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 woodblock print of a woman in a long-sleeved robe. She carries a porcelain wine bowl with cups in one hand and a musical instrument in the other.

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III)

Outing to a flower garden (Oniwa hana no asobi), Edo (Japanese period)

A woodblock print of a woman in a floral-patterned grey robe carrying a wooden sake cask.

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III)

Outing to a flower garden (Oniwa hana no asobi), Edo (Japanese period)

Nishimura Shigenaga 西村重長

Bird and iris (Kakitsubata ni kotori), Meiji

Unknown Maker, Japanese

The geisha Okura and Wakamurasaki, Edo (Japanese period)

Yokoyama Taiken

The sixth hour (Hour of the snake); Visiting a shrine on the behalf of someone else (Mi no koku: daisan), Edo Period

Kitao Masayoshi 北尾政美

Chapter 8 from Perspective Pictures of the Syllabary Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Kanadehon Chushingura), Edo Period

Kikugawa Eizan 菊川英山

Peonies (Botan), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Cuckoo in Rain (Uchu no hototogisu), Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Falcon pine and rising sun (Hatsuhinode matsu ni taka), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Great Tit and Camellias (Tsubaki ni shijūkara), Edo (Japanese period)

Kawanabe Kyōsai

Crow on branch, Edo (Japanese period)

A long-tailed, black bird swoops downward towards thin branches rising from the bottom, blooming with pink flowers and small green leaves. A red artist’s stamp sits to the right.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Long-tailed Bird and Peach Blossoms, Edo Period

A soaring yellow bird with black wings dives through a blue sky, above wooden posts tied with rope. Calligraphy floats to the left.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Cuckoo over Masts, Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Tree Sparrows and Japanese Morning Glories (Asagao ni suzume), Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Yellow Canary and Camellia (Tsubaki ni kanaria), Edo (Japanese period)

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Maples (Kaede), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Pheasant on Snow-covered Pine (Yukimatsu ni kiji), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Java Sparrow and Clematis (Tessen ni bunchô, Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Tree Sparrows and Bamboo in Snow (Setchû take ni suzume), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Mandarin Ducks in Snow (Setchû oshidori), Edo (Japanese period)