Collection

Our collection currently contains more than 100,000 works of art and design dating from ancient times to today. 2,134 of these objects are on view in the museum now. 85,762 of them are available online. There are 2,338 recent acquisitions. All of our collection records are living documents. These records are frequently revised and enhanced.

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Katsukawa Shuncho

Courtesan Shitzuka and her shinzo Hanano and Enoki of the Tamaya (Tamayanai shitusuke Hanano Enoki), Edo (Japanese period)

Japanese print of a woman, wearing a tree-like headpiece and a floor-length orange robe with wheel and flower motifs, looking down at the yellow smoke that surrounds her top half.

Chōbunsai Eishi 鳥文斎栄之

A Triptych of Fashionable Disguises: The Third Princess (略三幅対女三之宮 Yatsushi sanpukutsui: Nyosan no Miya), Edo Period

Shotei Hokuju

Panorama of Ryogoku [in the eastern capital] ([Toto] ryogoku fukei), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Blue bird and hollyhocks (Aoi ni ruricho), Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Baikal Teal and Reeds (Ashi ni kamo), Edo (Japanese period)

Two colorful ducks mid-movement in water with deep blue curves surrounded by slender grass. Framed by calligraphy, next to which are distinct red artists stamps.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Two Ducks Swimming among Reeds, Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Hawk on Ivy-covered Pine (Matsu to tsuta ni taka), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Hawk on Ivy-covered Pine (Matsu to tsuta ni taka), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Wild Geese and Moon (Tsuki ni gan), Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Small Bird and Chrysanthemums (Kiku ni kotori), Edo (Japanese period)

In a tall vertical frame, a small brown bird perches on light white and orange blooming flowers with rounded green leaves against a sunset sky.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Small Bird and Chrysanthemums, Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Small Birds and Lacecap Hydrangea (Ajisai ni kotori), Edo (Japanese period)

Two blue birds perch above a brown bird on thin, blooming branches. Small blocks of calligraphy floats around the frame.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Two Blue Birds and Magnolia; Bird and Roses, Edo Period

An orange and blue bird perched on knotted branch between clusters of pine needles. In the upper left corner a block of calligraphy floats.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Parrot on Pine Branch (Matsu ni inko), Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Pheasant and chrysanthemums (Kiku ni kiji), Edo Period

Two birds flying beside a snow-covered branch of red flowers, framed by vertical calligraphy against a faded blue sky with falling snow.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Tree Sparrows and Camellia in Snow, Edo Period

Oki Ichiga

Sparrow and plum (Ume ni suzume), Edo Period

Utagawa Toyohiro 歌川豊広

Falcon tethered to perch, Edo (Japanese period)

Unknown Maker, Chinese

Lidded Jar and Cup, Rama V

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Crane pine and rising sun (Hinode matsu ni tsuru), Edo (Japanese period)