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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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Yoshitsune's cherry blossoms (Yoshitsune no sakazakura) from a cutout picture (harimaze-zue), Edo (Japanese period)

Katsukawa Shunzan 勝川春山

Cockerel hen and plum (Ume ni niwatori), Edo Period

Katsukawa Shunzan

Rising sun and Takasago pine (Hinode to Takasago no matsu), Edo Period

Keisai Eisen 渓斎英泉

Pheasant and Ivy (Tsuta ni kigi), Edo (Japanese period)

Clusters of blue, orange, and yellow flowers with foliage and calligraphy down the left hand side in front of a large moon against a blue sky.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Morning Glories Carnations and Ominaeshi, Edo Period

A small bird swooping beside a thick bamboo stalk framed by dark leaves, accented by vertical calligraphy against a blue sky.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Sparrow and Bamboo, Edo Period

Orange and white chrysanthemums with dark green foliage, set against a dark background with an inset portrait of a woman and a panel of calligraphy.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Autumn: Judo's Chrysanthemums in a Deep Ravine in China (秋漢土幽谷寿童の菊 Aki: Kando Yūkoku Judō no Kiku), Edo Period

A flock of birds dancing, led by a singular bird in flight with calligraphy along the left side against a sepia-cream sky.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Dancing Swallows, Edo Period

Gakuki

Mount Fuji and pine (Matsu to Fujisan), Edo Period

An ornate pair of cockerels, one with a chick lying on it, resting on grass in front of a shrub with dark blue blossoms against a blue sky.

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Rooster Hen and Chicken with Spiderwort , Edo Period

A pheasant with patterned plumage in a tense encounter with a brown snake amidst large green leaves and red blossoms against a blue sky.

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Snake Pheasant and Canna, Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Great tit and cherries, Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Yamamusume and pine, Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Swallows and wisteria (Fuji ni tsubame), Edo (Japanese period)

A bird mid-dive near blooming flowers and slender green reeds, accented by calligraphy against a pale gold-to-blue gradient sky.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Kingfisher and Sweet Flag Iris, Edo Period

Blooming pastel pink peonies with green leaves and a black fluttering butterfly set against a tan background. The upper-left and lower-right corner are accented by calligraphy.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Butterfly and Peonies, Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Butterfly and peonies, Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Mandarin ducks and camellias in snow (Setchu tsubaki to oshidori), Edo (Japanese period)

A mandarin duck drifting down a rippling blue stream beneath slender, drooping branches, accented by fluid calligraphy on the left edge.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Mandarin Ducks in Stream, Edo Period

A bird standing among reeds opposite a pair of fish gliding through water beneath blooming hydrangeas with calligraphy in monochrome blue tones against a tan background.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Mud hen and sweet iris (L); Ayu fish and hydrangea (R), Edo Period