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.
All Collections12,044

KITAWAKI, Noboru
Drawing
c.1939

KITAWAKI, Noboru
Drawing
c.1939

KITAWAKI, Noboru
Drawing
c.1939

NISHIZAWA, Tekiho
[Fowl] from Twelve Sets of Gosho Doll
1939

NISHIZAWA, Tekiho
Bream Cart from Twelve Sets of Gosho Doll
1939

NISHIZAWA, Tekiho
Pet Dogs from Twelve Sets of Gosho Doll
1939

NISHIZAWA, Tekiho
The Chrysanthemum Boy from Twelve Sets of Gosho Doll
1939

NISHIZAWA, Tekiho
The Lion from Twelve Sets of Gosho Doll
1939

NISHIZAWA, Tekiho
Wearing a Hood from Twelve Sets of Gosho Doll
1939

NISHIZAWA, Tekiho
Dress with Shobu Pattern from Twelve Sets of Gosho Doll
1939

NISHIZAWA, Tekiho
Dress with Takara Pattern from Twelve Sets of Gosho Dolls
1939

NISHIZAWA, Tekiho
Holding a Baby Doll (Doll's Festival March 3) from Twelve Sets of Gosho Doll
1939

NISHIZAWA, Tekiho
Rulership from Twelve Sets of Gosho Dolls
1939

NISHIZAWA, Tekiho
Tsurukame (Crane and Tortoise) from Twelve Sets of Gosho Dolls
1939

NISHIZAWA, Tekiho
[Trasure Ship] from Twelve Sets of Gosho Doll
1939

AI-MITSU
Work
1940

MUNAKATA, Shiko
Two Boodhisattvas and Ten Disciples of Sakya
1940

GORKY, Arshile
Untitled
1940s

MATSUMOTO, Shunsuke
Family in a Landscape
1940

KATSURA, Yuki (Yukiko)
Work
1940

TANABE, Itaru
Air Raid on Nanjing
1940

TANABE, Itaru
Battle at Chongde Girls' Primary School in Shanghai
1940

KUMAOKA, Yoshihiko
Attack on the Humen Fortress
1940

KUMAOKA, Yoshihiko
Minesweeping at the Zhujiang Estuary
1940

KANOKOGI, Takeshiro
Triumphal Entry into Nanjing
1940

ISHIKAWA, Toraji
Attack on Zhenjiang
1940

ISHII, Hakutei
Flagship Izumo
1940

KOYAMA, Ryoshu
Chrysanthemums and Dahlias
1940

ITO, Kunio
Rush of a Gun Carriage
1940

TERASE, Mokuzan
Statue of Shozan Sakuma
1940
FARKAS, Thomaz
Sand Sculptor in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro from Thomaz Farkas: 60 years of Photography
c.1940 (printed 2002)
FARKAS, Thomaz
Waters, Cuttings Series, Rio de Janeiro from Thomaz Farkas: 60 years of Photography
c.1940 (printed 2002)

ADAMS, Ansel
El Capitan Fall, Yosemite National Park, California
c.1940 (printed 1981)

NAKAYAMA, Iwata
Eve from Iwata Nakayama Portfolio 2010
1940 (printed 2010)

NAKAYAMA, Iwata
Hibernation from Iwata Nakayama Portfolio 2010
1940 (printed 2010)

YASUI, Nakaji
(Yamane Circus: Circus Woman) from Nakaji Yasui Portfolio
1940 (printed 2010)