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. 85,129 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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Kitao Shigemasa 北尾重政

Parody of child as Daikoku (Mitate daikoku), Edo (Japanese period)

A polychrome woodblock print in muted tones. A seated child in a chrysanthemum-patterned long-sleeved robe plays a toy zither.

Kitao Shigemasa 北尾重政

Child as Benzaiten Playing a Toy Zither, Edo (Japanese period)

Kitao Shigemasa 北尾重政

Parody of child as Fukurokuju (Mitate fukurokuju), Edo (Japanese period)

Kitao Shigemasa 北尾重政

Parody of child as Hotei (Mitate hotei), Edo (Japanese period)

Kitao Shigemasa 北尾重政

Parody of child as Ebisu (Mitate ebisu) (Shichifukujin), Edo (Japanese period)

Keisai Eisen 渓斎英泉

The fickle type: Takanawa (Uwakiso takanawa), Edo (Japanese period)

Keisai Eisen 渓斎英泉

Yamada school (Yamada ryu), Edo (Japanese period)

Keisai Eisen 渓斎英泉

Sumida River in snow (Sumidagawa no yuki), Edo (Japanese period)

Keisai Eisen 渓斎英泉

Beauties of the Floating World as Three Musical Instruments (Ukiyo bijin mitate sankyoku), Edo (Japanese period)

Kikugawa Eizan 菊川英山

Takigawa of the Ogiya (Ogiyanai takigawa), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Toyokuni II (Toyoshige)

The courtesan Shirokawa and her two kamuro Nagisa and Yumeno of the Tamaya (Tamaya nai shirokawa nagisa yumeno), Edo (Japanese period)

A woodblock print in muted tones. A seated woman in a patterned robe plays a three-stringed musical instrument. Above, in a fan-shaped frame, are two bats dressed as samurai.

Utagawa Toyokuni II (Toyoshige)

Popular Comic: Bat Nikki (Ryukō kyōga Nikki), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Toyokuni II (Toyoshige)

The courtesan Tsukasa and her two kamuro Agena and Kocho of the Ogiya (Ogiyanaitsukasa agena kocho: Daimonguchi no rakugan), Edo (Japanese period)

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai 柳々居辰斎

Monkey at the New Year (Saru no shogatsu), Edo Period

Yanagawa Shigenobu

Beauty (Blowfish-head) and attendant (jelly fish-head) (Bijin (fugu) to yakko (kurage)), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Toyohiro 歌川豊広

Parody of Ebisu and Benten [As woman and fish-peddlar in snow] (Ebisu to Benten Dayu), Edo Period

Yanagawa Shigenobu

Woman weaving brocade (Shokujo), Edo (Japanese period)

Totoya Hokkei

Court lady (Kanjo), Meiji

Totoya Hokkei

The hero Rochishin (Rochishin), Edo (Japanese period)

Ochiai Yoshiiku

Evening snow at a boathouse (Ofunagura no bosetsu), Edo (Japanese period)