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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A seated woman in a floral robe watching two boys in colorful robes playing by a tall round table.

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai 柳々居辰斎

A Woman and Two Boys with a Hobby Horse, Edo Period

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai 柳々居辰斎

Palanquin Bearers, Edo Period

Utagawa Yoshikazu

Skylark China Pinks, and Marsh Marigolds (Sekichiku to ryûkinka ni hibari), Edo (Japanese period)

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Picture book of Kyōka Poems:Mountain upon mountain (Ehon kyōka yama mata yama), Edo (Japanese period)

Sensai

Bird in a bamboo cage

Torii Kiyomitsu I

The actor Arashi Hinaji as a courtesan (Arashi hinaji), Edo (Japanese period)

A rural scene with small houses, tree-lined paths, and mountains, bathed under a glowing orange sky.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Vesper bell Mii Temple (三井晩鐘 Mii banshō), Edo Period

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III)

Azumaya, Edo (Japanese period)

Kobayashi Kiyochika

The great victory of our army at Pyongyang (Heijo gekisen wagagun daishori no zu), Meiji

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III)

A Little Mushroom-Gathering in Mid-Autumn (Chushu takegari no yo), Edo (Japanese period)

Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木春信

Listening to the Cricket on the Veranda (Engawa no mushikiki), Edo (Japanese period)

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Actor in a female role (Onnagata), Edo (Japanese period)

Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木春信

Parody of the Immortal Kinkō (Kinkō sennin), Edo Period

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III)

The dandy (wakashu) Kosho Kichiza (Kasho Kichiza), Edo (Japanese period)

Unknown Maker, Chinese

Banana Palm and Rocks, Qing

A dramatic scene depicting a figure on a galloping horse overlooking a crouching figure in patterned robes.

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III)

Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Soga no Goro, Edo Period

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Picking Pine Shoots, Edo Period

Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭

Minamoto no Yoritomo with a Crane, Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Kunimasa

The scene of the steamship sinking off the coast of Kii Province: the actors Ichikawa DanjuroIX as Kyoshi Kondo Tatsuo and Ichikawa Sadanji as Mikura Tomizo, Edo (Japanese period)

Rectangular sushi pieces inside a folded leaf, below columns of calligraphic script.

Baien 梅園

Mackerel Sushi, Edo Period