Collection

Our collection currently contains more than 100,000 works of art and design dating from ancient times to today. 2,089 of these objects are on view in the museum now. 85,825 of them are available online. There are 2,334 recent acquisitions. All of our collection records are living documents. These records are frequently revised and enhanced.

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A small gray bird dives towards blooming blue flowers growing out of green stems from the bottom to right edge. There’s calligraphy above a red artists stamp to the right.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Bullfinch and Clematis, Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Siberian Meadow Bunting and Lilies (Yuri ni hôjiro), 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

A small red, gold and white bird perches on a thin branch rising from gray foliage besides a tall, dark stalk of bamboo. A block of calligraphy floats above.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Tree Sparrow and Bamboo, Edo Period

A delicate white bird with a black cap clings horizontally to a vertical flower branch with pink blossoms and deep green leaves. To the left is a red artists stamp.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Great Tit and Rose of Sharon, Edo Period

A gray bird with a black head perched on a thin branch with pink blossoms, facing left on a yellow background. Calligraphy floats above, with a red artists stamp below.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Java Sparrow and Red Plum, Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Japanese Green Woodpecker and Loquats (Biwa ni kitsutsuki), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Yellow Bird and Sunset Hibiscus (Tororoaoi ni kôchô), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Bird and Japanese Wisteria (Fuji ni kotori), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Wild Geese and Crescent Moon (Mikazuki ni gan), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

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

A soaring yellow bird with black wings dives through a blue sky, above wooden posts tied with rope. Calligraphy floats to the left.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Cuckoo over Masts, Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Tree Sparrows and Japanese Morning Glories (Asagao ni suzume), Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Black-headed Gulls on the Sumida River in the Easter Capital (Tôto sumidagawa miyakodori), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Toyohiro 歌川豊広

Swallow and Iris (descriptive), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Toyohiro 歌川豊広

Pigeon and Camellias (descriptive), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Toyohiro 歌川豊広

Eastern Reef Heron on Boat (descriptive), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Toyohiro 歌川豊広

Dragonfly and Japanese Morning Glory (descriptive), Edo (Japanese period)

Jukusai

Small Bird and Plum (descriptive), Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Kingfisher and Japanese Iris (descriptive), Edo (Japanese period)