Map of the Koshudochu Highway, Naito-shinjuku (detail), Edo period, dated 1806 (Important Cultural Property)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 15
July 10, 2018 (Tue) - September 2, 2018 (Sun)
Tokyo National Museum includes a large collection of historical objects and documents. This collection began with objects previously owned by the Edo shogunate government. From the museum's establishment in 1872 (Meiji 5) onward, the collection grew through the holding of exhibitions as well as surveys of cultural properties.
Current exhibit includes:
Bird's-eye View of the Keep at the Main Enclosure of Edo Castle, Edo period, 19th century
Teahouse Konnichian, By Matsudaira Sadanobu, Edo period, 19th century (Gift of Mr. Tokugawa Muneyoshi)
Map of the Koshudochu Highway, Naito-shinjuku, Shimotakaido, Kamitakaido, Kokuryo, Kamifuda, Shimofuda, Shimoishiwara, and Kamiishiwara, Edo period, dated 1806 (Important Cultural Property)
Distant View from Shimofuri Bridge, Nikko, By Yokoyama Matsusaburo, Dated 1869–70
Karamon Gate of Toshogu Shrine, Nikko, By Yokoyama Matsusaburo, Dated 1869–70