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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Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

The Paddies of Ono Suruga Province (Sunshu Ono shinden), Edo (Japanese period)

Tsukioka Tanka

Descending geese and flying swallows (Kaeru gan to kuru tsubame), Edo (Japanese period)

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Iwai Hanshiro IV in the role of the fox woman (yondai Iwai Hanshiro), Edo Period

Mori Shunkei 森春渓

Grasshopper and flowering squash, Edo (Japanese period)

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Parody of the Letter-reading Scene in Act 7 of Chushingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Fusatane

Bush warbler and plum (Ume ni uguisu), Edo (Japanese period)

Keiri

Dragonfly and Flower (Kabocha ni tonbo), Edo Period

Keiri

Dragonfly and Flower (Kabocha ni tonbo), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Budding and Flowering Plum (descriptive), Edo (Japanese period)

A vertical, dramatic black-and-white print of towering, jagged cliffs, rising from moving water, with windswept trees growing from their edges. The scene is silhouetted on a black background.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Landscape, Edo Period

Yanagawa Shigenobu 柳川重信

Yamauba and Her Son Kintaro, Edo Period

Woodblock print of tan leaves covering rice cakes below columns of calligraphy.

Nagayama Kōin 長山孔寅

Cakes Wrapped in Oak Leaves, Edo Period

Yanagawa Shigenobu 柳川重信

Asahina with a Turtle (from a Soga play), Edo Period

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai 柳々居辰斎

Fan Boxes, and Cloth, Edo Period

Two armored figures facing each other, one kneeling with a shield and the other watches intently.

Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭

Fan Kuai and Tomoe Gozen, Edo Period

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Hatakeyama Shigetada Carrying a Horse, Edo Period

A brown pouch, red fabric, and green pipe framed by calligraphic text.

Baien 梅園

Pipe and Tobacco Pouch, Edo Period

Delicate illustration of a sprig of white flowers with green and brown leaves, below vertical calligraphy.

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Sprig of Cherry Blossom, Edo Period

Three figures dressed in patterned robes walk towards the left below columns of calligraphic script.

Hayami Shungyosai 速水春暁斎

Ichikawa Danjuro VII Tsurunoya, and Companion, Edo Period

A cushioned cart, with drawers, tools, and a long cane leaning on the roof, a bowl of peaches rests on top.

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai 柳々居辰斎

Cart with Symbols of Longevity, Edo Period