Collection

The main building of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (MOMAT) houses a collection of artworks that dates from the end of the 19th century to the present. As of the time of writing (December 2022), the extensive collection has more than 13,000 objects including paintings, prints, watercolors, drawings, sculptures (three-dimensional objects), photographs, videos, calligraphy, and related materials. While the collection is centered on modern Japanese art, the museum also collects contemporary artwork from overseas.

Introduction to the Collection MOMAT Collection

All Collections12,044

NAKAGAWA, Kigen

Nutbrown Hat

1920

YOSHIDA, Hiroshi

Cherry Blossoms by the Pond

1920

YOSHIDA, Hiroshi

Ranch on Plateau

1920

TSUJI, Hisashi

Windmills

1920

TSUDA, Seifu

Lady and Canaries

1920

UMEHARA, Ryuzaburo

Cannes

1920

MORITA, Tsunetomo

Wayside in Summer

1920

NAKAZAWA, Hiromitsu

A Field Path

1920

NAKAMURA, Fusetsu

Palming a Calligraphy Piece Off

1920

OGISHIMA, Yasuji

Medal

1920s-30s

CAPELARI, Fritz

Pines (Near Yotsuya Mitsuke)

1920

KEITH, Elizabeth

A Temple Kitchen, Diamond Mts., Korea

1920

YAMAMURA, Toyonari (Koka)

[Young Woman]

1920

YAMAMURA, Toyonari (Koka)

Matsumoto Koshiro VII as Sukeroku from Famous Kabuki Actors

1920

KOGA, Harue

Landscape

1920

KISHIDA, Ryusei

Letter to Irisawa Tatsukichi

1921

KISHIDA, Ryusei

Diary

1921

MUCHE, Georg

Furniture Workshop in the Glass from the portfolio BAUHAUS I / II 20 Photographs 1919-1933

1921 (printed 1985)

SAEKI, Yuzo

Life Mask

1921

SAEKI, Yuzo

Life Mask

c.1921

MIYAWAKI, Haru

Self-Portrait

1921

YAMAMURA, Toyonari (Koka)

Nakamura Utaemon V as O-wasa from Famous Kabuki Actors

1921

SOGAME, Hirotaro

A Path across the Park

c.1921

SOGAME, Hirotaro

In a Wood

1921

KISHIDA, Ryusei

Portrait of Standing Omatsu

1921

ATGET, Eugène

Maison Close from 20 Photographs by Eugène Atget

1921 (printed 1956)

CORINTH, Lovis

Death and the Old Man from Dance of Death

1921-22

CORINTH, Lovis

Death and the Youth from Dance of Death

1921-22

CORINTH, Lovis

Death and the Couple (Death Visits the Strucks) from Dance of Death

1921-22

CORINTH, Lovis

Death and the Woman from Dance of Death

1921-22

CORINTH, Lovis

Death and the Artist from Dance of Death

1921-22

PECHSTEIN, Max

11. And the Power and the Glory from The Lord's Prayer

1921

PECHSTEIN, Max

12. For Ever and Ever, Amen! from The Lord's Prayer

1921

PECHSTEIN, Max

10. For Thine in the Kingdom from The Lord's Prayer

1921

PECHSTEIN, Max

8. And Lead Us not into Temptation from The Lord's Prayer

1921

PECHSTEIN, Max

9. But Deliver Us from Evil from The Lord's Prayer

1921

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