Collection

Our collection currently contains more than 100,000 works of art and design dating from ancient times to today. Of these objects, 1,734 of them are on view in the museum now. 84,323 of them are available online. There are 1,383 recent acquisitions. All of our collection records are living documents. They are frequently revised and enhanced.

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Itō Jakuchū

Hen and Rooster (Niwatori), Meiji

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 (Japanese period)

Keiri

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

Mori Shunkei 森春渓

Insects and pinks (Mushi to nadeshiko), Meiji

Shibata Zeshin

Duck swimming amongst reeds (Ashi ni kamo), Meiji

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Japanese Spiny Lobster (Ise-ebi), Meiji

Yanagawa Shigenobu

Yamauba and Her Son Kintaro, Edo (Japanese period)

Huang Shen

Crowing cockerel, Republican

Nagayama Kōin 長山孔寅

Cakes Wrapped in Oak Leaves, Edo Period

Yanagawa Shigenobu

Asahina with a Turtle (from a Soga play), Edo (Japanese period)

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai 柳々居辰斎

Fan Boxes, and Cloth, Edo (Japanese period)

Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭

Fan Ceng and Tomoe Gozen, Edo (Japanese period)

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Hatakeyama Shigetada Carrying a Horse, Edo (Japanese period)

Baien 梅園

Pipe and Tobacco Pouch, Edo (Japanese period)

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Sprig of Cherry Blossom, Edo (Japanese period)

Hayami Shungyosai I

Ichikawa Danjuro VII and Tsurunoya, Edo (Japanese period)

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai 柳々居辰斎

Cart with Symbols of Longevity, Edo (Japanese period)

Hayami Shungyosai

Courtesan and Attendants, Edo (Japanese period)