Album of Birds: Mountain Birds, Vol.1, Compiled by Hotta Masaatsu, Edo period, 18th-19th century
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 15
February 26, 2019 (Tue) - April 21, 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:
Ink Rubbing of Three Epitaphs for Yagishi from Uchi, Nanto, Present-day Nara, Inscription by Ichikawa Kansai, Formally owned by Mr. Ichikawa Beian, Taken in Edo period, 19th century (Gift of Mr. Ichikawa Santei)
Album of Birds: Mountain Birds, Vol.1, Compiled by Hotta Masaatsu, Edo period, 18th-19th century
Map of the Aizudo Highway from Imaichijuku to Otawaradori, Owatari, Ryugan, Hunyu, and Tamanyu, Compiled by the Office of TransportationFormally owned by Asakusa Bunko Library, Edo period, dated 1806 (Important Cultural Property)
Kobe Foreign Settlement, Meiji era, 19th century
Hakodate City, Meiji era, 19th century