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This unique museum, known as the Sumitomo Collection, displays rare bronze ware of ancient China.Bronze ware for use in ancestral ceremonies has been produced in China for 3,500 years.The casting techniques and wondrous shapes make Chinese ritual ware unique in the world.The museum's first building, dedicated to permanent exhibition, is divided into four rooms respectively displaying musical instruments, goblets, tableware and mirrors.The exhibits are arranged to aid visitor understanding of the historic development of bronze ware.An ancient Hachiryo (octagonal) Japanese-produced mirror, a national treasure, is also on display.The second building of the museum displays its collections, including Chinese and Japanese paintings and calligraphic works, tea ceremony tools, stationery, old coins and statues of Buddha, in accordance with a specific theme that changes with the season.
Hakuko-kan, located in a quiet residential area at the foot of Higashi-yama in Kyoto, is near Tetsugaku-no-michi, a popular strolling road within walking distance of Ginkakuji and Nanzenji temples.
Address: Zipcode 606–8431 Shimo-miyanomaecho 24, Shishigadani, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
Access: Higashi-tenno-cho or Shimo-miyanomae-cho bus stop, Kyoto municipal bus
Open: March through June, September through December
Hours: 10:00 to 16:30 (enter before 16:00)
Closed:
Mondays (excluding national holidays)
Admission fee: ¥730 for adults, ¥520 for students(20% discount for groups of 20 or more)
Telephone: 075–771–6411 |
