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[[File:Kuromon-tnm.JPG|thumb|right|320px|The main gate to the mansion, which stands today at the [[Tokyo National Museum.]]
*''Japanese'': 因州池田屋敷 ''(Inshuu Ikeda yashiki)''
As a result of the ''[[sankin kotai|sankin kôtai]]'' system requiring ''[[daimyo|daimyô]]'' to spend a certain portion of time in [[Edo]], and requiring certain of their close relatives to remain in Edo on a long-term basis as hostages, most if not all ''[[han]]'' maintained mansions in the city.
The [[Ikeda clan (Inaba)|Ikeda clan]] of [[Inaba province]]<ref>Several ''han'' (domains) in Inaba province were ruled by branches of the Ikeda clan. It is unclear which branch - that is, which domain - this gate is associated with.</ref> maintained their mansion in the Marunouchi area, as did many other ''daimyô''. The main gate to this mansion survives today at the [[Tokyo National Museum]]. Known alternately as the ''Kuromon'' (lit. "black gate") for its color, the gate was moved in [[1892]] from Marunouchi to Takanawadai-machi, where it served for a time as the main gate to the Crown Prince's residence. It later was moved again, to serve as a gate for the residence of Prince Takamatsu, and was named an [[Important Cultural Property]] in 1951, before being relocated one last time, in 1954, to the grounds of the Tokyo National Museum, where it remains today. The museum displays it as a "highly formal example"<ref>Plaque at site.</ref> of a gate from a ''daimyô'' residence of the time.
==References==
*Plaque/gallery label on site at Tokyo National Museum, August 2013.
<references/>
[[Category:Historic Buildings]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
*''Japanese'': 因州池田屋敷 ''(Inshuu Ikeda yashiki)''
As a result of the ''[[sankin kotai|sankin kôtai]]'' system requiring ''[[daimyo|daimyô]]'' to spend a certain portion of time in [[Edo]], and requiring certain of their close relatives to remain in Edo on a long-term basis as hostages, most if not all ''[[han]]'' maintained mansions in the city.
The [[Ikeda clan (Inaba)|Ikeda clan]] of [[Inaba province]]<ref>Several ''han'' (domains) in Inaba province were ruled by branches of the Ikeda clan. It is unclear which branch - that is, which domain - this gate is associated with.</ref> maintained their mansion in the Marunouchi area, as did many other ''daimyô''. The main gate to this mansion survives today at the [[Tokyo National Museum]]. Known alternately as the ''Kuromon'' (lit. "black gate") for its color, the gate was moved in [[1892]] from Marunouchi to Takanawadai-machi, where it served for a time as the main gate to the Crown Prince's residence. It later was moved again, to serve as a gate for the residence of Prince Takamatsu, and was named an [[Important Cultural Property]] in 1951, before being relocated one last time, in 1954, to the grounds of the Tokyo National Museum, where it remains today. The museum displays it as a "highly formal example"<ref>Plaque at site.</ref> of a gate from a ''daimyô'' residence of the time.
==References==
*Plaque/gallery label on site at Tokyo National Museum, August 2013.
<references/>
[[Category:Historic Buildings]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]