Collection

Our collection currently contains more than 100,000 works of art and design dating from ancient times to today. 2,133 of these objects are on view in the museum now. 85,769 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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A pair of red-crowned cranes with black-tipped wings. One preens its feathers while the other looks skywards, standing among pine branches against a pale cream background.

Katsushika Taito II 二代葛飾戴斗

Cranes and Young Pines, Edo Period

A vibrant landscape showing two travelers on a narrow path besides a steep, blue cliff with pine trees under a bright, clear sky.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Ōkute 大久手, Edo Period

A landscape depicting travelers on a curving road between tree-covered hills, and an expansive sky accented by orange clouds.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Tsumago 妻籠, Edo Period

A woman in a floral kimono adjusts her hair while seated in front of a decorative mirror on a stand with small objects on the floor.

Chōbunsai Eishi 鳥文斎栄之

The daughter of Taira no Kiyomori using a mirror to draw her self-portrait to send to her mother (清盛息女の画　自像を写母に之に送図　Kiyomori sokujo no ga jizo o utsushi haha ni kore o okuru zu), Edo 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

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Pheasant and Chrysanthemums, Edo Period

Woodblock print of a kingfisher diving toward blue water, framed by arching reeds and small flowering plants.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Kingfisher Nandina Berries, and Reeds , Edo Period

A white crane with outstretched wings, diving against a blue background with a tall, curling wave, and scattered water drops.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Japanese Crane and Wave, Edo Period

Three white and brown birds glide between green foliage across gently rippling blue water which emphasizes the textured paper. Small, loose calligraphy floats in the upper left.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Black-headed Gulls and Weeping Willows, Edo Period

A small gray bird dives towards blooming blue flowers growing out of green stems from the bottom to right edge. There’s calligraphy above a red artists stamp to the right.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Bullfinch and Clematis, Edo Period

A long-tailed, black bird swoops downward towards thin branches rising from the bottom, blooming with pink flowers and small green leaves. A red artist’s stamp sits to the right.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Long-tailed Bird and Peach Blossoms, Edo Period

A small red, gold and white bird perches on a thin branch rising from gray foliage besides a tall, dark stalk of bamboo. A block of calligraphy floats above.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Tree Sparrow and Bamboo, Edo Period

A delicate white bird with a black cap clings horizontally to a vertical flower branch with pink blossoms and deep green leaves. To the left is a red artists stamp.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Great Tit and Rose of Sharon, Edo Period

A gray bird with a black head perched on a thin branch with pink blossoms, facing left on a yellow background. Calligraphy floats above, with a red artists stamp below.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Java Sparrow and Red Plum, Edo Period

A soaring yellow bird with black wings dives through a blue sky, above wooden posts tied with rope. Calligraphy floats to the left.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Cuckoo over Masts, Edo Period

Tall vertical composition depicting a small brown bird perched on a thin branch with deep orange and green toned leaves in front of a light blue waterfall.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Brown-eared Bulbul and Maples, Edo Period

In a thin vertical frame a butterfly swoops down towards tall stems with blooming orange flowers and slim leaves that reach up towards the light calligraphy by the top.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Butterfly and Pinks, Edo Period

A snail resting on a deep green leaf besides small orange blooms below delicate calligraphy gazes off into the distance of a light blue gradient.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Snail and Hardy Begonia, Edo Period

In a tall vertical frame, a blooming plant with white flowers and pointed, dark green leaves grows from a dark vase on a square base.

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿

Flower Arrangement with Confederate Rose, Edo Period

Two brown shellfish with long legs rest on curving blue water and floating water plants. Inside the curve of the waters ripple is the red artist’s stamp.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Prawn and Duckweed, Edo Period