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

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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

No image

FARKAS, Thomaz

Sand Sculptor in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro from Thomaz Farkas: 60 years of Photography

c.1940 (printed 2002)

No image

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)

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