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Japan's first private art museum, in a Chinese-styled building by Chuta Ito, holding a Heian National Treasure Buddha.
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Okura Museum of Art (大倉集古館, Ōkura Shūkokan) is a museum in Tokyo, Japan. The museum opened in Toranomon, Tokyo in 1917 to house the collection of pre-modern Japanese and East-Asian Art amassed since the Meiji Restoration by industrialist Ōkura Kihachirō. The museum collection includes some 2,500 works, among which are three National Treasures and twelve Important Cultural Properties. The museum is located within the grounds of the Hotel Okura Tokyo. Closed for renovation since April 1, 2014, the museum reopened alongside the rebuilt hotel in 2019.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened：1917 Architect / artist：Chuta Ito Highlights / collection：National Treasure Fugen Bosatsu on an Elephant, Chinese art Genre：Antique art and Buddhist art, Sculpture, Architecture
Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Official website
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