The "lonely statue" from the last post is actually in the garden outside the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum. "Teien" means garden, usually formal or decorative style, for example, Japanese garden or rose garden. This garden had both of those, and art incorporated into different sections. Ume (plum) trees were just starting to blossom; a little earlier than usual this year.
The museum building is the former residence of Prince Asaka of the Japanese imperial family. It was built in 1933 shortly after he and other family members had an extended stay in France during the height of the art deco movement. French artists contributed to the design of the house, and it is now known as "The Residence of Art Deco" in Japan. The actual collection of art inside the museum is fairly small, but the building itself is a work of art. Photographs were only allowed in certain areas inside, so I have only included two. In one, Nozomi is standing in the entryway in front of elaborate glass doors. In the other, the large vase/lamp/whatever-it-is looks like the very definition of art deco to me.
Part two next time...
The museum building is the former residence of Prince Asaka of the Japanese imperial family. It was built in 1933 shortly after he and other family members had an extended stay in France during the height of the art deco movement. French artists contributed to the design of the house, and it is now known as "The Residence of Art Deco" in Japan. The actual collection of art inside the museum is fairly small, but the building itself is a work of art. Photographs were only allowed in certain areas inside, so I have only included two. In one, Nozomi is standing in the entryway in front of elaborate glass doors. In the other, the large vase/lamp/whatever-it-is looks like the very definition of art deco to me.
Part two next time...
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