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

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Cockerels and plum (Ume ni tori), Meiji

Utagawa Kuniyasu

Beauty in snow, Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Kuniteru II

Prospering Tokyo: Steam Engine Horse and Carriages, and Rickshaw (Tokyo jōkisha basha jinriki hanei zu), Meiji

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III)

Chapter 5 from the Syllabary Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Kanadehon Chushingura godanme), Edo (Japanese period)

Toyohara Chikanobu 豊原周延

Tea Ceremony with Flower Arranging in Turn (茶の湯回り花 Chanoyu mawaribana), Meiji

Mizuno Toshikata

Two Heroes Battle at the Foot of Liangshan (Ryōzanpaku no fūmoto ni ryōketsu yu o arasō), Meiji

Ōishi Matora

New Year, Edo Period

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Votive Tablet with Masks of Kabuki Actors taken at Face Value (当ル奉納願お賀久面について Ataru hōnō negai o gakumen ni tsuite)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Votive Tablet with Masks of Kabuki Actors taken at Face Value (当ル奉納願お賀久面について Ataru hōnō negai o gakumen ni tsuite)

Utagawa Yoshifuji 歌川芳藤

Dream Mirror Reflecting Good and Evil in the Heart (Kokoro no yume yoshi ga kagami 心夢吉凶鏡)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Enjoying the Evening Cool with Fireworks Ryogoku Bridge (Ryogoku noryo ohanabi), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Toyohiro 歌川豊広

Beauty Stepping into a Ferryboat, Edo Period

Traditional Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a striped kimono holding a child. She is against a blue and white gradient background featuring calligraphy of Japanese letterforms.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Matsunaga Daizen at Kinkakuji , Edo Period

Japanese woodblock print of yellow and orange flowers with blue-green leaves against a background of a large, looming, and pale moon. Calligraphy script is to the left of the composition.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Chrysanthemums Under the Moon, Edo Period

A desaturated, noticeably aged woodblock print of intricate orange and blue peonies with dark leaves. The flowers are against a textured blue background that features calligraphy script across the top.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Colorful Peonies and Lion Dogs (深見草獅子彩色 Fukamigusa shishi no irodori), Edo Period

Woodblock print of a woman gazing at a bird on a perch connected to a basket of fish. A second bird is perched on-top the frame surrounding her face.

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Cover Design for Snow-blown Chains of Fate (花雪吹縁柵 Hana fubuki en no shigarami), Edo Period

A richly-colored Japanese woodblock two-paned print of a samurai in battle. The figure, centered on the first panel, has a stern expression and wears traditional armor, against a patterned background.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

The Wada Rebellion: Asahina Saburō Yoshihide Attacking with Fierce Courage and Strength (和田合戦　朝夷三郎義秀猛勇怪力之図 Wada kassen Asahina Saburō Yoshihide mōyū kairyoku no zu), Edo Period

A richly colored woodblock print of a samurai wielding a sword over his head. The male presenting figure wears traditional Japanese patterned attire and determinedly looks forward.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Nakamura Kansuke Masatatsu (中村勘助正辰), Edo Period

Utagawa Toyohiro 歌川豊広

Beauty Stepping into a Ferryboat, Edo (Japanese period)

Isoda Koryūsai 礒田湖龍斎

A Courtesan Representing Jūrojin, Edo Period