Collection

Our collection currently contains more than 100,000 works of art and design dating from ancient times to today. 2,435 of these objects are on view in the museum now. 85,129 of them are available online. There are 1,863 recent acquisitions. All of our collection records are living documents. These records are frequently revised and enhanced.

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showing 20 works out of 960

Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭

Doll on a Stand, Edo 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 (Japanese 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)

Triptych print of a brown volcano erupting into a smoky tan sky. Below is a green terrain with three houses and a river. The leftmost print features vertical scripture.

Inoue Yasuji 井上安治 (Tankei)

The Volcanic Eruption of Mount Bandai (磐梯山噴火の圖 Bandaisan funka no zu), Meiji Period

Detail of the leftmost print showing three yellow-brown houses and green forestry. Above, vertically running scripture is shaped by orange debris to form a hump shape in the tan sky.

Inoue Yasuji 井上安治 (Tankei)

The Volcanic Eruption of Mount Bandai (磐梯山噴火の圖 Bandaisan funka no zu), Meiji Period

Detail of the center print, showing the half of a brown mountain with green terrain and running people beneath. Above, fast-moving gray clouds and debris fly against a tan background.

Inoue Yasuji 井上安治 (Tankei)

The Volcanic Eruption of Mount Bandai (磐梯山噴火の圖 Bandaisan funka no zu), Meiji Period

Detail of the rightmost print, showing pink jagged explosions coming out of the mountain’s peak. Beneath is a green terrain with a flowing river, and small houses.

Inoue Yasuji 井上安治 (Tankei)

The Volcanic Eruption of Mount Bandai (磐梯山噴火の圖 Bandaisan funka no zu)

Print of an off-white mountain with brown ridges against a blue sky with white outlined clouds. Many figures wearing yellow hats and blue and white clothing climb towards the peak.

Utagawa Kuniteru II 歌川国輝 (ニ代)

Pilgrims ascending Mount Fuji (富士山諸人参詣之図 Fujisan shonin sankei no zu), Edo Period

Keisai Eisen 渓斎英泉

Mount Fuji falcon and eggplants (Ichi fuji ni taka san nasubi), Edo Period

Keisai Eisen 渓斎英泉

Kingfisher and bamboo (Take ni kawasemi), Edo (Japanese period)

Orchids Butterfly, and Rock (Jiezi yuan hua zhuan), Qing

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Hawk on Pine (Matsu ni taka), Edo (Japanese period)

Kitao Masayoshi 北尾政美

Quail (Chikukei), Edo (Japanese period)

Kitao Masayoshi 北尾政美

Wagtail (Sekirei), Edo (Japanese period)

Kitao Masayoshi 北尾政美

Wagtail (Sekirei), Edo Period

Kitao Masayoshi 北尾政美

(Eurasian) Jay (Yokin), Edo Period

Woodblock print featuring a beetle climbing onto a vibrant yellow ear of corn, a smaller one on the muted green leaves, and a spider perched on the brown husk.

Mori Shunkei 森春渓

Corn Spiders, and Beetle, Edo Period