Collection

Our collection currently contains more than 100,000 works of art and design dating from ancient times to today. Of these objects, 749 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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Taguchi Yoshimori

Arhat and tiger (Sennin), Edo (Japanese period)
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Toyohara Kunichika

Kabuki actors in the play Benkei in the Boat (Funa Benkei): Ichikawa Sadanji (the warrior-monk Musashi Benkei); Ichikawa Ebizo VIII (Minamoto no Yoshitsune) and Nakamura Shikan IV (Funaosa Mihodayu); Ichikawa Danjuro IX (spirit of Taira no Tomomori), Edo (Japanese period)
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Utagawa Kunimasa

The scene of the steamship sinking off the coast of Kii Province: the actors Ichikawa DanjuroIX as Kyoshi Kondo Tatsuo and Ichikawa Sadanji as Mikura Tomizo, Edo (Japanese period)
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Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Apparition of the large skeleton summoned by Takiyasha daughter of Taira no Masakado in his haunted Soma Castle in front of Otake Taro Mitsukuni and his retainer, Edo (Japanese period)
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Toyohara Kunichika

Kabuki actors in the play Benkei in the Boat (Funa Benkei): Ichikawa Sadanji (the warrior-monk Musashi Benkei); Ichikawa Ebizo VIII (Minamoto no Yoshitsune) and Nakamura Shikan IV (Funaosa Mihodayu); Ichikawa Danjuro IX (spirit of Taira no Tomomori), Edo (Japanese period)
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Utagawa Kuniteru II

Flowers of Tokyo: Bustling opening of the three kabuki theaters in Saruwaka-cho, Edo (Japanese period)
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Utagawa Hirokage

Great battle between the troops of the fish and vegetables, Edo (Japanese period)
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Shosai

Surimono (flying kite)
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Utagawa Hiroshige II 二代目 歌川広重

Iris garden at Horikiri in the eastern capital (Toto meisho horikiri no hana shobu; Sumida sekiya no sato koumedera ko no mukae fukei miharu), Edo (Japanese period)
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Katsukawa Shuntei

Battle in Shikoku Tengyo period (938-946) (Tengyo shikoku kassen zu), Edo (Japanese period)
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Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

With a single arrow-shot Tametomo sinks the finest ship of Mochimitsu as his mistress Sasaraye and his retainer Oniyasha and islanders look on in pride (Chinzei hachiro Minamoto no tametomo), Edo (Japanese period)