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Art Institute of Chicago

13,165 works

Japanese woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono beside a pine tree, with a wooden table and calligraphy.

The First Evening in the Mountains (Yamabiraki no yûhi)

Katsukawa Shuncho, Late 18th century

Japanese woodblock print of a woman tending a sleeping child, with ghostly figures floating in a cloud above.

Child's nightmare of ghosts

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1800/01

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one standing and one bowing her head, with pink and blue garments.

Lovers Parting in the Morning, from the series "Elegant Five-needled Pine (Furyu goyo no matsu)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1797/98

Japanese woodblock print of a standing woman in a green patterned kimono adjusting her hair with both arms raised.

A Dancer

Nishikawa Sukenobu, Late 17th to 18th century

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black kimono with a stern look, against a red dragon-patterned backdrop.

Actor Kataoka Nizaemon VIII as Hida no kami Masakiyo

Utagawa Kunisada I, Edo period (1603-1867)

Vertical Japanese print of two red-haired shōjō drinking sake beside a large jar, with swirling wave lines in the background.

Drunken Goblins (Shôjô)

Okumura Masanobu, 18th century

Woodblock print of a teahouse waitress in patterned kimono carrying a cup of tea beside a kettle, with a distant island view

The Waitress Osen of the Kagiya teahouse Carrying a Cup of Tea

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1769/70

Woodblock print of women and a man in kimono on a terrace before a two-story teahouse with a bamboo fence and trees.

Outdoor Amusements at the Kankanro Teahouse in Yoshiwara

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1794

Japanese woodblock print of costumed figures at a sake party with blue ceramic bowls, lacquer trays and calligraphic panels.

Drinking Sake at a Housewarming Party (Takubiraki shuen no zu)

Toyohara Kunichika, 1863

Woodblock print of a horseback rider passing a pine tree with Mount Fuji behind, attendants nearby in patterned robes.

Ariwara no Narihira passing Mount Fuji on his journey to the East

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1845/46

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji above a lake with rocky islands, pine trees and green hills under a pale sky.

Lake at Hakone (Hakone no kosui), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjurokkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Woodblock print of cargo boats and reeds on water, with Mount Fuji rising in the distance under a pink dusky sky.

Off Tsukuda Island in the Eastern Capital (Toto Tsukuda oki), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji s…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Night woodblock print of a pine branch over a river with moored and rowing boats and a distant shoreline.

Pine of Success and Oumayagashi at Asakusa River (Asakusagawa shubi no matsu Oumayagashi), from the series "One Hundr…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Japanese woodblock print of a pale ghostly woman holding a child amid dark pine branches and lightning bolts.

Inue Shinbyoe Masashi, from the series "Eight Hundred Heroes of the Japanese Water Margin (Honcho Suikoden goyu happy…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1836

Woodblock print of a woman in a blue kimono leaning over a flowered brazier in a room with floral screens and a lantern.

A Spring Night (Yayoi no yube)

Utagawa Kunisada I, c. 1847-52

Woodblock print of a standing Japanese woman in a checkered kimono holding a cup, with an orange robe and teal sash.

Image of a Japanese Woman (Fujo Yamato sugata)

Utagawa Kunisada I, c. 1830/35

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black floral kimono holding a sword in a snowy landscape with bamboo and willows.

The Governor Hida no Kami Masakiyo Kataoka Nizaemon

Utagawa Toyokuni III, 19th century

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman in a blue patterned kimono beside a red screen and willow branches, c. 1848.

Actor Bando Shuka I as Jujibei's Wife Ohaya (Jujibei nyobo Ohaya)

Utagawa Kunisada I, c. 1848

Hand-colored print of three toddlers crawling and playing in a round frame, with a calligraphy scroll above.

Three Chinese Children

Unknown artist, 1790-1810

Black and white lithograph of an ornate baroque gateway in Dresden with statues, columns, a small kiosk and figures.

The Zwinger, Dresden, from Facsimiles of Sketches made in Flanders and Germany

Samuel Prout, 1833

Pen and lithograph sketch of an ornate baroque building in Dresden with a domed tower and workers among stone blocks.

Dresden, from Facsimiles of Sketches made in Flanders and Germany

Samuel Prout, 1833

Print of an ornate palace staircase with carved figures supporting columns, balustrades and arches, labeled Zwinger Palace, D

Zwinger Palace, Dresden, from Facsimiles of Sketches made in Flanders and Germany

Samuel Prout, 1833

Black and white lithograph of the Gothic Hotel de Ville in Brunswick, with spires, a market stall, and passersby in the squar

Hotel de Ville, Brunswick, from Facsimiles of Sketches made in Flanders and Germany

Samuel Prout, 1833

Pencil-style print of Prague's Hotel de Ville with a Gothic oriel window, ornate facades, and figures carrying baskets in a s

Hotel de Ville, Prague, from Facsimiles of Sketches made in Flanders and Germany

Samuel Prout, 1833

Pen and ink street view of a Gothic portal and arched gateway in a cobbled Prague lane with figures and crates.

Thein Church, Pragrue, from Facsimiles of Sketches made in Flanders and Germany

Samuel Prout, 1833

Ink lithograph of the Gothic Hotel de Ville in Cologne with arcaded facade, tall spire, and figures on a cobbled street.

Hotel de Ville, Cologne, from Facsimiles of Sketches made in Flanders and Germany

Samuel Prout, 1833

Grey lithograph of a round medieval stone tower topped by a windmill, with figures in a cobbled street below.

On the Walls, Cologne, from Facsimiles of Sketches made in Flanders and Germany

Samuel Prout, 1833

Lithograph of a cobbled street with a Gothic cathedral tower, half-timbered houses, and figures in a market scene.

Dome, Francfort, from Facsimiles of Sketches made in Flanders and Germany

Samuel Prout, 1833

Black and white lithograph of the tall Gothic belfry tower above the Halle in Bruges, with people in the square below.

La Halle, Bruges, from Facsimiles of Sketches made in Flanders and Germany

Samuel Prout, 1833

Ink lithograph of the Gothic Hôtel de Ville tower and guildhalls on Brussels' Grand Place, with a busy market scene below.

Hotel de Ville, Brussells, from Facsimiles of Sketches made in Flanders and Germany

Samuel Prout, 1833