Collection

Our collection currently contains more than 100,000 works of art and design dating from ancient times to today. 2,435 of these objects are on view in the museum now. 85,151 of them are available online. There are 1,867 recent acquisitions. All of our collection records are living documents. These records are frequently revised and enhanced.

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Unknown Maker, Japanese

Picture Book of Antique Objects (Kokizufu), Meiji

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Kimono Designs, Edo (Japanese period)

A snowy landscape featuring a central snowy mass covered in bare trees and a winding blue river under a quiet, overcast sky.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Mountains and Rivers Along the Kiso Road (木曽路之山川 Kisoji no yamakawa), Edo Period

Pierre Dubern et Cie.

Copperplate Print with Polychrome Decoration

Hu Zhengyan

Shizhuzhai jian pu (Letterpapers from the Ten Bamboo Studio)

Hu Zhengyan

Models of Letter Paper of the Ten Bamboo Studio (Shizhuzhai jianpu)

A richly embossed woodblock print with metallic embellishments. A seated man in a floral-patterned maroon robe plays the flute. A black lacquered screen is beside him.

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III)

The Broom Tree (Hahakigi), Edo (Japanese period)

A three-part woodblock print in muted tones. Lavishly dressed women play music in a room opening onto a garden. A young man plays the flute outside the garden fence.

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿

Ushiwakamaru Serenading Princess Joruri by Flute, Edo (Japanese period)

Tall, narrow panel of aged, elegant wallpaper featuring a central pastoral scene with surrounding floral patterns and ornate borders. The pattern is depicted in pastel colors against a beige background.

Jean Baptiste Pillement

Wallpaper Panel

Mori Ransai

Cormorants searching for fish, Edo Period

A lightly colored woodblock print of seven figures sitting in a circle. They are being entertained by a dancing crane and a turtle.

Unknown Maker, Japanese

The Seven Gods of Good Fortune

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Kawaguchi Ferry: Zenkō Temple, Edo (Japanese period)

Vibrant three-part woodblock print of three women on a garden outing, framed by cherry blossoms. They wear floral-patterned robes and carry food boxes, drinking vessels, and a musical instrument.

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III)

Enjoying Flowers in the Inner Garden (Oniwa hana no asobi), Edo (Japanese period)

Three-part Japanese print of two women, with swords, wearing patterned, colorful robes next to cherry blossom trees about to engage in combat, against a black ombre background.

Toyohara Chikanobu 豊原周延

Female Legend of the Water Margin (Onna suikoden 女水滸傳), Meiji Period

A polychrome woodblock print of seven women merry-making on a canopied boat. Some play music while others drink and enjoy the view.

Chōbunsai Eishi

Beauties Boating on the Sumida River, Edo (Japanese period)

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Matsuchizan, Meiji

A vibrant three-panel Japanese woodblock print featuring a dynamic scene of a red and white boat breaking through turbulent waters. Calligraphic script and red adornments are present along the margins.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Toyotomi Hideyoshi Escapes Assassination on the Ship of Yojibei , Edo Period

A detailed woodblock print depicting a procession of figures with halos. The figures fill the composition almost entirely and are presented in dynamic poses with vibrant robes.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Theatrical Parody of the Sixteen Arhats (美達住楼久楽翫 Mitate jūroku rakan), Edo Period

A three paneled woodblock print of three women in intricate kimonos among tree branches with small white flowers. The beige background features calligraphy script at the bottom of each panel.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Plum Trees at Night (夜の梅 Yoru no ume), Edo Period

Desaturated, three-paned, traditional Japanese woodblock print depicting nobility and warriors in elaborate kimonos heavily patterned. The figures are set against a background of detailed fabrics and a larger mouse motif.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Onoe Kikugorō III as Tenjiku Kaja Conjuring Up Rats, Edo Period