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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Woodblock print of a seated woman, facing leftwards, wearing an orange-lined teal garment that fades to brown with floral embellishments against a backdrop of blossoming branches and pastel orange clouds.

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III)

Hand games and flowering sleeves (拳角力花の振袖 Kenzumo hana no furisode), Edo Period

Utagawa School

Album of figure prints (Bijin), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Toyokuni II (Toyoshige)

The courtesan Shirokawa and her two kamuro Nagisa and Yumeno of the Tamaya (Tamaya nai shirokawa nagisa yumeno), Edo (Japanese period)

A woodblock print in muted tones. A seated woman in a patterned robe plays a three-stringed musical instrument. Above, in a fan-shaped frame, are two bats dressed as samurai.

Utagawa Toyokuni II (Toyoshige)

Popular Comic: Bat Nikki (Ryukō kyōga Nikki), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Toyokuni II (Toyoshige)

The courtesan Tsukasa and her two kamuro Agena and Kocho of the Ogiya (Ogiyanaitsukasa agena kocho: Daimonguchi no rakugan), Edo (Japanese period)

Vibrant three-part woodblock print of three women on a garden outing, framed by cherry blossoms. They wear floral-patterned robes and carry food boxes, drinking vessels, and a musical instrument.

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III)

Enjoying Flowers in the Inner Garden (Oniwa hana no asobi), Edo (Japanese period)

A multicolor woodblock print of a blue-robed woman carrying a round black food box. The title is in the upper right.

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III)

Outing to a flower garden (Oniwa hana no asobi), Edo (Japanese period)

A woodblock print of a woman in a long-sleeved robe. She carries a porcelain wine bowl with cups in one hand and a musical instrument in the other.

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III)

Outing to a flower garden (Oniwa hana no asobi), Edo (Japanese period)

A woodblock print of a woman in a floral-patterned grey robe carrying a wooden sake cask.

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III)

Outing to a flower garden (Oniwa hana no asobi), 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 School

Actor prints by artists in the Utagawa school, Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III)

Reconciliation between Takeda and Uesugi at Kawanakajima in Shinano Province (Shinshu kawanakajima Takeda Uesugi waboku zu), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III)

Reconciliation between Takeda and Uesugi at Kawanakajima in Shinano Province (Shinshu kawanakajima Takeda Uesugi waboku zu), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III)

Reconciliation between Takeda and Uesugi at Kawanakajima in Shinano Province (Shinshu kawanakajima Takeda Uesugi waboku zu), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III)

Reconciliation between Takeda and Uesugi at Kawanakajima in Shinano Province (Shinshu kawanakajima Takeda Uesugi waboku zu), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III)

Reconciliation between Takeda and Uesugi at Kawanakajima in Shinano Province (Shinshu kawanakajima Takeda Uesugi waboku zu), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III)

The dexterous type (Jozu so), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III)

Shiojiri: Ichikawa Danjuro VIII (1823-1854) as Takasaka Danjo at Kikkyo no Hara (Shiojiri: hachidai Ichikawa Danjuro/Takasaka Danjo/Kikkyo no Hara ), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III)

The third month: The Doll Festival (弥生雛祭 Yayoi: Hina matsuri), Edo Period

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III)

The Fifth Month: Flower Arranging Contest (皐月生花合 Satsuki Ikebana awase), Edo Period