Katayama Tōkuma
Katayama Tōkuma (片山 東熊, 18 January 1854 – 24 October 1917) was a Japanese architect who designed the original buildings for the Imperial Nara Museum as well as the Kyoto Imperial Museum and was significant in introducing Western, particularly French architecture into Japan.
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Coming from Chōshū Tokuma was a protégé of Yamagata Aritomo.[1] In 1879 he graduated from the Imperial College of Engineering. During his late twenties and early thirties he assisted Josiah Conder in designing and building a Western-style residence for Prince Arisugawa Taruhito and then on the new Imperial Palace in Tokyo.[1] During the 1880 he was sent to Europe and America to study interior decoration, including furniture.[1] In 1887 he was appointed as an officer in the construction office of the Imperial Household.[1]
Buildings
- 1894 Nara Imperial Museum now the Nara National Museum
- 1895 Kyoto Imperial Museum now the Kyoto National Museum
- 1905 Museum of Agriculture (神宮農業館), Ise, Mie Prefecture, (constructed (1891–1905)
- 1909 Tōgu Palace now Akasaka Palace (constructed 1899–1909)
Notes
Gallery
- Nara National Museum in Nara, Built in 1894
- Kyoto National Museum in Kyōto, Built in 1895