Collection

Our collection currently contains more than 100,000 works of art and design dating from ancient times to today. 748 of these objects 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. These records are frequently revised and enhanced.

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Narrow black and red woven tapestry with red and pink chevron patterning in the center and eight rows of one-worded black text which reads “only love canl brea rock your hear dust”

Melissa Cody

Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Dust)

Unknown Maker, Diné (Navajo)

Beeldléí | Wearing Blanket

Black and cream striped woven blanket with concentric salmon pink and yellow diamonds overtop. The diamond pattern is cut off along the edges and dark green tassels adorn each corner.

Unknown Maker, Diné (Navajo)

Diyogí n'teel | Chief-Style Blanket (Third Phase)

Unknown Maker, Diné (Navajo)

Asdzáán bi beeldléí | Woman’s Manta

Black and cream striped woven blanket with six evenly spaced pink and purple bordered cross designs throughout. In the center there is a purple stripe in between two pink stripes.

Unknown Maker, Diné (Navajo)

Diyogí n'teel | Chief-Style Blanket (Transitional Third Phase)

Nude person with braided hair and calf length shoes sits crouched, facing down, on a red geometric patterned backdrop. The person’s arms pressed together to cover their body.

Cara Romero

NIKKI

Diagonal view of an abstract, gray, rectangular form. A row of horizontal knots are laced across sides of the front periphery. The backside is rounded featuring a row of forms.

Paul Briggs

Bridges (Poetry Series after The Hill We Climb--Amanda Gorman)

Traditional Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a kimono carefully going down a steep mountain path.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Boarding a Boat (船のりよう Funanori yō), Edo Period

Traditional woodblock print of three women in colorful kimonos. The figure in the center is dressed in grand attire, the two other women to her sides assisting in grooming practices.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Sakaki: Omiwa (榊おみわ), Edo Period

Saito Noriko サイトウノリコ

Lollipop Candy

Utagawa Toyohiro 歌川豊広

Beauty Stepping into a Ferryboat, Edo Period

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Fox, Edo Period

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a blue kimono holding a patterned fabric behind her back. She is looking over her shoulder against a monochrome backdrop of blue clouds and landscapes.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Favorite Customs of the Present Day (当盛風俗好Tōsei fūzoku kō), Edo Period

Traditional Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a striped kimono holding a child. She is against a blue and white gradient background featuring calligraphy of Japanese letterforms.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Matsunaga Daizen at Kinkakuji , Edo Period

Unknown Maker, Turkish

Qur'an page

A vibrant three-panel Japanese woodblock print featuring a dynamic scene of a red and white boat breaking through turbulent waters. Calligraphic script and red adornments are present along the margins.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Toyotomi Hideyoshi Escapes Assassination on the Ship of Yojibei , Edo Period

A detailed woodblock print depicting a procession of figures with halos. The figures fill the composition almost entirely and are presented in dynamic poses with vibrant robes.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Theatrical Parody of the Sixteen Arhats (美達住楼久楽翫 Mitate jūroku rakan), Edo Period

Japanese woodblock print of yellow and orange flowers with blue-green leaves against a background of a large, looming, and pale moon. Calligraphy script is to the left of the composition.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Chrysanthemums Under the Moon, Edo Period

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Landscape Sparrow and Bamboo, Edo Period

A desaturated, noticeably aged woodblock print of intricate orange and blue peonies with dark leaves. The flowers are against a textured blue background that features calligraphy script across the top.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Colorful Peonies and Lion Dogs (深見草獅子彩色 Fukamigusa shishi no irodori), Edo Period