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1,292 works

Woodblock print of two windblown pines over a wave-lapped beach, with travelers and small boats on the sea.

Hamamatsu

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a white kimono and orange skirt holding a fan, on a yellow background.

The Courtesan Kotozuru of the Tsuruya Brothel as an Asazuma Boat Prostitute (Tsuruya Kotozuru-dayū Asazuma-bune), fro…

Yanagawa Shigenobu, 1822

Woodblock print of an armored crew on a sailing ship in stormy blue waves, with ghostly figures in dark clouds above.

Ghosts of the Taira at Daimotsu Bay

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1849-52

Woodblock print of a long wooden bridge, sailboats on calm water, and a conical mountain under a golden sunset sky.

Sunset at Seta

Utagawa Hiroshige

Lithograph of a ship deck with rigging and two dark standing figures, with the printed title L'Oeuvre at lower left.

Announcement for the Théâtre de L'Oeuvre

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1895

Etching of a stone arched bridge over the Seine, with towered riverside buildings on the right and small boats on the water.

Le Pont au Change

Charles Meryon, 1854

Woodblock print of a ferry boat with travelers on a misty river, with porters and boats crossing a sandbank beyond.

Mitsuke; Tenryugawa Ferry, Station No. 29

Utagawa Hiroshige

Charcoal drawing of a busy harbor promenade with a masted ship, townhouses, and walking figures under a pale sky.

The Port, Trouville

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1840-98

Watercolor seascape of sailing boats on a river with seven figures, a dog and woven baskets on the grassy bank.

Seascape with Seven Figures and a Dog

Nicolaas Aartman, 1728-93

Woodblock print of sailing boats on a bay with travelers, porters and wooden buildings along a stone embankment at dusk.

River View at Takanawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1856

Pen and wash drawing of a ferryboat with passengers and a white horse crossing a river toward a distant town.

The Ferryboat

Hendrick Avercamp, 17th century

Watercolor drawing of sailing boats on a waterway with figures and baskets on the shore under a cloudy sky.

Seascape with Six Figures in the Foreground

Nicolaas Aartman, 1728-93

Woodblock print of two figures poling a boat and raft on a river past a snowy village with pine trees and shrine gates.

Clearing Weather after Snow at Massaki

Utagawa Hiroshige

Grey ink and wash drawing of a sailing ship with billowing sails in rough sea, with a small distant ship on the horizon.

A Ship at Sea

Ludolf Bakhuysen, 1650-1708

Brown ink and wash drawing of sailing boats and figures on calm water with distant trees on the shore.

River Scene

Jan Brueghel the Elder, 16th century

Woodblock print of boatmen poling a raft down a river past blooming cherry trees and walkers on a riverside path.

Arashiyama Manka

Utagawa Hiroshige

Grey wash drawing of sailing ships struggling in rough seas under heavy clouds, with flags flying from the masts.

Ships in a Stormy Sea

Ludolf Bakhuysen, mid-17th-early 18th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of sailing and rowing boats on water beside a village of gabled houses and trees.

Boats and Houses

Jan Brueghel the Elder, 16th century

Woodblock print of a full moon over a river with willow trees, a poling boat, fishermen on the banks, and distant mountains.

Autumn Moon on the Tama River

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Grey wash drawing of a stormy shore with figures unloading boats beside a large tree and a house by the water.

A Stormy Scene with Figures Unloading Boats Near a House on the Water's Edge

Jacob Cats, 1785

Pen drawing of a walled city across water, with sailing boats, a leafless tree, and a thatched cottage in the foreground.

Landscape with a Walled City and a Large Body of Water

Matthijs Cock, 16th century

Woodblock print of moored boats with tall masts beside a shoreline of rooftops, with birds flying over a pale evening sky.

Tsukudajima no Oborozuki

Utagawa Hiroshige

Grey wash drawing of a river town with church spires, boats, and a man with a staff on a bank in the foreground.

View of Nantes

Lambert Doomer, ca. 1650s

Winter scene of a frozen canal in a Dutch town with skaters, pedestrians, snowy trees and brick gabled houses.

Snow Falling on a Dutch Town

Abraham Rademaker, n.d.

Woodblock print of white and red-sailed boats on a river with reeds and distant rooftops under a blue sky.

江戸十二景仲洲之景

Utagawa Hiroshige

Drawing of two sailing squadrons flanking a monument with winged Victory, sea gods reclining in waves below.

Study for Decoration of the Obelisk at Port-Vendres

Charles de Wailly, 1783

Etching of a canal lined with buildings, an arcaded inn at left, figures, a carriage, and moored boats under a cloudy sky.

View of Mestre, an inn at left and other various buildings lining the canal, from "Views" (Vedute altre prese da i lu…

Canaletto, 1735-46

Japanese woodblock print of a snowy gorge with a blue river, red boats, pine trees and steep snow-covered cliffs.

Snowy Gorge

Utagawa Hiroshige

Grey wash drawing of fishermen with boats on a wide river, a grazing cow and trees on the bank, under a cloudy sky.

Coast Scene

Jacob Esselens, 1626-87

Etching of the locks at Dolo with an oval basin, stone buildings, a fruit vendor and figures in the foreground.

The Locks at Dolo, an oval-shaped basin with boats at center, buildings on either side, a fruit vendor and groups of…

Canaletto, 1735-46