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Art Institute of Chicago

24,198 works

Hanging scroll of a squirrel on a branch among grapevines with clusters of grapes and red seals, ink on silk.

Squirrel and Grapes

Shen Yongling, 1694 清朝

Hanging scroll of a standing woman in a blue patterned kimono holding a fan, against a gold ground with brocade mount.

Male Figure

Miyagawa Chôshun, Edo period (1610-1868)

Hanging scroll of a courtesan in a dark patterned kimono with two attendants in floral robes, with calligraphy above.

Courtesan and two attendants

Kawamata Tsunemasa, about 1723

Hanging scroll of a courtesan in a floral green kimono with two attendants, one holding a vessel, beside calligraphy.

Courtesan and Two Attendants

Torii Kiyonobu I, About 1705

Hanging scroll of a courtesan in a patterned black kimono beside a blossoming cherry branch on a pale ground.

Courtesan and Cherry Branch

Toriyama Sekien, 1786

Hanging scroll of a woman in a patterned kimono looking at a full moon beyond bamboo slats, with a seated figure behind.

Youth Playing Football

Tosa Mitsusuke, about 1675

Hanging scroll painting of a courtesan in a blue kimono reading a long letter, with gold hairpins and peonies.

A Courtesan Reading a Letter

Chobunsai Eishi, 1820/25

Hanging scroll painting of a rooster with a long curving black tail perched on a round patterned base, on pale paper.

Rooster on tile

Itō Jakuchū, about 1793

Ink painting of an elderly bearded priest gazing upward beside a steaming tea kettle, on a grey wash background.

Old priest and tea kettle

Gyokudô, no date

Hanging scroll of a woman in a red and black kimono with a blue obi on a stone path beside a tree, Edo period.

Beauty at the Mimeguri Shrine

Utagawa Toyohiro, Edo period, Bunka era c. 1804/18

Ink painting of a crow perched on a broken tree stump beside bare branches, with a red seal in the upper right corner.

Crow on a Tree

Kano Yukenobu, Late 15th century

Hanging scroll of a seated woman in a white patterned kimono on a wooden bench, with misty mountains behind her.

Seated Beauty

Rifû, c. 1730

Hanging scroll of a woman in a dark kimono gazing up on a riverbank with bamboo and an umbrella.

Girl on River Bank

Katsukawa Shuncho, c. 1780/95

Hanging scroll of a woman in a red and white kimono holding a red maple branch against a gold background.

Dancer with a Maple Branch

Katsukawa Shunshō, About 1780-90

Hanging scroll of a kabuki actor crouched and gripping a pole, with calligraphy and red seals above.

The Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô II (1689-1758)

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1788 (inscription 1829)

Fan-shaped Ming landscape painting with layered mountains, dark trees, a wooden bridge and a small pavilion on gold silk.

Landscape

Zhou Chen, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)

Persian miniature of a kneeling warrior attending a dying king among soldiers, with Persian calligraphy text above.

Alexander Comforts the Dying Darius, page from a copy of the Shahnama of Firdausi

Islamic, Timurid dynasty (ca. 1370-1507), c.1480/90

Orange horned thunder god with a drum and dark swirling clouds above golden waves, Otsu-e style painting.

The God of Thunder and his Drum

School of Otsu-e, 18th century

Ink landscape scroll with a conical mountain, a thatched hut behind a fence, willows and pines, and handwritten inscriptions.

Planting Fragrant Fungus at the Tiaozhou'an

Chen Guan, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), 1627 (?)

Hanging scroll of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a fan beneath a drooping willow tree.

Beauty Beneath a Willow Tree

Isoda Koryusai, Edo period, c. 1780

Ink landscape scroll with misty mountains, pine trees, a river, and a fisherman in a small boat.

Fishing Recluse by an Autumn Grove (秋林漁隱圖)

Sheng Mao, late Ming/early Qing dynasty, 17th century

Oval miniature portrait of a woman in pink dress and pearls, set in blue enamel frame with diamonds and gemstones.

Portrait of Sarah Sophia Banks

Nathaniel Hone, 1768

Two seated men in jeweled turbans face each other while a small child attendant sits below in a pastel drawing.

Two Rajput Noblemen with a Child

Unknown artist, Late 18th century

Miniature portrait of a seated woman in a blue satin gown and pearl necklace, with a draped curtain and classical column behi

Portrait of Mary of Modena

Attributed to Nicholas Dixon, c. 1673

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with short dark hair in a white dress, set in a gold pendant frame.

Mrs. Charles Donald McNeill (Martha Kingsley)

Unknown artist, 1800-3

Oval miniature portrait of a man with long curled brown hair, lace collar and green bow, with a landscape behind.

Portrait of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond (1610-1688)

Thomas Flatman, 17th century

Ming scroll of two scholars seated under a leaning willow tree with a standing attendant boy and distant mountains.

Two Scholar-Musicians in a Landscape

Unknown artist, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), 15th century

Miniature portrait of a man with gray hair in a blue coat and red cravat, set in a gold filigree frame with pearls.

Man of the Hunter Family

Edward Greene Malbone, 1803

Oval miniature portrait of a man with powdered hair in a dark blue coat and white cravat, in a gold frame.

Portrait of Augustine Taylor

John Ramage, 1777-94

Vertical scroll of ink calligraphy in seal script on pale paper, with a red seal near the bottom.

Inscription on the Stone Drums, and the Bilou Stele: Calligraphy in Seal Script

Qian Daxin, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)