Collection

Our collection currently contains more than 100,000 works of art and design dating from ancient times to today. 2,137 of these objects are on view in the museum now. 85,605 of them are available online. There are 2,180 recent acquisitions. All of our collection records are living documents. These records are frequently revised and enhanced.

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A detailed print showing dramatic waterfalls, rocky terrain, and a central radiant figure surrounded by rushing water.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Nitta Tadatsune and the Goddess of Mount Fuji (仁田四郎忠常富士権現に遇ふ図 Kennin sannen Minamoto no Yoriie-kyō Fuji no mikari), Edo Period

Japanese print of a crouched woman, next to an open chest, wearing a blue patterned robe, facing away but looking at a small drawing of someone wearing a similar robe.

Keisai Eisen 渓斎英泉

Ono no Komachi at Sekidera (関寺小町 Sekidera komachi), Edo Period

A woodblock print showing a vast, narrow, snow-covered, gorge with a small person hiking a steep path on the right side. There is a flowing river below and a starry sky above.

Utagawa Hiroshige II 二代目歌川広重

Snow in the Kiso Gorge Shinano Province (信州木曽の雪 Shinshū Kiso no yuki), Edo Period

Travelers carrying goods navigate across a wooden bridge spanning a wide river, framed by a lively village and steep mountains under an orange and blue sky.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

The Great Sanjō Bridge Kyoto (京師三条大橋 Keishi Sanjo ōhashi), Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Hollyhocks (はなあふひ Hanaafuhi), Edo Period

Japanese print of a woman, with floor-length black hair, wearing a white robe, facing a gray, winged creature under a crescent moon. The woman sits beneath an open orange robe.

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi 月岡芳年

Iga no Tsubone: Midnight moon Mount Yoshino (吉野山夜半月　伊賀局 Yoshinoyama yahan tsuki: Iga no Tsubone), Meiji

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Canary and Rose Mallow, Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Swallows and Wisteria, Edo Period

A landscape in cool blue tones with two trees in the center foreground, arching away from each other with a river and mountain landscape in the background.

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Lake Suwa Shinano Province (信州諏訪湖 Shinshū suwako), Edo Period

A serene lake with small boats surrounded by green mountains with trees in the foreground and a tranquil blue and yellow horizon.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Lake Suwa Shinano Province (信州諏訪之湖 Shinshū Suwa no mizuumi), Edo Period

In a narrow vertical frame a small bird looks downwards from a thin, bending branch from a thick bamboo stalk against a blue sky with dense white clouds.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Sparrow and Bamboo, Edo Period

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Dragonfly and Chrysanthemums, Meiji

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Kingfisher and Hibiscus , Edo Period

Japanese print of a woman, on a balcony, sitting in front of a narrow table filled with writing materials. Behind her is a river with fishman in a boat.

Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木春信

Faith (信 Shin), Edo Period

Japanese print of a woman, standing beneath a partially exposed umbrella, wearing a layered orange and white robe with platform shoes, and carrying a long, folded, patterned orange fabric.

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

The actor Segawa Kikunojo III in a female role , Edo Period

Three orange and white flowers bloom from slender green stems with pointed leaves on a gray backdrop. Above is brief, thin calligraphy.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Chinese Peonies, Edo Period

Several sailboats carrying cargo float on calm blue waters, with distant snowy mountains and a tranquil horizon.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Kusatsu: From Kusatsu to Yabase a Bow and Bowstring (草津　草津より矢ばせは道の弓となる Kusatsu, Kusatsu kara Yabase michi no yumi to tsuru), Edo Period

A flowing vibrant blue river flowing between steep snowy cliffs. A wooden bridge connects the gorge, leading to two wooden buildings in front of a forest. Set against a gray background.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Kōzuke Province: Mount Haruna Under Snow (上野　榛名山雪中 Kōzuke Harunasan setchū), Edo Period

A print depicting a small bird hanging upside down from a blossoming branch, framed by cascading white blossoms set against a deep blue background.

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Bullfinch and Weeping Cherry (鶯垂櫻 Uso shidarezakura), Edo Period

A print depicting a small brown bird perched among jagged green leaves, and blooming red-orange flowers set against a blue gradient sky.

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Shrike and Thistles (鵙小薊 Isuka oniazami), Edo Period