Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum

• Name — Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum • Native Name — 東京都庭園美術館 • Location — 5-21-9 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan • Type — Art museum • Owner — Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture • Website — http: www.teien-art-museum.ne.jp/en/

The Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum building was the residence of Prince Asaka Yasuhiko and his family from 1933 to 1947. The prince, who studied at the École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr in France, and travelled to the United States in 1925, was enamoured of the Art Deco movement. On his return to Japan he commissioned the construction of his own private residence in this style. Although many of the interiors were designed according to plans submitted by Henri Rapin, the main architect of the building itself is credited as Gondo Yukichi of the Works Bureau of the Imperial Household Ministry. After World War II the building served as the official residence of the Prime Minister (1947–50), and as a State Guest House (1950–74). The residence was first opened to the public as a museum in 1983. It is one of Japan's many museums which are supported by a prefectural government. Teien means Japanese garden, and the museum is so named because the building is surrounded by a garden and sculptures.

After undergoing extensive renovation in 2013, the museum was re-opened in November 2014. The new museum annex, designed in collaboration with Hiroshi Sugimoto includes modern exhibition spaces, a café and museum shop.

• Illustration — Prince Asaka Residence • Illustration — Teien Museum from Garden • Illustration — Teien Museum Annex (completed 2014) • Illustration — Museum Entrance • Illustration — Winter garden on the rooftop • Illustration — The illumination made of stained glass • Illustration — This room was used for the Asakanomiya family's daily meals. • Illustration — A lighting fixture of René Lalique in the great dining room • Illustration — A lighting fixture of René Lalique in the great dining room • Illustration — Ornament of pottery in around 1920 of Danish Royal Copenhagen which was modeled on the penguin put in the room • Illustration — A great dining room • Illustration — A white porcelain "perfume tower" in the room called "Tsugi-no-ma"