A Marriage of Fun and Curiosity: Various Artifacts from the Okura Museum of Art and History

Holding period

2022.08.16 〜 2022.10.23

Rare artifacts, long undisclosed to the public, are on display.

The Okura Shukokan, formerly the Okura Museum of Art, is the oldest existing private art museum in Japan, where businessman Kihachiro Okura opened part of his home to the public as an art museum. Okura was the founder of the Okura Zaibatsu, and his collection included Buddhist art, paintings, and crafts from a wide range of genres in Japan and the East, many of which were damaged in the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923. Later, the collection was added to by a donation from his heir, Kishichiro Okura, and became the current collection of the Okura Museum of Art.
This exhibition features swords associated with the Okura Zaibatsu and Chinese terracotta ceramics (burial accessories from tombs in China’s Tang Dynasty), as well as Chinese dyed and woven textiles, Thai art, and other rare artifacts that have long been on display to the public.

Event SummaryOutline

Location Okura Shukokan 2-10-3 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Access 5 minutes from Roppongi-itchome Station on the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, 7 minutes from Kamiyacho Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line, 8 minutes from Toranomon Hills Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line

Holding period Tuesday, August 16, 2022 – Sunday, October 23, 2022
Opening Hours 10:00-17:00 (last admission 16:30)
Contact Us 03-5575-5711
closed day Monday (or the following Tuesday if Monday is a national holiday)
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