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Art Institute of Chicago

13,158 works

Woodblock print of a woman with a parasol admiring a flowering vine, in a striped kimono with a patterned sleeve.

Young Woman Holding Parasol Admires Hirugao (noon-face) Flowers

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1772

Woodblock print of a young woman in a tall black hat and patterned kimono holding a fan, performing a dance.

Young Woman Performing Sanbaso Dance

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1775

Woodblock print of a couple sharing an umbrella under a snowy willow tree, the woman in white and the man in black.

Lovers Beneath an Umbrella in the Snow

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono, one holding a letter, beneath a pine tree.

Delivering a Love Letter

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1777

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a black hood speaking to a boy in a checked robe under a crescent moon.

Woman Wearing Black Hood Speaks to Young Boy

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1772

Etching of an elderly bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe reading a book beside a globe at a table.

The Philosopher

Ferdinand Bol, n.d.

Vertical Japanese print of two figures in kimono lighting pipes beneath a blossoming plum tree.

Couple Lighting Pipes Under a Plum Tree

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1772

Japanese woodblock print of a standing woman with a basket beneath a bamboo lattice where two women look outward.

Two Young Women Looking out at Young Man Dressed as Komuso

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1774

Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan leaning above a young man in striped kimono holding an umbrella.

Courtesan Pulling a Young Man's Umbrella (parody of Rashomon)

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1773

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono, one with a woven basket, with birds flying above clouds.

Young Couple Dressed as Mendicant Monks (Genpachi and Komurasaki?)

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1777

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a patterned kimono under an umbrella, beside blossoming cherry branches.

The Courtesan Shirotae of the Okanaya

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1776/81

Woodblock print of a woman using a feather duster to sweep a cobweb from a ceiling as a kneeling woman watches below.

Sweeping a Cobweb

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1775

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a blossom-patterned kimono standing before a barred lattice window.

Courtesan Standing in Front of a Barred Window

Attributed to Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1765

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono, one behind a bamboo lattice window.

Young Man Admiring a Girl through a Barred Window

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1770

Japanese woodblock print of a young couple in a red boat, the woman standing with a pole beside reeds and water.

Young Couple in a Boat

Uchimasa, c. 1770/75

Two women in kimono in a room with a go board, a bamboo painting and a letter, from a Japanese woodblock print.

The Courtesan Matsukaze of Ogiya in Edo-machi Itchome (Edo-machi Itchome, Ogiya uchi Matsukaze)

Komai Yoshinobu, c. 1765/71

Hand-colored woodblock print of a mounted warrior with attendants before Mount Fuji, with sailboats and pine trees.

Narihira's eastern journey

Tomikawa Fusanobu, second half of 18th century

Woodblock print of an actor in a patterned kimono holding a staff, with floral hair ornaments, on a grassy field.

The Actor Nakamura Noshio I as Princess Usuyuki (Usuyuki Hime) in the play "Shin Usuyuki Monogatari," performed at th…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1774

Color woodblock print of red and pink peonies with green leaves and buds, with a Japanese title cartouche at center.

Color-Printed Wrapper for the series "Furyu Nishiki-e Ise Monogatori"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of a courtly woman facing two armored guards beside a wooden fence and pine tree, with calligraphy above.

"Ha": Guards at the "Love Passage," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Is…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji under a red sky with a horseback rider and attendants in the foreground.

"He": Mt. Fuji, Suruga Province, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise m…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of a nobleman and attendants in a boat with a poler, ducks on a river, and a green bank.

"To": Sumida River, Musashi and Shimosa Provinces, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Fur…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woman and boy in kimono beside grass, with torch-bearing men on a green hill and calligraphy above, Japanese woodblock print.

"Chi": Musashi Plain, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of two women in kimono leaning over a well curb beneath an ivy-covered tree, with calligraphy above.

"Ri": The Well Curb, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Japanese woodblock print of kabuki actors in patterned kimono with seated musicians playing shamisen on a raised stage.

The Actors Nakayama Kojuro VI (Nakamura Nakazo I) as Chidori, Sawamura Sojuro III as Shigemori, and Ichikawa Yaozo II…

Torii Kiyonaga, 1785

Woman in red kimono seated by a stream beneath a red maple, with a Japanese poem written above in the sky.

"O": Catalpa Bow, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woman in white and red robes stands by a stream under a drooping willow, with poem calligraphy above.

"Ka": A Court Lady Thinks Disconsolately of Her Lover, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of a seated man, a kneeling attendant with a brazier, and a woman in a floral kimono on a veranda.

"Yo": A Man Meets a Former Lover, now Serving in a Provincial Household, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of a courtier reading a scroll by a river beside a pine, with an elderly man and child and purification wands

"Ta": Purification Ceremony to Remove the Pains of Love, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Picture…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73

Woodblock print of courtiers with a pink parasol in snow beneath a pine tree, with calligraphy above.

"Tsu": Narihira in the Snow at Ono, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Is…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772/73