By TAKUJI HIRAGA/ Staff Writer
November 3, 2023 at 14:38 JST
The national treasure "Doshoku Saie" (Colorful Realm of Living Beings) by Ito Jakuchu is on display at the Museum of the Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan, in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Nov. 2. (Koichiro Yoshida)
A renovated and expanded Museum of the Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan, which houses art and artifacts donated by the imperial family, partially reopened on Nov. 3.
The museum in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward will hold a special exhibition until Dec. 24 and a commemorative exhibition until June 23, 2024.
The facility, scheduled to be fully reopened in fiscal 2026, was established in 1993, and reconstruction work started in 2019.
In October this year, management of the museum was transferred from the Imperial Household Agency to the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage to enhance the exhibitions.
The museum currently houses about 6,100 items, including eight national treasures.
In the first of the four phases of the commemorative exhibition, four national treasures will be displayed, including Ito Jakuchu’s (1716–1800) representative work “Doshoku Saie” (Colorful Realm of Living Beings) and “Moko Shurai Ekotoba” (Illustrated Account of the Mongol Invasions).
Admission is 1,000 yen ($6.65) for adults. Reservations can be made online (https://www.e-tix.jp/shozokan/en/).
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