Imperial Hotel, Frank Lloyd Wright Trust mark centennial of architect’s famed Tokyo design

A Peacock chair Frank Lloyd Wright designed for the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, achieved $18,500 plus the buyer’s premium in March 2021. Image courtesy of Cottone Auctions and LiveAuctioneers
A Peacock chair Frank Lloyd Wright designed for the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, achieved $18,500 plus the buyer’s premium in March 2021. Image courtesy of Cottone Auctions and LiveAuctioneers
A Peacock chair Frank Lloyd Wright designed for the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo achieved $18,500 plus the buyer’s premium in March 2021. Image courtesy of Cottone Auctions and LiveAuctioneers

TOKYO and CHICAGO – On July 18, Imperial Hotel, Ltd. and the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust celebrated the 100th anniversary of Wright’s 1923 Imperial Hotel, Tokyo with a private dedication of cherry trees planted in the courtyard of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Frederick C. Robie House in Chicago, a UNESCO World Heritage site. An inscription plaque reads: “These cherry trees celebrate 100 years of our shared cultural heritage. The Wright Imperial Hotel Centennial 1923-2023. Imperial Hotel, Ltd., Tokyo, Frank Lloyd Wright Trust, Chicago.”

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