General Plan of the Ladies' Chambers at the Main Enclosure of Edo Castle (detail), Edo period, 19th century
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 15
January 2, 2019 (Wed) - February 24, 2019 (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:
General Plan of the Ladies' Chambers at the Main Enclosure of Edo Castle, Edo period, 19th century
Model of the Pavilion of the Teahouse Sunshoan at a Sub-temple of Daitokuji (Sakuma Shogen's taste), By Matsudaira Sadanobu, Edo period, 19th century (Gift of Mr. Tokugawa Muneyoshi)
Map of the Tatebayashidori Highway, Gyoda, Kamishingo: Kawamataonsekisho and Tone river, Kawamata, and Tatebayashi: Morinji temple and Tsutsujigasaki, Edo period, dated 1806 (Important Cultural Property)
Shinobazu Pond, Ueno, Meiji era, 19th century (On exhibit through January 27, 2019)
Tomioka Silk MillInterior view of silk-reeling facility, Dated 1877 (On exhibit from January 29, 2019)