Kuromon (Black Gate)

Exterior

Date

19th century

Location

Work Type

Notes

Main gate used to adorn the main Edo (present-day Tokyo) residence of the feudal family of Ikeda, rulers over the Inshu country (present-day Okayama prefecture). Moved to the Tokyo National Museum site in Ueno Park in 1954.

Style/Period

Culture

Image Date
May, 2010
Image Source

The Trustees of Columbia University, Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History and Archaeology

Photographer