Collection

Our collection currently contains more than 100,000 works of art and design dating from ancient times to today. Of these objects, 748 of them are on view in the museum now. 84,693 of them are available online. There are 1,596 recent acquisitions. All of our collection records are living documents. They are frequently revised and enhanced.

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Shirin Neshat

Careless

Gillian Wearing

Self-Portrait

Katsushika Taito II 二代葛飾戴斗

Full moon beneath the Monkey Bridge (Tsuki to saruhashi), Edo (Japanese period)

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Cranes and Waves, Meiji

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Tree Sparrow and Chrysanthemums (descriptive), Edo Period

Katsushika Taito II 二代葛飾戴斗

Crane and young pines (Komatsu ni tsuru), Edo Period

Katsushika Taito II 二代葛飾戴斗

Crane and young pines (Komatsu ni tsuru), Edo Period

Kubo Shunman

Pheasants and heath roses (Boke ni kiji), Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Totsuka (戸塚), Edo Period

Woodblock print depicting two barefoot figures against misty mountain scenery. The hunched woman has black trays of food in each hand and the child carries a black box.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Hiratsuka: Ferry at the Banyū River (平塚萬入川舟渡 Hiratsuka Banyūgawa funawatari), Edo Period

Woodblock print of a figure crouching next to a woven net beside a walking figure eating a skewer and balancing a spear on their shoulder, overtop a coastal scene.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Kanagawa: Panoramic View from Kanagawadai toward Yokohama Honmaku (神奈川従金川台　芒横浜本牧眺望 Kanagawadai yori Yokohama Honmaku chōbō), Edo Period

Woodblock triptych of ladies dressed in luxurious, colorful patterned garments gathering around a table with various food and drinks. Behind them are blossoming plum trees overtop a light pink background.

Utagawa Toyokuni

The New Plum Estate on the Sumida River (隅田川新梅屋敷之図Sumidagawa Shin Ume yashiki no zu), Edo Period

Woodblock print depicting a scene of figures rowing large wooden tan boats on turbulent roiling waves with a crowded gray sand beach and a snow capped mountain in the background.

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Tago Bay near Ejiri on the Tōkaidō (東海道江尻田子の浦略図 Tōkaidō Ejiri Tago no ura ryakuzu), Edo Period

Woodblock print of an arrangement of large green fruits and smaller pale fruits balanced by broad leaves in a blue porcelain bowl with white wave-like ornaments at its base.

Maruyama Ōkyo 円山応挙

Peaches and Loquats in a Porcelain Bowl , Edo Period

Minimalist woodblock print of a branch laden with clusters of small round yellow fruits and a single broad leaf with a green to yellow gradient, overtop a solid peach background.

Katsushika Taito II 二代葛飾戴斗

Loquats, Edo Period

Woodblock print of a light brown woven basket brimming with light gray fresh fish topped with an exquisite arrangement of blooming red flower stalks covered in deep blue-green leaves.

Utagawa Sadahide 歌川貞秀

Ayu Fish and Bell Flowers, Edo Period

Woodblock print with handwritten Japanese text taking up the composition’s top half. The bottom half depicts an arrangement of light gray fresh fish and leafy stalks of blooming yellow flowers.

Kitao Shigemasa 北尾重政

Ayu Fish and Yellow Roses, Edo Period

Woodblock print of a turnip top with gradient black leaves behind a bold and vivid orange carrot. Sparse and feathery blue leaves serve as a backdrop for the vegetables.

Hasegawa Sadanobu II 二代長谷川貞信

Turnip and Carrot, Edo Period

Woodblock print of a flowering and fruiting potted plant behind a hawk perched on an ornamented wooden rod. In the distance, Mount Fuji peeks from behind fluffy white clouds.

Isoda Koryūsai 礒田湖龍斎

Mount Fuji Hawk, and Eggplants , Edo Period

Woodblock print with handwritten Japanese text in the middle of the composition. Above it, two birds accompany a boat docked in undisturbed waters. Below it, a shrub of pink flowers.

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Cormorants on a Boat and Pinks, Edo Period