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24,026 works

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 ferry boat with boatmen and passengers crossing a river at dusk, with a moon and birds.

Ferry boat crossing the Sumida River, from the album "Friends of the Three Capitals (Santo no tomoe)"

Totoya Hokkei, 1832

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

Etching of a seated woman with an infant and a man with a long pole beside a pool, with rocks, trees and clouds.

The Holy Family with Pole

Rodolphe Bresdin, 1858

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

Woodblock print of a nobleman and court lady in a boat poled by a boatman past a snowy shore at night.

Nobleman and court lady boating at night near a snow-covered shore

Totoya Hokkei, 1826

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

Pen and brown wash drawing of the Last Supper with haloed Christ at a long table surrounded by apostles, a dog and bread.

Last Supper

Luca Giordano, c. 1685

Brown ink and wash drawing of three musicians playing pipes and a horn, one holding a tambourine and wearing a feathered hat.

Three Musicians Playing Horns and Pipe

Possibly after Bernardo Strozzi, n.d.

Woodblock print of a bridge post with paper streamers beside a large crescent moon in a pale blue sky.

Bridge post and crescent moon

Totoya Hokkei, n.d.

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

Pen and brown ink drawing of a Last Judgement with Christ and the Virgin enthroned above rising and struggling figures.

Last Judgement

Circle of Jacopo Negretti, called Palma il Giovane, n.d.

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

Woodblock print of warrior Guan Yu in green armor riding a pink horse with ornate tassels, holding a halberd.

The Horse Sekitoba and the General Guan Yu (Jp: Kan'u), from the series "A Series of Famous Horses (Meiba bantsuzuki)"

Totoya Hokkei, 1822

Woodblock print of goddess Benzaiten playing a biwa with a monkey and rat, pine branches and calendar scroll, by Totoya Hokke

Benzaiten with monkey and rat

Totoya Hokkei, 1828

Japanese woodblock print of a robed man raising a brush beside a pillar, with poetry inscription and wave patterns.

Xiangru (Jp: Shojo), from the series "Meng Qiu (Jp: Mogyu)"

Totoya Hokkei, c. 1821

Japanese woodblock print of a figure throwing beans from a box beside a large bird, with handwritten verses in the margins.

Asahina Saburo throwing beans

Totoya Hokkei, n.d.

Woodblock print of a woman in a green kimono reclining beside a carp, with a calligraphy panel above, by Totoya Hokkei.

Wang Xiang (Jp: O Sho), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety (Nijushiko)"

Totoya Hokkei, c. 1825

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono beside a pine-painted screen, with vases and a calligraphy panel.

Yu Qianlou (Jp: Yu Kinro), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety (Nijushiko)"

Totoya Hokkei, c. 1825

Black chalk and white highlight sketch of a girl in a headscarf carrying a large basket on her hip, on tan paper.

Fisher Girl with Basket

Attributed to Michel-François Dandré-Bardon, n.d.

Japanese woodblock print of a seated woman in black kimono beside an incense burner, potted plant and calligraphy panel.

Madam Tang (Jp: To Fujin), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety (Nijushiko)"

Totoya Hokkei, c. 1825