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24,208 works

Woodblock print of women in kimono at a garden tea house with birds in latticed aviaries and a server with a tray.

Kacho chaya

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1792/93

Mezzotint portrait of a man with shoulder-length hair holding a pen over a sketch, dark coat and white cravat.

Mosland, Glo

Attributed to William Ward, n.d.

Woodblock print of kimono-clad women and men visiting a temple with pine trees, stone lanterns, and stalls.

New Year's Pilgrimage to Myohoji Temple in Horinouchi (Horinouchi Myohoji eho mairi no zu)

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1804/10

Woodcut of a helmeted archer drawing a bow beside a winged figure fighting a serpent in a dense forest.

Alcon Slaying the Serpent

I Hans Wechtlin, 1510-15

Diptych Japanese woodblock print of women and a horseman with a falcon and dog walking by a reedy riverbank.

Party of falconers near river

Utagawa Toyohiro, c. 1798/1801

Woodblock print of palanquin bearers and robed courtiers crossing a bridge, with children on a hill and a temple among pines.

Frontispiece to the illustrated album "Thirty-six Immortal Women Poets" ("Nishikizuri onna sanjurokkasen")

Katsushika Hokusai, 1801

Line drawing of an armored knight in plumed helmet leading a horse across grass, with a German inscription above.

Plate 7a, from Turnier Buch Herzogs Wilhelm des Vierten von Bayern (Tournament Book of Duke Wilhelm IV of Bavaria)

Theobald Senefelder, 1817

Line engraving of two horses in decorated caparison with small figure scenes, a plumed helmet, and a heraldic shield.

Plate 7b, from Turnier Buch Herzogs Wilhelm des Vierten von Bayern (Tournament Book of Duke Wilhelm IV of Bavaria)

Theobald Senefelder, 1817

Two mounted knights in armor with lances and ornate horse coverings, with heraldic shields and handwritten captions above.

Plate 14a, from Turnier Buch Herzogs Wilhelm des Vierten von Bayern (Tournament Book of Duke Wilhelm IV of Bavaria)

Theobald Senefelder, 1817

Two facing pages of an 1817 print showing armored jousting knights on decorated horses with heraldic shields and German text.

Plate 18a, from Turnier Buch Herzogs Wilhelm des Vierten von Bayern (Tournament Book of Duke Wilhelm IV of Bavaria)

Theobald Senefelder, 1817

Etching of tall houses on a riverbank with a stone arch bridge, a rowboat with passengers, and birds in a cloudy sky.

Watermill

Rodolphe Bresdin, 1866

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in studded armor and lace collar, with a Latin inscription below, 1634.

Hendrik Count van de Bergh

William Jacobsz. Delff, 1634

Woodblock print of farmers carrying straw across a bridge in a rice field, with thatched houses and hills under a red dawn sk

Tenji Tenno (The Emperor Tenji), first poet in the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by the Nurse

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1835/36

Woodblock print of a figure in a patterned kimono and striped hat beside chrysanthemums and a bamboo fence.

Young Man Dressed as Mendicant Monk

Okumura Masanobu, c. 1755

Woodblock print of workers hauling a load by rope past a thatched house, with a smoking red volcano behind.

Kakinomoto Hitomaro from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1835-36

Woodblock print of a standing court noble on a rock by a moonlit bay, with kneeling attendants, pine trees and two boats.

Abe no Nakamaro, seventh poet in the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by the Nurse

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1835/36

Woodblock print of travelers on an arched bridge over a rushing river, with autumn maples and hills in the background.

Ariwara no Narihirafrom the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1835-36

Hand-coloured print with floral bouquets, ribbon bows and a central silver urn in a green medallion.

Decorative Floral Print, from A Collection of Flowers Drawn after Nature

John Edwards, 1793

Engraving of a cavalry battle with soldiers, rearing horses, a fallen warrior, and a walled city in the background.

The Victory of Scipion over Syphax

Master of the Die, c. 1532

Woodblock print of travelers on a wooden bridge over a blue river, with red autumn maples and rocky cliffs.

Autumn Maples at Takinogawa River (Takinogawa momiji), from the album "The Eternal Waterfall (Tokiwa no taki)"

Totoya Hokkei, 1833

Woodblock print of a river between green and blue mountains, with two boats and a pine tree, and Chinese calligraphy in the u

Crossing the Yellow River, from the series "Picture Book of Chinese Poems (Toshi gafu no uchi)"

Totoya Hokkei, c. 1830/44

Etching of a hilltop town with tall towers above gnarled olive trees and vineyard rows, with cypresses at left.

Towers of San Gimignano, Outside theWalls

Joseph Pennell, 1883

Woodblock print of green cliffs, a waterfall, and a boatman in a small boat, with calligraphy at upper right.

Clear autumn sky over a mountain temple, from the series "Picture Book of Chinese Poems (Toshi gafu no uchi)"

Totoya Hokkei, c. 1830/44

Woodblock print of a robed figure standing on a blue rocky peak beside steep mountains and pink clouds, with calligraphy.

Climbing a mountain in Liuzhou, from the series "Picture Book of Chinese Poems (Toshi gafu no uchi)"

Totoya Hokkei, c. 1830/44

Japanese woodblock print of a bay with moored boats, travelers on a shore road, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Takanawa Okido at the Shinagawa Station (Shinagawa-juku Takanawa Okido), from the series "Eastern Capital (Toto)"

Shōtei Hokuju, c. 1789/1818

Woodblock print of the Sumida River with boats, a bridge pillar on the left, and riverside houses and trees.

Sumida River seen from Azuma Bridge (Azumabashi yori Sumida wo miru no zu), from a group of Western-style landscapes

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1800/05

Japanese print of a bearded man in a patterned robe carving a wooden mask, with tools and wood shavings on the floor.

The Mask Carver

Katsushika Hokumei, Early 19th century

Woodblock print of fishermen catching sweetfish in a river under a full moon, with weeping willows and a footbridge.

Catching Sweetfish in the Tama River under the Autumn Moon (Tamagawa aki no tsuki ayuryo no zu), from the series "Sno…

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1844/45

Woodblock print of a woman washing cloth at a river bend beside a wooden tub, under a drooping willow branch.

Chofu Jewel River in Musashi Province (Musashi Chofu), from the series "Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa no uchi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/39

Woodblock print of two women beside a pine under a full moon, one raising a fulling mallet, with calligraphy above.

Kinuta Jewel River in Settsu Province (Settsu Kinuta), from the series "Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa no uchi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/39