Collection

Our collection currently contains more than 100,000 works of art and design dating from ancient times to today. 2,434 of these objects are on view in the museum now. 85,053 of them are available online. There are 1,817 recent acquisitions. All of our collection records are living documents. These records are frequently revised and enhanced.

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A tall, cascading waterfall on the left edge, framed by colorful rocky terrain, and travelers crossing a bridge near the rushing waters.

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Ono Falls on the Kisokaidō (木曾海道小野ノ瀑布 Kisokaidō Ono no bakufu), Edo Period

A vibrant scene with workers carrying passengers in green buggy’s, while others dine and socialize inside a large open-sided building surrounded by trees.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Kusatsu: Famous Post House (草津名物立場 Kusatsu meibutsu tateba), Edo Period

Oxen pulling carts with goods towards a busy market stall, surrounded by houses and set against a backdrop of tall trees and a blue sky.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Ōtsu: Hashirii Teahouse (大津走井茶屋 Ōtsu hashirii chaya), Edo Period

A vibrant landscape showing two travelers on a narrow path besides a steep, blue cliff with pine trees under a bright, clear sky.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Ōkute 大久手, Edo Period

A landscape depicting travelers on a curving road between tree-covered hills, and an expansive sky accented by orange clouds.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Tsumago 妻籠, Edo Period

Japanese print of a woman sitting next to pens and ink, an oval mirror, and a drawing of themselves. The figure is wearing a white robe with blue flowers throughout.

Chōbunsai Eishi 鳥文斎栄之

The daughter of Taira no Kiyomori using a mirror to draw her self-portrait to send to her mother (清盛息女の画　自像を写母に之に送図　Kiyomori sokujo no ga jizo o utsushi haha ni kore o okuru zu), Edo Period

Japanese print of a woman, wearing a tree-like headpiece and a floor-length orange robe with wheel and flower motifs, looking down at the yellow smoke that surrounds her top half.

Chōbunsai Eishi 鳥文斎栄之

A Triptych of Fashionable Disguises: The Third Princess (略三幅対女三之宮 Yatsushi sanpukutsui: Nyosan no Miya), Edo Period

Sketches of seven Japanese actors from the chest up, all looking to the left. Some look grave and others wear a wry smile. The bottom fifth of the sheet is gray with Japanese characters written in white.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Scribblings on the storehouse wall (荷宝蔵壁のむだ書 Nitakaragura kabe no mudagaki), Edo Period

Utagawa Yoshimori 歌川芳盛

Floating World Proverbs (浮世たとえ Ukiyo tatoe), Edo Period

Utagawa Yoshimori 歌川芳盛

Floating World Proverbs (浮世たとえ Ukiyo tatoe), Edo Period

Utagawa Yoshimori 歌川芳盛

Floating World Proverbs (浮世たとえ Ukiyo tatoe), Edo Period

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Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III)

Contemporary brocades of fashions at the imperial palace (Gosho moyo tosei nishiki), Edo (Japanese period)

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Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III)

Contemporary brocades of fashions at the imperial palace (Gosho moyo tosei nishiki), Edo (Japanese period)

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Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III)

Contemporary brocades of fashions at the imperial palace (Gosho moyo tosei nishiki), Edo (Japanese period)