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Japanese Prints

11,173 works

Engraved print of three men finishing a painting in a studio, one touching up a canvas with a brush.

The Paintings Exhibition of 1868: Giving it the last touch

Etienne, 1868, printed 1920

Print of a man and woman dining at a crowded restaurant, with framed paintings on the wall and a carafe on the table.

The Restaurant of the Great Art Exhibition: A symbiotic love for the arts and the cutlet

Etienne, 1868, printed 1920

Black and white engraving of men examining prints in a room crowded with framed paintings and sculptures on the walls.

Les amateurs d'estampes, from Tirage Unique de Trente-Six Bois

François Louis Schmied, 1868, printed 1920

Engraving of a theater audience of caricatured men in armchairs, a central man reading a newspaper, under an ornate balcony.

Fauteuils d'orchestre, from Tirage Unique de Trente-Six Bois

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1878, printed 1920

Engraving of a crowd of top-hatted men and bonneted women on a city street at night, lit by a gas lamp.

Boulevard du Temple à minuit, from Tirage Unique de Trente-Six Bois

Charles Maurand, 1863, printed 1920

Woodblock print of travelers in straw hats by a latticed gate, with a rain-streaked hillside, pine, and palanquin bearers.

Tsuchiyama, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Wood engraving of a man in a top hat gesturing in a theater box beside a woman in white, with performers on stage.

Le couplet final, from Tirage Unique de Trente-Six Bois

Charles Maurand, 1862, printed 1920

Black-and-white print of a crowd queuing at a theatre box office window beneath a sign listing seat prices.

Box Office

Charles Maurand, 1862, printed 1920

Black and white print of a woman raised above a crowd of masked revelers at a ball in a theater.

At the Opera Ball - Lent - Long live the smartly dressed crowd!

Etienne, 1868, printed 1920

Etching of two seated men in top hats looking at a masked figure in pierrot costume at a crowded ball.

The Opera Ball: You are having too much fun!

Etienne, 1868, printed 1920

Black and white print of a man holding up a dead rabbit while others in top hat and bonnet look on under chandeliers.

At the Universal Exhibition: The producer of felt hats. Here you can see a live rabbit, which I will dump into the ma…

Charles Maurand, 1867, printed 1920

Crowd in top hats gathers around a closed carriage at a busy street scene, a man leaning out from its roof.

At the Universal Exhibition: The visitor will easily find any means of transportation to return to his hotel

Julien Antoine Peulot, 1867, printed 1920

Black and white engraving of top-hatted men and a woman with a bundle on a city boulevard with bare trees.

Le Boulevard des Italiens, from Tirage Unique de Trente-Six Bois

Charles Maurand, 1862, printed 1920

Black and white print of three men in top hats and a child drinking at a table with a pitcher and glasses.

Physiology of Drinking: The Four Ages

Charles Maurand, 1862, printed 1920

Caricature engraving of a seated heavyset man and a bearded standing man gesturing at a large box camera on a tripod.

Photographes et photographiés, from Tirage Unique de Trente-Six Bois

Charles Maurand, 1862, printed 1920

Black-and-white engraving of people waiting in an omnibus office, with a seated woman with a basket and a man in a top hat.

Un bureau d'attente d'omnibus, from Tirage Unique de Trente-Six Bois

Charles Maurand, 1862, printed 1920

Black and white print of passengers inside an omnibus, including a woman holding a baby and men in top hats.

Interior of a Bus

Charles Maurand, 1864, printed 1920

Black and white print of a man in a top hat beside a street urinal in heavy rain, with a figure running past under an umbrell

Full!!!

Charles Maurand, 1862, printed 1920

Hokusai woodblock print of Minakuchi station on the Tokaido road, with travelers, porters, a pine tree and a bamboo fence.

Minakuchi, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Print of a man with hat and cane, a woman and a child walking across a flat landscape toward a distant steam train.

Too Late!

Charles Maurand, 1862, printed 1920

Engraving of a crowd in top hats and bonnets looking upward at a spectacle in a city street.

The Sunday Rush

Charles Maurand, 1862, printed 1920

Four men in top hats and heavy coats sit crowded in a train compartment, wearing sour, weary expressions.

Train de plaisir, dix degrés d'ennui et de mauvaise humeur, from Tirage Unique de Trente-Six Bois

Charles Maurand, 1862, printed 1920

Black and white etching of a violinist singing with open mouth beside a harpist, in front of a building with a flowerpot wind

The Street Singers

Charles Maurand, 1862, printed 1920

Black and white print of a pianist and two singers performing in a dim room, with listeners and candles in the background.

The Chamber Musicians

Charles Maurand, 1862, printed 1920

Black and white print of top-hatted men crowding around a framed painting while an auctioneer points from a podium.

Les amateurs de tableaux à l'hôtel Bouillon, from Tirage Unique de Trente-Six Bois

Charles Maurand, 1862, printed 1920

Black and white print of an auctioneer raising an object above a crowd of top-hatted bidders in an auction room.

The Auction House: The Auctioneer

Charles Maurand, 1863, printed 1920

Engraving of a man presenting a framed painting to seated, top-hatted spectators at an auction.

The Auction House: The Expert

Charles Maurand, 1863, printed 1920

Engraved street scene of three figures in conversation, a top-hatted man, an elderly woman, and a man carrying a framed pictu

The Auction House: The Dealers

Charles Maurand, 1863, printed 1920

Engraving of an excited auctioneer gesturing beside a mantel clock and an ornate urn, with bidders in the background.

The Auction House: The Auctioneer

Charles Maurand, 1864, printed 1920

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a plank bridge over a river, with pine trees, hills, and pink clouds.

Ishibei, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Woodblock print of travelers with a packhorse by a fence and blossoming tree, with a river and pink clouds behind.

Kusatsu, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806

Woodblock print of a tea house at Otsu with a serving woman, a seated traveler, and workers by a water trough.

Otsu, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1806