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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Jean-Baptiste Réveillon

Roses and Trellis Wallpaper

Kitao Masayoshi 北尾政美

Magpies (Jutaicho), Edo (Japanese period)

Narrow panel of vintage wallpaper featuring a pattern of figures in pagodas wearing traditional orange robes. The design is accented with ornamental shapes and set against a brown-gray background.

Simon

Pagoda and Flowers Wallpaper

Keisai Eisen 渓斎英泉

Customs of Tatsumi: Shells on the road (辰巳風俗道のかいがらTatsumi fuzoku michi no kaigara), Edo (Japanese period)

Kikugawa Eizan 菊川英山

Three elegant beauties enjoying the evening cool (風流夕涼三美人Fūryū yūsuzumi san bijin), Edo (Japanese period)

Okumura Masanobu 菱川師宣

Scene from the jōruri play Momochidori musume Dōjōji at Nakamura-za theater, Edo Period

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III)

The Second Month: Plum Viewing (衣更着梅見Kisaragi umemi), Edo (Japanese period)

A bowl decorated with a portrait placed on a tray with three doll figures, below vertical calligraphy.

Baien 梅園

Wine Cup and Clay Toys, Edo Period

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III)

Eight Views of Edo Figures (江戸姿八契 Edo sugata hakkei), Edo (Japanese period)

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Mount Fuji from the Tea Plantation of Katakura Suruga Province ( 駿州片倉茶園ノ不二 Sunshū katakura chaen no fuji), Edo (Japanese period)

A vibrant scene with workers carrying passengers in green buggy’s, while others dine and socialize inside a large open-sided building surrounded by trees.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Kusatsu: Famous Post House (草津名物立場 Kusatsu meibutsu tateba), Edo Period

Oxen pulling carts with goods towards a busy market stall, surrounded by houses and set against a backdrop of tall trees and a blue sky.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Ōtsu: Hashirii Teahouse (大津走井茶屋 Ōtsu hashirii chaya), Edo Period

A colorfully decorated round jar, the top sealed with fabric, below columns of calligraphic text and the edge of furniture on right.

Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭

Glass Wine Jar, Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Kingfisher and Roses, Edo Period

Kitao Shigemasa 北尾重政

Dragon and Tiger (Ryuko), Edo Period

Isoda Koryūsai 礒田湖龍斎

Cockerels Fighting Under Flowering Peach, Edo Period

A serene composition featuring a resting dog with a red bow, looking up on a grassy hill, watching delicate yellow butterflies against a soft blue sky.

Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木春信

Cat Butterfly and Begonias, Edo Period

Two black and white birds swoop above curling blue waves in a tall vertical frame below floating calligraphy.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Barn Swallows above Waves, Edo Period

Tall vertical composition showing a small bird perched on a leafy green stem with blooming orange flowers looking up at calligraphy which floats above.

Utagawa Hiroshige II 二代目歌川広重

Bird and Confederate Rose, Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Sparrow and Bamboo, Edo Period