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 seated woman in a robe of swirling blue and red designs preparing to play a thirteen-stringed zither. Above her is a poem and a tree with blossoms made of coins.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Good-Natured (Otonashiki), Edo (Japanese period)

A woodblock print of a seated woman. She wears a rich black robe embellished in metallic floral patterns and holds a round lute. Poems are inscribed above the image.

Kōitsu

Woman with a Moon Lute, Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Kunisada II

Temporary quarters of the New Yoshiwara: Courtesans patronized by Owariya Hikotaro viewing cherry blossoms (Shin Yoshiwara kataku: Owariya Hikotaro kakae yujo hanami zu), Edo (Japanese period)

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

Utagawa Kunisada II 二代歌川国貞

Herbaceous Peonies and Great Tits, Edo Period

Utagawa Sadahide 歌川貞秀

Reed Warblers Iris and Indian Strawberries (杜菖花よしきり蛇苺 Kakitsubata yoshikiri hebiichigo), Edo Period

Utagawa Sadafusa

Chrysanthemums (Kiku), Edo Period

Utagawa Sadahide 歌川貞秀

Peonies, Edo Period

Kitao Masayoshi 北尾政美

Silver pheasants (Hakukan), Edo (Japanese period)

Kitao Masayoshi 北尾政美

Falcon (Yokin), Edo (Japanese period)

Keisai Eisen 渓斎英泉

Grasshopper on Leaf, Edo (Japanese period)

Ike no Taiga

Butterfly and Persimmons (Kaki to chô), Edo (Japanese period)

Totoya Hokkei 魚屋北渓

Cranes and young pines, Edo Period

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai 柳々居辰斎

Autumn flowers and grasses (Akikusa), Edo (Japanese period)

Totoya Hokkei

Nightingale camellia and bamboo (Take to tsubaki ni uguisu), Edo Period

Shibata Zeshin

Morning glories in rain (Uchu no hirugao), Meiji

Eishōsai Chōki 栄松斎長喜

Small Bird and Roses, Edo Period

Ko Sukei

Cranes cherry, and old well (Furuido ni sakura to tsuru), Edo (Japanese period)

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Dragonfly and Water Plants, Edo (Japanese period)

Unknown Maker, Japanese

White heron and willow (Yanagi ni shirasagi), Taisho