The Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum has always had a connection with French glassware. After all, almost the first thing you see as you enter through the front entrance is a set of glass-relief doors with an angel motif. These were created by the famous French glass artist Rene Lalique as part of the original Art Deco design, when the building was created in the 1930s as the residence for Prince Yasuhiko of the Imperial Family.