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24,211 works

Woodblock print of two swallows flying near hanging wisteria blossoms, with a yellow bird perched on a branch above.

Swallow, yellow bird, and wisteria

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s-1840s

Japanese woodblock print of a bullfinch on a branch with pink blossoms and falling petals beneath a blue sky.

Bullfinch on aronia branch

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Woodblock print of a great tit clinging upside down to a branch of pink weeping cherry blossoms against a pale background.

Great tit and cherry blossoms

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1847/52

Woodblock print of two sparrows near a red camellia in falling snow, with green leaves and snowy branches.

Sparrows and Camellia in Snow

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1837/48

Woodblock print of a blue kingfisher perched among white viburnum flowers and green leaves, with a red seal and calligraphy.

Kingfisher and viburnum

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1840s

Japanese woodblock print of a small bird on a branch beneath hanging blue wisteria blossoms and green leaves.

Bird and wisteria

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Woodblock print of a green bush warbler on a plum branch with pink blossoms, with calligraphy and red seals.

Bush warbler on plum branch

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1843/47

Three grey and black geese flying downward diagonally across a stippled pale background, in a Japanese woodblock print.

Descending Geese

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1830

Japanese painting of court ladies on a veranda and two men in a blossoming garden, with gold clouds and calligraphy.

Illustration of the Tale of Genji, chapter 5 Waka-Murasaki

Studio of Tosa Mitsuyoshi, 17th century

Painting of a seated noblewoman and a standing courtier on a veranda beside a blossoming cherry tree, with gold clouds and po

Illustration of the Tale of Genji, ch. 8 Hana no en

Studio of Tosa Mitsuyoshi, 17th century

Etching of a pond with reeds and an ornate butterfly above a castle and snowy mountains by Rodolphe Bresdin.

The Butterfly and the Pond

Rodolphe Bresdin, 1868

Brown wash drawing of an older man with long wavy hair and a cravat, signed B. Franklin at lower left.

Benjamin Franklin

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, c. 1778

Engraving of a monkey in period dress painting at an easel in a studio, with a plaster putto and a jug nearby.

The Monkey Painter

Pierre Louis de Surugue, 1743

Engraving of a monkey dressed as a scholar, examining a coin with a magnifying glass among books and coins.

The Monkey Antiquarian

Pierre Louis de Surugue, 1743

Engraving of a woman in a floral gown and feathered hairstyle in a doorway as a man kisses her hand.

Les Adieux (Goodbyes, from Monument du Costume Physique et Moral de la fin du Dix-huitième siècle)

Nicolas Delaunay, 1777

Color print of a young woman with flowers in her hair, a pink bow, and a basket of roses, on a blue background.

Head of Flora

Louis-Marin Bonnet, July 3, 1769

Wood engraving of a blasted tree beside a crescent moon over hills and flattened fields at night.

Blasted Tree and Flattened Crops, from The Pastorals of Virgil

William Blake, 1821

Black and white engraving of a winding river beside a tree and a thatched cottage under a hazy sky with hills.

Sabrina's Silvery Flood, from The Pastorals of Virgil

William Blake, 1821

Chalk drawing of a bearded old man in a ruff collar, mounted within a green and gold decorative border.

Portrait of a Bearded Old Man

Attributed to Claude Mellan, c. 1650

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a floral kimono and elaborate hairstyle against a gray background.

The actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as the wet nurse Shigenoi

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in orange kimono with elaborate black hairstyle and gold ornaments against gray background.

The actor Osagawa Tsuneyo II as Osan, Ippei’s elder sister

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red kimono holding a lantern, against a gray background.

The actor Bando Hikosaburo III as Sagisaka Sanai

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of three Japanese figures, one offering a sake cup, with elaborate hairstyles and patterned kimono.

Kakogawa Konami, Oboshi Rikiya and the Maidservant Suki, (Kakogawa Konami, Oboshi Rikiya, gejo Suki) from the series…

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798/1800

The actor Morita Kan'ya VIII as the Palanquin-bearer Uguisu no Jirosaku

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Japanese woodblock print of stacked figures in patterned kimono holding parasols and fans, with an elder under a decorated um

Bon Festival Dance

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1804/06

Ukiyo-e print of two kabuki actors, one kneeling in a patterned kimono holding a sword, one standing behind him.

The actors Ichikawa Yaozo lll (R) as Fuwa Banzaemon and Sakata Hangoro lll (L) as Kosodate Kannonbo

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one with shaved blue-tinted head and red eye makeup, the other with long black

The actors Sawamura Yodogoro II (R) as Kawatsura Hogen and Bando Zenji (L) as Onisadobo

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with topknot holding a folding fan, wearing a pink and green patterned kimono.

Tachibanaya Chusha (The actor Ichikawa Yaozo III as Hachiman Taro Minamoto no Yoshiie)

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in a hexagonal patterned robe with a sword, by Toshusai Sharaku, c. 1794.

Morita Kan'ya Vll in the Role of Yura Hyogonosuke Nobutada

Tōshūsai Sharaku, c. 1794

Ukiyo-e print of a kabuki actor in a courtesan's elaborate hairpins and patterned kimono against a grey background.

The actor Matsumoto Yonesaburo as Shinobu in the guise of the courtesan Kewaizaka no Shosho

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794