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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showing 20 works out of 1490

Ōishi Matora

New Year, Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Small Bird and Mountain Cherry (descriptive), Edo (Japanese 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)

Intricate, monochrome, Japanese woodblock print capturing a chaotic battle scene with samurai, horses, and a background of trees and architecture. Calligraphy is dispersed throughout the complex image.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Proof Impression of Vengence at Iga Pass (伊賀越敵討図 Igagoe kataki-uchi no zu), Edo Period

Faintly orange, monochrome Japanese woodblock print of a samurai wielding multiple swords against a complex landscape background. The figure wears traditional fighting attire and has a stern expression.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Proof Impression of Vengence at Iga Pass (伊賀越敵討図 Igagoe kataki-uchi no zu) , Edo Period

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Onoe Kikugorō III as Tenjiku Kaja Conjuring Up Rats

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Onoe Kikugorō III as Tenjiku Kaja Conjuring Up Rats

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Onoe Kikugorō III as Tenjiku Kaja Conjuring Up Rats

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

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

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Bonito; Bodhidharma; plum, Edo Period

Traditional Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a kimono carefully going down a steep mountain path.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Boarding a Boat (船のりよう Funanori yō), Edo Period

Traditional woodblock print of three women in colorful kimonos. The figure in the center is dressed in grand attire, the two other women to her sides assisting in grooming practices.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Sakaki: Omiwa (榊おみわ), Edo Period

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a blue kimono holding a patterned fabric behind her back. She is looking over her shoulder against a monochrome backdrop of blue clouds and landscapes.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Favorite Customs of the Present Day (当盛風俗好Tōsei fūzoku kō), 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

A vibrant three-panel Japanese woodblock print featuring a dynamic scene of a red and white boat breaking through turbulent waters. Calligraphic script and red adornments are present along the margins.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Toyotomi Hideyoshi Escapes Assassination on the Ship of Yojibei , Edo Period

A detailed woodblock print depicting a procession of figures with halos. The figures fill the composition almost entirely and are presented in dynamic poses with vibrant robes.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Theatrical Parody of the Sixteen Arhats (美達住楼久楽翫 Mitate jūroku rakan), 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 three paneled woodblock print of three women in intricate kimonos among tree branches with small white flowers. The beige background features calligraphy script at the bottom of each panel.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Plum Trees at Night (夜の梅 Yoru no ume), Edo Period