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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Chōbunsai Eishi

Mitsuhama of the Hyogoya (Hyogoya Mitsuhama), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Toyokuni II (Toyoshige)

Mimachi day in the first month Benten Shrine, Shinobazu (Shinobazu Benzaiten hatsumi [or tsuchinoto] no zu), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Toyohiro 歌川豊広

Frog and Lotus (Hasu to kawazu), Edo (Japanese period)

Torii Kiyomitsu I 鳥居清満

Cranes pine, plum and moon, Edo Period

Isoda Koryūsai 礒田湖龍斎

Peacock and insect (Kujaku to mushi), Edo (Japanese period)

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

The Paddies of Ono Suruga Province (Sunshu Ono shinden), Edo (Japanese period)

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Nakahara (reclaimed fields) Sagami Province (Soshu Nakahara), Edo (Japanese period)

Woodblock print of several partially-nude figures standing beneath a waterfall amongst the clouds and descending from a hill with trees.

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Rōben Falls at Mount Ōyama Sagami Province (相州大山ろうべんの滝 Sōshū Ōyama Rōben no taki), Edo Period

Woodblock print of yellow cliffs curving upwards to a swirling blue and white circle connecting to white streaks flowing downwards. Three figures sit at the edge of the left cliff.

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

The Amida Falls on the Kiso road ( 木曾路ノ奥阿弥陀ヶ瀧 Kisoji no oku amida ga taki), Edo (Japanese period)

A woodblock print of a partially sunlit mountain against a cloudy blue sky. The mountain's blue shadowed base is forested whilst the red sunlit tip of the mountain is snowy.

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Fine wind clear weather (凱風快晴 Gaifū kaisei), Edo Period

Print of a reddish-brown cloudy mountain side with wispy green trees and figures in uniform clothing and yellow hats climbing it, against a pale sky with a striking blue horizon.

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Mountain climbers (諸人登山 Shojin tozan), Edo (Japanese period)

A polychrome woodblock print of seven women merry-making on a canopied boat. Some play music while others drink and enjoy the view.

Chōbunsai Eishi

Beauties Boating on the Sumida River, Edo (Japanese period)

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Utagawa Toyokuni

Shin Umeya Sumida River (Sumidagawa shin umeya nai no zu), Edo Period

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Chōbunsai Eishi

The Well Curb Episode 23 from Ise Monogatari, Edo (Japanese period)

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Chōbunsai Eishi

The Well Curb Episode 23 from Ise Monogatari, Edo (Japanese period)

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Utagawa Toyokuni

Shin Umeya Sumida River (Sumidagawa shin umeya nai no zu), Edo Period

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Chōbunsai Eishi

The Well Curb Episode 23 from Ise Monogatari, Edo (Japanese period)

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Chōbunsai Eishi

The Well Curb Episode 23 from Ise Monogatari, Edo (Japanese period)

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Utagawa Toyokuni

Shin Umeya Sumida River (Sumidagawa shin umeya nai no zu), Edo Period

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Chōbunsai Eishi

Beauties boating on the Sumida River (Bijin noryo zu), Edo (Japanese period)