

Japanese woodblock print of an armored samurai with arrows standing beside a kneeling woman in a pink kimono, with calligraph

Parting

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1772

Woodblock print of a woman lifting a kite for a child beneath drooping willow branches on a wooden veranda.

Young Man Holds a Kite for a Child

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1774

Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan in a patterned pink kimono beneath a cherry tree, with a veiled man behind her.

Courtesan Walking with Veiled Man under Cherry Tree

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1772