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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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

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Yoshida on the Tōkaidō (東海道吉田 Tōkaidō Yoshida), Edo (Japanese period)

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Swimming Ducks, Taisho

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

The "Cushion Pine" at Aoyama (青山円座松 Aoyama enza no matsu), Edo (Japanese period)

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Mount Fuji from Goten-yama at Shinagawa on the Tōkaido (東海道品川御殿山ノ不二 Tōkaido Shinagawa Goten-yama no Fuji), 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)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Mariko: Famous Teahouse (鞠子名物茶屋 Mariko meibutsu chamise), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Fukuroi: Outdoor Tea Stall (袋井出茶屋之図 Fukuroi dechaya no zu), 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

Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木春信

Utena of the Shinkanaya (新かなやうてな Shinkanaya Utena), 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

Unknown Maker, Korean

Gwaneum, Goryeo Dynasty

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Bodhisattva Jizō, Muromachi

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Seitaka Dōji, Edo (Japanese period)

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Medicine Buddha (Yakushi-Nyorai) and His Twelve Attendants, Muromachi