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14,981 works

Japanese print of a paper umbrella, folded umbrella, wooden geta sandals, and a potted plant with a mouse on the umbrella edg

Umbrellas and Geta (Japanese Wooden Sandals)

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, probably 1816

Woodblock book cover with a red crane and Mount Fuji on the left and a black kimono panel with white calligraphy on the right

Cover From a Japanese Illustrated Book

Okumura Masanobu, ca. 1739

Triptych woodblock print of tattooed warriors with swords in patterned kimono against a dark blue background.

Utagawa's Lifetime Masterpiece, from the Japanese version of the Shuihu Zhuan

Utagawa Kunisada, 1863 (5th month)

Woodblock print of a formal reception hall with seated Western officers in uniform and Japanese officials in black robes.

Reception by the Japanese of the Americans at Yokohama

Sensai Eiko, 1870s

Cutaway woodblock print of a warship showing sailors working in labeled decks, with smoke and rough sea below.

The Interior Works of an Armed Japanese Battleship

Unsen, 1874 (Meiji 7)

Triptych print of diplomats in a formal room, Chinese officials in robes and Japanese officials in uniform, around draped tab

Negotiations after the Sino-Japanese War

Fuenken Tsuneshige, March 1895

Triptych woodblock print of a Yokohama merchant house with Japanese women and foreign residents in Western dress.

A True View of a Trading House of a Yokohama Merchant

Utagawa Sadahide, 1861

Triptych night print of soldiers firing cannons and a searchlight beam over water toward an exploding fortress.

Use of Electricity during the Siege of Pyongyang

Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1894

Etching of a woman in a feathered hat beside a Japanese figure with a lantern and fan, 1881.

Japonisme

Henry Somm, 1881

Triptych woodblock print of a busy Yokohama street with shops, carts, pedestrians and blossoming cherry trees.

The Newly Opened Port of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture (Kanagawa Yokohama shinkaikōzu)

Utagawa Sadahide, 2nd month, 1860

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of officials in ceremonial uniforms at a railway station beside a steam train.

Triumphant Arrival of the Emperor at Shinbashi Station

Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1895

Etching of a reclining female nude seen from behind on a pale draped cloth against a dark shadowed background.

Reclining Female Nude

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1658

Triptych woodblock print of uniformed officials, a red carriage with white horses, flags and women in kimono, Meiji era.

His Imperial Majesty, the Commander-in-Chief, Arriving in the Capital in Triumph [Sino-Japanese War] (Daigenshi heika…

Utagawa Kokunimasa, 1895 (Meiji 28), 5th month

Cover of a drawing book with ornate black scrollwork, a central 'Drawing Book' title, and small landscape vignettes on sage g

Drawing Book

H. Byrne, 1880-81

Watercolor of a calm sea and pastel sunset sky with lavender clouds and a thin orange horizon glow.

Sunset at Sea

John Singer Sargent, 1905-6 (?) or 1905-?6

Watercolor of waves breaking on a sandy beach under a dark, cloudy sky with a distant horizon.

Marine

John La Farge, 1883 (?)

Watercolor of a rocky coastline with waves breaking against cliffs and seabirds flying under a grey sky.

A Rocky Coast

William Trost Richards, 1877

Watercolor street elevation of three adjoining New York buildings with an eagle pediment, arched shop windows, and a red bric

Shop and Warehouse of Duncan Phyfe, 168-172 Fulton Street, New York City

John Rubens Smith, 1817-20

Muted gouache drawing of a classical theatre facade with columns, staircases, and a CIVIC sign over the entrance.

14th Street Theatre

Perkins Harnly, ca. 1940

Black-and-white woodblock print of two women in kimono reading books in an interior with a leaf-patterned screen.

Print - Hishikawa Morofusa

Hishikawa Morofusa, early 18th century

Japanese print of two samurai-dressed men by a river beneath a gnarled pine tree, one in a pink patterned kimono.

Print - Kajita Hanko, 1870

Kajita Hanko, 1870

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono beside a paper lantern and lattice window, with a child holding paper and a

Print - Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 1750

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 1750-1835

Japanese woodblock print of a curving bay with wooden houses, pine trees, small boats and distant ships under a pale sky.

Print - Katsushika Hokusai, 1801

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1801

Woodblock print of three figures in patterned kimono in an interior with a shoji window and a landscape folding screen.

Print - Torii Kiyonobu I, 1703

Torii Kiyonobu I, 1703

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with elaborate hair and a patterned kimono, with a cat playing beside her.

Print - Keisai Eisen, 1790

Keisai Eisen, 1790

Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono bending by a fence with pine trees and a doorway at right.

Print - Katsushika Hokusai, 1800

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1800

Black ink drawing on tan paper of a stylized village with angular rooftops, tall trees, and curving hills.

Drawing 16

Jacoba van Heemskerck, ca. 1916

Moonlit winter landscape with bare trees, snowy hills, a frozen stream and streaky white clouds under a deep blue sky.

Winter Scene in Moonlight

Henry Farrer, 1869

Watercolor of boys in straw hats in a wooden dory on calm water, with sailboats and a shoreline in the distance.

Boys in a Dory

Winslow Homer, 1873

Watercolor of a rower in a red headband and white shirt in a single scull on a river, with sailboats in the distance.

John Biglin in a Single Scull

Thomas Eakins, ca. 1873