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Art Institute of Chicago

238 works

Woodblock print of women in kimono at a garden teahouse beside a peacock aviary, with a servant carrying tea.

Women Visiting the Bird and Flower Teahouse (Kachojaya)

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1792/93

Lithograph of a raven perched on a bust atop a pedestal, with a sleeping woman at lower right in a shadowy room.

The Raven on the Bust of Pallas ("Perched upon a bust of Pallas..."), from The Raven (Le Corbeau)

Édouard Manet, 1875

Japanese woodblock print of a shrike and bluebird above saxifrage and wild strawberry plants, with calligraphy and a red seal

Bull-headed Shrike and Bluebird with Saxifrage and Wild Strawberry (Mozu, ruri, yukinoshita, hebi-ichigo), from an un…

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1834

Grey wash drawing of a swan spreading its wings over a nest of eggs as a dog approaches among reeds and plants.

A Wild Swan Attacked by a Dog

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, c. 1740

Black lithograph of a chair casting a shadow across a floor in an interior, drawn in loose gestural strokes on cream paper.

The Chair ("That shadow that lies floating on the floor..."), from The Raven (Le Corbeau)

Édouard Manet, 1875

Woodblock print of a bush warbler perched on a branch of pink roses with green leaves against a muted landscape.

Bush Warbler and Rose (Kocho, bara), from an untitled series of flowers and birds

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1834

Etching of a large dark raven lying on its side with a spread wing and beak pointing right, on a pale background.

The Large Hanging Raven (Le Grand Corbeau Pendu),

Henri Charles Guérard, before 1888

Japanese woodblock print of two white herons among iris and reeds beside blue water, with calligraphy at upper right.

White herons and iris

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1830s

Woodblock print of a paddy bird beside white magnolia blossoms and blue-green leaves, with inscriptions in the upper right.

Paddy Bird and Magnolia Flowers (Buncho, kobushi no hana), from an untitled series of flowers and birds

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1834

Engraving of two children with a bird, goat and deer beneath a tree, with cherubs in the sky and a distant village.

Spring (Two Children Playing with Bird), from The Four Seasons

Jan Saenredam, 1601

Woodblock print of two ducks, one flying above blue waves and one swimming among green reeds, with calligraphy at top.

Two Ducks Swimming Among Reeds

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1834/39

Japanese print of a bullfinch hanging upside down among pale pink weeping cherry blossoms against a deep blue background.

Bullfinch and Weeping Cherry (Uso, shidarezakura), from an untitled series of flowers and birds

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1834

Engraving of three masquerade figures: a leaf-covered man with a candle torch, a feathered central figure, and an older man i

An Old Mummer Addressing a Couple Dressed in Leaves and Bird Feathers, from The Masquerades

Jacob de Gheyn II, 1595-96

Woodblock print of a white heron with open beak among tall green reeds over blue water, with calligraphy at top.

White heron and brushes

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Circular engraving of a robed figure surrounded by birds, fish, and animals in a coastal landscape with mountains and a rock

Fifth Day: The Creation of Birds and Fish, from The Creation to the Expulsion from Paradise

Nicolaes de Bruyn, c. 1610

Engraving of the prophet Elijah seated under a large oak as a raven drops bread into his outstretched hand.

Elijah in the Wilderness Fed by Ravens, from Four Scenes from the Life of the Prophets, Isaiah, Ahajah and Elisha

Jan Saenredam, 1604

Woodblock print of a red and blue parrot on a grapevine with dark grapes and leaves, with Japanese calligraphy above.

Parrot on a Grapevine

Utagawa Hiroshige, mid-1830s

Etching of a thatched farmhouse by a river, with figures in a rowboat shooting ducks in the foreground.

Duck-Shooting From a Row-Boat Near a Farm, from Landscapes (Playsante Lantschappen)

Attributed to Claes Jansz. Visscher II, c. 1641

Etching of figures beneath trees tending bird traps, with a netted cage and a rolling pastoral landscape beyond.

The Bird Catchers, Plate 7 from Pastorales

Claudine Bouzonnet Stella, 1667

Woodblock print of a white heron above blue irises and reeds beside water under a pale blue sky.

White heron and iris

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1832/34

Etching of a forest landscape with tall trees, hunters and a dog in the foreground, and a heron by a pond beside an open mead

Heron Shooting, from Landscapes after Jacques d'Arthois

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1648-50

Etching of a carved stone archway framing a busy street with pedestrians and a shop sign reading SWAN.

Swan at Leadenhall

Joseph Pennell, 1903

Woodblock print of a falcon perched on a pine trunk before a pink rising sun, with calligraphy at upper right.

Falcon on a Pine Tree with the Rising Sun

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835

Hand-colored print of three dandies making music in a drawing room, with a poodle, sheet music and framed paintings.

Humming Birds, or A Dandy Trio

George Cruikshank, published July 15, 1819

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in white robe and black hat on a raft under drooping willow branches.

The Actor Bando Mitsugoro I as the Shinto Priest Goinosuke Disguised as the Spirit of a White Heron, in the Play Saki…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1781

Woodblock print of a blue and green parrot perched on a branch with pink blossoms and green leaves.

Parrot on a blossoming branch

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Woodblock print of a woman in a pale kimono holding a yellow parasol beside a willow tree and bamboo.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as the Heron Maiden in the play "Cotton Wadding of Izu Protecting the Matrimonial Chrysa…

Ippitsusai Bunchō, 1770

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a yellow robe holding a long pole beneath a bare plum branch.

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as Kobayashi no Asahina Disguised as a Bird-Catcher in the Play Edo no Haru Meisho Soga, P…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1773

Woodblock print of a blue and grey bird hanging from a branch among lavender wisteria blossoms and green leaves.

Bird on wisteria

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Woodblock print of a red parrot with blue wings perched on a blue-tinted pine branch against a cream background.

Bird on pine tree

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1857