Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum
 The museum in the Marunouchi district |
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| place | Marunouchi , Tokyo Prefecture , Japan |
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Art museum
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| architect | Josiah Conder |
| opening | April 6, 2010 |
| management |
Akiya Takahashi
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The Mitsubishi Ichigokan Art Museum ( Japanese 三菱一号館美術館 , Mitsubishi Ichigokan Bijutsukan ) is a museum in the district Marunouchi in Tokyo , which was completed in 2009 and opened on 6 April of 2010. The collection mainly includes 19th century French art.
building
The building is a replica of the original "House No. No." built in 1894. 1 ”(“ Ichigōkan ”) of the headquarters of the Mitsubishi Group in the Marunouchi district in Tokyo. The architect was the Englishman Josiah Conder , who worked in Japan . The original building was demolished in 1968 and - like the other buildings from the time - replaced by steel and glass structures.
When the building was rebuilt as a concrete structure, the old plans were followed, especially for the red brick outer facade, for which the whole district was famous at the time. Inside, too, the old room layout was largely followed. The art exhibition extends over 20 relatively small rooms on three floors. The total area is 6000 m², of which the museum rooms occupy 800 m². A number of details have been reproduced, such as the banisters of the stairwell. The building has two floors underground.
The museum regularly organizes exhibitions with additional loans. The museum also has a shop and a café. The backyard, laid out as a green area, invites you to linger.
The collection
The collection is structured as follows:
- Maurice Joyant Collection (former Toulouse Lautrec collection , 250 sheets).
- Original posters and color lithographs (100 sheets, including by Bonnard , Gauguin ).
- "John and Miyoko Unno Davey" collection (porcelain, including in the style of Japonism, 180 pieces).
- Félix Vallotton : Painting “Park in the evening”, 180 woodcuts.
- Important literature on Japonism .
C. Martin: poster 1994
"Japon Artistique" magazine
Vallotton: "The Lie"
Vallotton: "Evening in the Park"
Web links
See also
The founding family of the Mitsubishi concern, Iwasaki, had already dealt with art and literature at the beginning of the 20th century. Other important direct family facilities are:
- Seikadō Bunko Art Museum ( 静 嘉 堂 文庫 美術館 , Seikadō Bunko Bijutsukan ), a collection of classical Japanese literature and art.
- Tōyō Bunko , a library of classical East Asian literature.
Coordinates: 35 ° 40 ′ 42.1 ″ N , 139 ° 45 ′ 47.7 ″ E