Collection

Our collection currently contains more than 100,000 works of art and design dating from ancient times to today. Of these objects, 748 of them are on view in the museum now. 84,693 of them are available online. There are 1,596 recent acquisitions. All of our collection records are living documents. They are frequently revised and enhanced.

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Shibata Zeshin

Peony blossom (Botan), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige II 二代目歌川広重

Butterflies Landscape, and Flowers, from an untitled series of ishizuri-e harimaze-e, Edo Period

Mori Shunkei 森春渓

Camellia and narcissus (Tsubaki to suisen), Edo (Japanese period)

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Cockerels and plum (Ume ni tori), Meiji

Utagawa Kuniyasu

Beauty in snow, Edo (Japanese period)

Sawa Sekkyo

Sparrow and chrysanthemums (Kiku ni suzume), Edo (Japanese period)

Sadahiro Utagawa

Yokkaichi, Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Kuniteru II

Prospering Tokyo: Steam Engine Horse and Carriages, and Rickshaw (Tokyo jōkisha basha jinriki hanei zu), Meiji

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III)

Chapter 5 from the Syllabary Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Kanadehon Chushingura godanme), Edo (Japanese period)

Toyohara Chikanobu 豊原周延

Tea Ceremony with Flower Arranging in Turn (茶の湯回り花 Chanoyu mawaribana), Meiji

Mizuno Toshikata

Two Heroes Battle at the Foot of Liangshan (Ryōzanpaku no fūmoto ni ryōketsu yu o arasō), Meiji

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Preliminary drawings for tanzaku prints, Edo Period

Tomoto Kobori

New Year, Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

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

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 Hiroshige 歌川広重

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

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Model Palanquin, Edo Period

Shoichi Ida

Garden Project - Wood Paper, Fire, and Rain -- Between Vertical and Horizon

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