Collection

Our collection currently contains more than 100,000 works of art and design dating from ancient times to today. 2,128 of these objects are on view in the museum now. 85,735 of them are available online. There are 2,312 recent acquisitions. All of our collection records are living documents. These records are frequently revised and enhanced.

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Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Nakahara (reclaimed fields) Sagami Province (Soshu Nakahara), Edo (Japanese period)

Painting of a topless woman in an orange garment holding a tri-tiered tool, sitting in front of a yellow building and beneath a leafy tree. Various objects surround her.

Unknown Maker, Indian

Woman Making an Offering to Shiva, Mughal

Woodblock print of several partially-nude figures standing beneath a waterfall amongst the clouds and descending from a hill with trees.

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Rōben Falls at Mount Ōyama Sagami Province (相州大山ろうべんの滝 Sōshū Ōyama Rōben no taki), Edo Period

Woodblock print of yellow cliffs curving upwards to a swirling blue and white circle connecting to white streaks flowing downwards. Three figures sit at the edge of the left cliff.

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

The Amida Falls on the Kiso road ( 木曾路ノ奥阿弥陀ヶ瀧 Kisoji no oku amida ga taki), Edo (Japanese period)

A woodblock print of a partially sunlit mountain against a cloudy blue sky. The mountain's blue shadowed base is forested whilst the red sunlit tip of the mountain is snowy.

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Fine wind clear weather (凱風快晴 Gaifū kaisei), Edo Period

Print of a reddish-brown cloudy mountain side with wispy green trees and figures in uniform clothing and yellow hats climbing it, against a pale sky with a striking blue horizon.

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Mountain climbers (諸人登山 Shojin tozan), Edo (Japanese period)

Print of an off-white mountain with brown ridges against a blue sky with white outlined clouds. Many figures wearing yellow hats and blue and white clothing climb towards the peak.

Utagawa Kuniteru II 歌川国輝 (ニ代)

Pilgrims ascending Mount Fuji (富士山諸人参詣之図 Fujisan shonin sankei no zu), Edo Period

Kitao Masayoshi 北尾政美

Abbreviated drawings of flowering plants, Edo (Japanese period)

Jazzmen Lee-Johnson

Siyabashaya

Nancy Graves

Plate VI Maskeyne Da Region of the Moon

Energetic, cartoon-like yellow and blue figures attached to long sheets of toilet paper emerging from a blue house-like structure. The house emanates light.

Inka Essenhigh

Toilet Paper Painting (Suburban Outcast)

Deep blue and white poppies accented by clusters of serrated leaves with a butterfly flitting above, set against a fading blue background, with evidence of age.

Keisai Eisen 渓斎英泉

Poppies and Butterfly, Edo Period

Keisai Eisen 渓斎英泉

Summer (夏 Natsu), Edo Period

Keisai Eisen 渓斎英泉

Mount Fuji Falcon and Eggplants, Edo Period

Keisai Eisen 渓斎英泉

Chrysanthemums, Edo (Japanese period)

Keisai Eisen 渓斎英泉

Kingfisher and Bamboo , Edo Period

Roy DeCarava

Billie at Braddocks (Billie Holiday) New York

Orchids Butterfly, and Rock (Jiezi yuan hua zhuan), Qing

Barbara Seidenath

Design for Ear Decorations

Barbara Seidenath

Earring Designs