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24,028 works

Japanese print of two fortune gods, one with a staff and one with a mallet, beside a panel of handwritten calligraphy.

The gods of fortune Ebisu and Daikoku

Katsushika Hokusai, 1797

Pencil sketch sheet with multiple studies of a donkey's saddles, harness, bridle and head.

Sheet of Sketches: Details of a Donkey and Accoutrements

Attributed to Charles Émile Jacque, n.d.

Japanese woodblock print of six women in patterned kimono seated around a bird cage, with calligraphy above.

Six women seated around a bird cage

Katsushika Hokusai, 1823

Etching of a rocky coastal landscape with sailing ships, fishermen with baskets, a hillside town, and birds in a cloudy sky.

The Miraculous Draught of Fishes

Rodolphe Bresdin, 1883

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin Mary holding the dead Christ beneath a cross, with putti and angels around them.

Pietà

Possibly Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, c. 1750-1800

Three seated men in robes beneath a gnarled maple tree with golden autumn leaves, in a horizontal Japanese woodblock print.

Night Watchmen Under Maple Tree

Katsushika Hokusai, 19th century

Woodblock print of a woven basket of mushrooms and chrysanthemums with a calligraphy slip and loose blossoms.

An Autumn Gift

Katsushika Hokusai, n.d.

Woodblock print of a roadside tea house with a server and seated customer, and a woman riding a horse past attendants by a sh

Travelers' tea house

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1804

Pen and ink drawing of a horse and rider beside a barrel under a vine trellis, with a sign reading AU CENA.

Horse with Monkey on Back

Auguste André Lançon, n.d.

Woodblock print of women washing cloth by a river with thatched houses, a poled boat, and distant hills.

The Chofu Jewel River, one of the Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa)

Katsushika Hokusai, early 19th century

Pen and ink drawing of a seated monkey with clasped hands beside a window and curtain, with a plate on the floor.

Begging Monkey

Auguste André Lançon, n.d.

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a child by a garden pond, a stone lantern and a seated woman at right.

Goldfish vendor

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1801/05

Pen and brown wash drawing of an elephant with raised trunk carrying riders in a saddle, with a man on a ladder beside it.

Elephant with Riders

Auguste André Lançon, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of rococo scrollwork ornament with lilies, roses and garlands above a carved plinth.

Ornamental Design with Flowers

Circle of Jean Baptiste Pillement, n.d.

Japanese woodblock print of women on a veranda watching a girl picking flowers in a garden under a pine and moon.

Women on the Veranda Looking at a Girl Picking Flower

Katsushika Hokusai, about 1790s

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a figure with flowing hair driving a team of galloping horses across a tan sheet.

Apollo and His Horses

François-Alexandre Verdier, n.d.

Ink and wash drawing of a seated helmeted warrior with a winged figure holding a staff above him, on toned paper.

Mercury and Mars

Marco Marcola, n.d.

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji framed by cherry trees in bloom, with pale pink blossoms and drifting horizontal clouds.

Mount Fuji with Cherry Trees in Bloom

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1801/05

Chalk study on grey paper of two bearded male heads, a half-length female nude, outstretched arms and hands.

Sketches of Half-Length Female Nude, Male Heads, Arms

the elder Louis de Boullogne, n.d.

Woodblock print of women gathering herbs in snow near a plum branch, with a man leading a horse loaded with hay.

Gathering Herbs

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1796/97

Woodblock print of a seated woman watching a young girl in a kimono beside a red umbrella and painted screens.

Young girl dancing at nobleman's mansion

Katsushika Hokusai, 1805

Pen and gray wash drawing of Roman chariot race with galloping horses, charioteers, an obelisk and statues in background.

Roman Chariot Race (After Antique Bas Relief)

Attributed to Sébastien Le Clerc, the Younger, n.d.

Japanese print of a sake keg with flowers and paper streamers beside a basket of oranges, with calligraphy at left.

A Keg of Sake and a Basket of Oranges

Katsushika Hokusai, 1820

Red chalk study of allegorical figures, a putto, a tiara and scrolling ornament on tan paper, by Luca Giordano.

Allegorical Figures Holding the Papal Insignia, study after the Allegory of Divine Providence in Palazzo Barberini in…

Luca Giordano, c. 1650

Woodblock print of a celestial maiden and a fisherman beside a shore, with a large feathered bird with trailing plumes above.

The Feather Robe (Hagoromo)

Attributed to Katsushika Hokusai, 19th century

Pen and ink sketch of Saint Luke seated on clouds with a palette, painting near the Madonna and Child in the upper right.

Saint Luke Painting the Madonna and Child

François Lemoyne, n.d.

Woodblock print of two women in kimono with attendants and a horse on a shore, with sailing boats and a pine tree.

Women and Attendents by the Beach of Tanakawa

Katsushika Hokusai, 1800-10

Pen and ink sketch of a haloed seated saint holding a book, with clouds and a cherub above.

Saint John the Evangelist

François Lemoyne, n.d.

Woodblock print of women in kimono walking past a pine tree toward red torii gates and shrine banners.

Women Visiting the Shrine of Shoichii Taro Inari Daimyo

Katsushika Hokusai, about 1804

Ink sketch of Saint Ildefonso receiving a chasuble from the Virgin amid clouds, angels, and architecture.

Saint Ildefonso Receiving a Chasuble from the Virgin

Attributed to Marco Tullio Merolle, n.d.