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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KAWASE, Hasui

Daimotsu District, Amagasaki from Japanese Sceneries II, Kansai Series

1940

KAWASE, Hasui

Morning on Onomichi from Japanese Sceneries II, Kansai Series

1940

KAWASE, Hasui

The Port of Murotsu, Suo from Japanese Sceneries II, Kansai Series

1940

KAWASE, Hasui

Kaesong, Korea from The Sequel of Scenes from Korea

1940

KAWASE, Hasui

Morande, Pyongyang, Korea from The Sequel of Scenes from Korea

c.1940

KAWASE, Hasui

Suweon Seomun, Korea from The Sequel of Scenes from Korea

1940

KAWASE, Hasui

The Temple of Chiisan Cheonunsa, Korea from The Sequel of Scenes from korea

1940

KAWASE, Hasui

Sunset at Tagonoura from Scenes from the Tokaido Highway

1940

KOIZUMI, Kishio

Hamacho Park in Spring Snow (No.14 of One Hundred Scenes from the Tokyo Metropolis in the Showa Period)

1940

KOIZUMI, Kishio

Torinoishi Fair Asakusa (No.36(new version) of One Hundred Scenes from the Tokyo Metropolis in the Showa Period)

1940

KOIZUMI, Kishio

Waterways in Kiba (No.65(new version) of One Hundred Scenes from the Tokyo Metropolis in the Showa Period)

1940

KOIZUMI, Kishio

Botanical Garden (No.7(new version) of One Hundred Scenes from the Tokyo Metropolis in the Showa Period)

1940

KOIZUMI, Kishio

Togoshi Ginza Station (No.27(new version) of One Hundred Scenes from the Tokyo Metropolis in the Showa Period)

1940

MAEDA, Masao

Black Cat

1940

KAWAKAMI, Sumio

Early European Ship

1940

ODA, Kazuma

Summer Evening (Out to see Fireworks)

1940

HIRATSUKA, Un'ichi

Stone Buddha at Usuki

1940

MATSUMOTO, Shunsuke

Black Flowers

1940

MATSUMOTO, Shunsuke

Scene near N Station

1940

ASO, Saburo

Birds

1940

ITO, Kyuzaburo

Swallows

1940

KANDINSKY, Wassily

The Whole

1940

YABASHI, Rokuro

Woman Drinking Water

1940

HAYASHI, Takeshi

Still Life with Salmon

1940

HAYASHI, Takeshi

Rhododendrons

c.1940

IMANISHI, Chutsu

Still Life

1940

WADA, Sanzo

Mandara for Rousing Asians

1940

OSAWA, Shosuke

Men and Rocks

1940

ONOSATO, Toshinobu

Circles in Black and White

1940

UMEHARA, Ryuzaburo

Chang An Streets, Beijing

1940

KITAWAKI, Noboru

Diagram of Cultural Morphology

1940

KITAWAKI, Noboru

Structure of Disorder

1940

KITAWAKI, Noboru

Structure of the Meaning (A+B)・

1940

KITAWAKI, Noboru

Synthesis and Analysis

1940

UMEHARA, Ryuzaburo

Roses

1940

FUJITA, Tsuguharu

Cats

1940

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