Tokyo
Iris Button Museum (The)
Buttons of Pearl and Gold
1-11-8 Nihonbashi Hamacho
Iris Building
Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture 103-0005
Nearest Train: Higashi Nihombashi Station
Phone: +81 3 3864 6537
Fax: +81 3 5687 7683
Website | EmailHoused in a room which is tastefully furnished in 18th century European style, is a collection of buttons made of various materials: pearls, ivory, gold and silver. After buttons became prevalent in the 13th century, wealth and rank could be determined by the material from which one's buttons were crafted. Indeed, by law, commoners were restricted to the use of wooden and bone buttons only. A short informative video is available for viewing at the museum.
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