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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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Odawara: Distant view of the Hakone mountains from the Sakawa River (小田原　酒匂川歩行渡　箱根山遠望 Odawara Sakawagawa kachi watashi Hakone yama enbō), Edo Period

Japanese print of a woman, standing beneath a partially exposed umbrella, wearing a layered orange and white robe with platform shoes, and carrying a long, folded, patterned orange fabric.

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

The actor Segawa Kikunojo III in a female role , Edo Period

Three orange and white flowers bloom from slender green stems with pointed leaves on a gray backdrop. Above is brief, thin calligraphy.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Chinese Peonies, Edo Period

Several sailboats carrying cargo float on calm blue waters, with distant snowy mountains and a tranquil horizon.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Kusatsu: From Kusatsu to Yabase a Bow and Bowstring (草津　草津より矢ばせは道の弓となる Kusatsu, Kusatsu kara Yabase michi no yumi to tsuru), Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Hodogaya: Field and mountain scenery on the Kanazawa Road (程ヶ谷　金沢海道山野風景 Hodogaya Kanazawa kaidō san'ya fūkei), Edo Period

Utagawa Toyokuni II (Toyoshige)

Sumo Wrestler Hiodoshi Rikiya

A flowing vibrant blue river flowing between steep snowy cliffs. A wooden bridge connects the gorge, leading to two wooden buildings in front of a forest. Set against a gray background.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Kōzuke Province: Mount Haruna Under Snow (上野　榛名山雪中 Kōzuke Harunasan setchū), Edo Period

A print depicting a small bird hanging upside down from a blossoming branch, framed by cascading white blossoms set against a deep blue background.

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Bullfinch and Weeping Cherry (鶯垂櫻 Uso shidarezakura), Edo Period

A print depicting a small brown bird perched among jagged green leaves, and blooming red-orange flowers set against a blue gradient sky.

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Shrike and Thistles (鵙小薊 Isuka oniazami), Edo Period

A Japanese print of a ghostly figure with long black hair hovering at the center pf the print, holding a baby and looking down. The figure is tethered to a tied cloth hanging to its right.

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III)

Onoe Kikugoro in the role of the ghost Kasane (尾上菊五郎かさねゆうこん Onoe Kikugoro: Kasane yūkon), Edo Period

Japanese print of two sitting figures, facing each other, holding fans and wearing colorful patterned robes against a blue ombre background. The left figure sits on a tan bamboo trunk.

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III)

Visiting Komachi (かよひ小町 Kayoi Komachi), Edo Period

Toyohara Kunichika 豊原国周

The Mansion of Plates and the Cursed Makeup Mirror (皿屋敷化粧姿鏡 Sarayashiki keshō no sugatami), Meiji

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Auspicious Chrysanthemums 寿菊 , Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Hawk on Pine, Edo Period

A woodblock print in muted tones of five children dancing and playing beneath festive rope streamers. A small display of pine, lobster, and oranges is on the right.

Torii Kiyonaga 鳥居清長

New Year (初春 Shoshun), Edo 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 Sadahide 歌川貞秀

Peonies, Edo Period

Eishōsai Chōki 栄松斎長喜

Small Bird and Roses, Edo Period