Tokyo National Museum
The Tokyo National Museum is the oldest Japanese national museum and the largest art museum in Japan.
The museum has a comprehensive collection of art works and archaeological objects of Asia and especially Japan.
The museum holds over 110,000 objects. There is also an extensive collection of Greco-Buddhist art.
Highlights the Tokyo National Museum
- Gandhara Buddha
- Noh Mask, Edo period, 18th century
- Drinking scene sculpture, the Greco-Buddhist art of Gandhara. 3rd century CE
- Haniwa horse statuette
- Kosode, Edo period, 18th century
- Iron helmet and armor with gilt bronze decoration, Kofun period, 5th century
- Wooden plate with inscriptions in Tocharian. Kucha, China, 5th–8th century
- Gigaku Masks
- Chinese ritual bronzes
- Chinese painting
- Indian Miniature Paintings
Tokyo National Museum
- Name: Tokyo National Museum
- City: Tokyo
- Country: Japan
- Inaugurated: 1872
- Type: Art museum
- Location: Taito, Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo National Museum Map
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