Collection

Our collection currently contains more than 100,000 works of art and design dating from ancient times to today. 2,436 of these objects are on view in the museum now. 85,135 of them are available online. There are 1,863 recent acquisitions. All of our collection records are living documents. These records are frequently revised and enhanced.

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Painting of a topless woman in an orange garment holding a tri-tiered tool, sitting in front of a yellow building and beneath a leafy tree. Various objects surround her.

Unknown Maker, Indian

Woman Making an Offering to Shiva, Mughal

Woodblock print of several partially-nude figures standing beneath a waterfall amongst the clouds and descending from a hill with trees.

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Rōben Falls at Mount Ōyama Sagami Province (相州大山ろうべんの滝 Sōshū Ōyama Rōben no taki), Edo (Japanese period)

A woodblock print of a partially sunlit mountain against a cloudy blue sky. The mountain's blue shadowed base is forested whilst the red sunlit tip of the mountain is snowy.

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Fine wind clear weather (凱風快晴 Gaifū kaisei), Edo Period

Print of a reddish-brown cloudy mountain side with wispy green trees and figures in uniform clothing and yellow hats climbing it, against a pale sky with a striking blue horizon.

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Mountain climbers (諸人登山 Shojin tozan), Edo (Japanese period)

Print of an off-white mountain with brown ridges against a blue sky with white outlined clouds. Many figures wearing yellow hats and blue and white clothing climb towards the peak.

Utagawa Kuniteru II 歌川国輝 (ニ代)

Pilgrims ascending Mount Fuji (富士山諸人参詣之図 Fujisan shonin sankei no zu), Edo Period

Keisai Eisen 渓斎英泉

Mount Fuji falcon and eggplants (Ichi fuji ni taka san nasubi), Edo Period

Arthur S. Siegel

State Street Rainy Day

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Preliminary drawings for tanzaku prints, Edo Period

Hans Rottenhammer I

Jupiter and Mercury in the House of Philemon and Baucis

Domenico Quaglio II

Stage design of architectural interior with soldiers

Louis Vallet

C'est le Paysage de ton ami Machin...

Charles Thévenin

Aran Fawddwy (Mount Aran near Bala Lake in Wales)

James Tissot

Study of Heads

Auguste Rodin

Cambodian Dancers

Paul Signac

Canal Scene in Venice

Paul Signac

View of Santa Maria della Salute Venice

George Chinnery

An Indian Tomb

Edward Lear

Jerusalem

Arthur Rackham

The Bailiff and his wife floating about in the air where thy'd been kicked by the Young Giant

Thomas Rowlandson

The Thames near Henley