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. 85,191 of them are available online. There are 1,867 recent acquisitions. All of our collection records are living documents. These records are frequently revised and enhanced.

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A rural scene with small houses, tree-lined paths, and mountains, bathed under a glowing orange sky.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Vesper bell Mii Temple (三井晩鐘 Mii banshō), Edo Period

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III)

Azumaya, Edo (Japanese period)

Kobayashi Kiyochika

The great victory of our army at Pyongyang (Heijo gekisen wagagun daishori no zu), Meiji

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III)

A Little Mushroom-Gathering in Mid-Autumn (Chushu takegari no yo), Edo (Japanese period)

Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木春信

Listening to the Cricket on the Veranda (Engawa no mushikiki), Edo (Japanese period)

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Actor in a female role (Onnagata), Edo (Japanese period)

Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木春信

Parody of the Immortal Kinkō (Kinkō sennin), Edo Period

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III)

The dandy (wakashu) Kosho Kichiza (Kasho Kichiza), Edo (Japanese period)

Unknown Maker, French

Fleurs Tropicales et Palmiers (Tropical Flowers and Palm trees)

Narrow panel of vintage wallpaper featuring a central figure with an animal in a garden scene, surrounded by botanical motifs in ivory. The design is against a light sky-blue backdrop.

Jean-Baptiste Réveillon

Hearing (L’Ouie) Wallpaper

Gray intricately shaded ornamental design with a floral leaf atop of overlapped rounded rectangular forms. Below is a black horizontal segment with a thin pink stripe.

Unknown Maker, French

Wallpaper Border

Thin stripe with intricate green, pink, yellow, and blue flowers and swirling vines and leaves on a light cream background.

Unknown Maker, French

Wallpaper Border

Gray decorative motif on top of an off white background. Three subtly shaded leaves sit over three grape clusters curving down to the left.

Unknown Maker, French

Wallpaper Fragment

A vivid blue, asymmetrical design with golden floral accents and curling elements.

Unknown Maker, French

Wallpaper Fragment

Floral pattern featuring pink flowers, green leaves, and clusters of blue berries. A red butterfly at the top right and a blue and yellow bird at the bottom right.

Dufour et Leroy

Birds Butterflies, and Flowers Wallpaper

Decorative motif featuring a stylized wheat design with a large head and flowing, elongated leaves on a slim stalk in brown tones on a neutral background.

Unknown Maker, French

Wallpaper Fragment

Border depicting a ruffled pink and green ribbon wrapped with a green rope against a gray background and dark green base.

Unknown Maker, French

Wallpaper Border

Border depicting a striped pink and green flowing ribbon with zigzag edges, set against a dark green background. Framed by repeating light green, horizontal circles and lines.

Unknown Maker, French

Wallpaper Border

Unknown Maker, French

Wallpaper Imitating Fabric

A circular maroon design with a floral design of radiating teardrop motifs and dotted accents, cut horizontally.

Unknown Maker, French

Wallpaper Fragment