Arts
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General
- Art cyclopedia Searchable by name of artists or title of artworks, numerous links related to art
- Artl@s BasArt (Université de Genève / Ecole normale supérieure Paris)
- Artwords （DNP Art Communications）
- Research Guides （The National Museum of Western Art） Search guides, links
- Database of Japanese arts in foreign countries （International Research Center for Japanese Studies）
- Donated materials from the Contemporary Art Document Center （Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties） Articles about art, DMs
- Union Catalog of the Collections of the National Art Museums, Japan （National Museum of Art）
- SHUZO: Search collections of museums all over the country （ART PLATFORM JAPAN(β)）
- Database List （Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University）
- TOBUNKEN Research Collections Library catalogs, indexes, exhibition catalogs, and others. Cross-searchable
- Art Literature Guide （the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo）
- Cultural Heritage Online （Agency for Cultural Affairs）
Library catalogs · Bibliographies · Article indexes
General
- Art Discovery Group Catalogue Cross-searchable
- Japan Art Documentation Society Bibliography Database
- NAKKA COLLECTION SEARCH （Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka）
- OpenBibArt
- 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-
- Aichi Arts Center Art Library Material Search
- ISHIBASHI FOUNDATION ART RESEARCH CENTER
- The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto OPAC
- Art Libraries' Consortium (ALC) Cross-Search （Art Libraries' Consortium）
Exhibition catalogs
- 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）
- Exhibition Catalogues （Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties）
- Exhibition Catalogues 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）
Catalogues raisonnes
- Art Discovery Group Catalogue Cross-searchable
- Catalogues Raisonnes （International Foundation for Art Research）
- Search Oeuvre Catalogues （Print Council of America）
- Art Libraries' Consortium (ALC) Cross-Search （Art Libraries' Consortium）
Images・Basic information on works・Location search
Digital images
- Digital Public Library of America
- Europeana Collections （European Commission） Cultural heritage
- Image Archives
- Images Online （British Library） Cultural heritage
- NDL Image Bank （National Diet Library）
- Olga's Gallery
- TinEye Reverse Image Search Reverse image search available
- Web Gallery of Art
- World Digital Library （Library of Congress） Cultural heritage
- JAPAN SEARCH （Digital Archive Japan Promotion Committee and Practitioner Review Committee）
Colored woodblock prints
- TOKYO Archive （Tokyo Metropolitan Library）
- 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
- Jitsugyoshi Ebiki (Business History Image Index) Meiji era
- New Ukiyo-e Research Database
- Sumo database Pictures of sumo, ranking of sumo westlers
- 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
National treasures and important cultural properties
- ColBase Integrated Collections Database of the National Museums, Japan （National Institutes for Cultural Heritage）
- e-Museum （National Institutes for Cultural Heritage）
- Shosoin Search
- National Cultural Properties Database （Agency for Cultural Affairs）
- How to search Cultural Properties (Research Navi) (National Diet Library)
Others
- 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）
- Chinese Painting Information Database （Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, University of Tokyo） "Comprehensive Illustrated Catalog of Chinese Paintings", except China and Taiwan
Artists
- Union List of Artist Names （Getty Research Institute）
- Artis Japan.net
- Document Archive of Colored Woodblock Prints ; List of Artist Names
- Artist Search
- Dictionary of Artists in Japan （National Art Research Center）
- Shibunkaku Artist Search
- Obituaries （Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties）
Auctions
- Auction Artworks（Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties）
- Christie's Auction Results 1998-
- FindArtInfo.com
- Auction & Sales Result (Sotheby's)
- The Getty Provenance Index Databases 1650-1945