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Seikado Bunko Art Museum

Tokyo · Chiyoda · Art & Crafts

Japanese name: 静嘉堂文庫美術館

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WHAT TO DOSeikado Bunko Art Museum

Holds one of only three Yohen Tenmoku tea bowls in the world, its glaze scattering starlike spots that shift with the light.

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Central Tokyo · Chiyoda

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Holds one of only three Yohen Tenmoku tea bowls in the world, its glaze scattering starlike spots that shift with the light.

About this place

Seikadō Bunko Art Museum (静嘉堂文庫美術館) is a museum of East Asian art that opened in Setagaya, Tokyo in 1992. The museum's gallery moved to Meiji Seimei Kan in Marunouchi in Chiyoda, Tokyo in October 2022, but the foundation continues to operate and manage its collection in its former building in Setagaya.

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Key facts

Founded / opened：1992 Highlights / collection：National Treasure Yohen Tenmoku tea bowl, National Treasure Mimiyosei album of calligraphy samples Genre：Crafts and ceramics, Antique art and Buddhist art

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