Arts

Research Guides （The National Museum of Western Art）　　　Search guides, links
Database List （Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University）
TOBUNKEN Research Collections　　　Library catalogs, indexes, exhibition catalogs, and others. Cross-searchable

Art Discovery Group Catalogue　　　Cross-searchable
BHA and RILA　　　Index, 1975-2007 (2008- IBA)
ProQuest Basic Search　　　ARTbibliographies Modern, Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA), Design and Applied Arts Index, International Bibliography of Art (IBA), etc.　※Subscription database for on-site use only
Worldwide Books： Exhibition Catalogues and Art Books　　　U.S.-based collection of art books, 1992-
Japan Art Documentation Society Bibliography Database
Art Libraries' Consortium (ALC) Cross-Search （Art Libraries' Consortium）

Art Discovery Group Catalogue　　　Cross-searchable
Worldwide Books: Exhibition Catalogues and Art Books　　　1960s-
Makoto Kato Collection of art exhibition catalogs (Search Guide) （National Diet Library）
zuroku.jp （The University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts）
Exhibition Catalogues （Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties）
Exhibition Catalogs Database （Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University）
Records of Art Exhibitions in Japan 1945-2005 （The National Art Center, Tokyo）
Exposition Material Collection　　　Meiji era-
Art Exhibitions （Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties）
Art Libraries' Consortium (ALC) Cross-Search （Art Libraries' Consortium）

Japanese Woodblock Print Search : Ukiyo-e Search　　　Reverse image search available
＞ Sources of Japanese Woodblock Prints : Ukiyo-e Search　　　"Other Sources" = worldwide links
Ukiyo-e Portal Database （Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University）
Kumon Museum of Children's Ukiyo-e　　　Children in ukiyo-e, omocha-e
National Diet Library Digital Collections Rare Books and Old Materials
Historiographical Institute, The University of Tokyo Database
＞ Database of the Nishikie　　　No images are available for content from the Shizuoka Prefectural Central Library or the Yokohama Archives of History
Ukiyoe Caricatures （University of Vienna）　　　1842-1905
Hankyu Culture Archives : Colored Woodblock Prints and Playbills　　　Portraits of kabuki actors

ColBase Integrated Collections Database of the National Museums, Japan （National Institutes for Cultural Heritage）
e-Museum （National Institutes for Cultural Heritage）
National Cultural Properties Database （Agency for Cultural Affairs）
Artist Search （Japan Kogei Association）
Shosoin
Cultural Heritage Database （Agency for Cultural Affairs）

Art cyclopedia　　　Searchable by name of artists or title of artworks, numerous links related to art
Open GadaiWiki （Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University）
A Comprehensive Database of Japanese Shunga in the Edo Period （Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University）
Fragmentary Manuscripts Database of Japan （National Institute of Japanese Literature）
Union Catalog of the Collections of the National Art Museums, Japan （National Museum of Art）
Chinese Painting Information Database （Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, University of Tokyo）　　　"Comprehensive Illustrated Catalog of Chinese Paintings", except China and Taiwan