Tokugawa Art Museum

Tokugawa Art Museum
徳川美術館
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Established10 November 1935; 89 years ago (1935-11-10)
LocationNagoya City, Japan
TypeArt museum
Key holdingsNational Treasures: Religious artwork, Tale of Genji, Japanese Swords (nobility)
CollectionsAncestral artefacts from the house of Owari Tokugawa
FounderHouse of Owari Tokugawa
DirectorYoshitaka Tokugawa (2016)
CuratorTokugawa Reimeikai Foundation
ArchitectYoshio Yoshimoto
Public transit accessOzone Station (10-15min walk)
Websitewww.tokugawa-art-museum.jp

The Tokugawa Art Museum (徳川美術館, Tokugawa Bijutsukan) is a private art museum, located on the former Ōzone Shimoyashiki compound in Nagoya, central Japan. Its collection contains more than 12,000 items, including swords, armor, Noh costumes and masks, lacquer furniture, Chinese and Japanese ceramics, calligraphy, and paintings from the Chinese Song and Yuan dynasties (960–1368).