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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Kitao Shigemasa 北尾重政

Parody of child as Hotei (Mitate hotei), Edo (Japanese period)

Kitao Shigemasa 北尾重政

Parody of child as Ebisu (Mitate ebisu) (Shichifukujin), Edo (Japanese period)

Nishimura Shigenaga

Akuta River (Akutagawa), Edo (Japanese period)

Isoda Koryūsai 礒田湖龍斎

Golden pheasant and pine in snow (Yukimatsu ni kinkei), Edo (Japanese period)

Katsukawa Shunkō

The actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in a female role (yondai Iwai Hanshiro), Edo (Japanese period)

Katsukawa Shuncho

Courtesan Shitzuka and her shinzo Hanano and Enoki of the Tamaya (Tamayanai shitusuke Hanano Enoki), Edo (Japanese 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

Yokoyama Taiken

The sixth hour (Hour of the snake); Visiting a shrine on the behalf of someone else (Mi no koku: daisan), Edo Period

Shotei Hokuju

Panorama of Ryogoku [in the eastern capital] ([Toto] ryogoku fukei), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Crane and asters (Shion ni tsuru), Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

White heron and flag iris (Kakitsubata ni shirasagi), Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Peacock and peonies (Botan ni kujaku), Edo (Japanese period)

Kawanabe Kyōsai

Crow on branch, Edo (Japanese period)

A long-tailed, black bird swoops downward towards thin branches rising from the bottom, blooming with pink flowers and small green leaves. A red artist’s stamp sits to the right.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Long-tailed Bird and Peach Blossoms, Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Wagtail and Rabbit-ear Iris (Kakitsubata ni sekirei), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

White Wagtail and Monochoria (Mizuaoi ni sekirei), Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Barn Swallow and Japanese Iris (Hanashôbu ni tsubame), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Barn Swallows and Peach Blossoms in Rain (Ame ni momo ni tsubame), Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Baikal Teal and Reeds (Ashi ni kamo), Edo (Japanese period)

Two colorful ducks mid-movement in water with deep blue curves surrounded by slender grass. Framed by calligraphy, next to which are distinct red artists stamps.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Two Ducks Swimming among Reeds, Edo Period