Kagawa Prefectural Higashiyama Kaii Setouchi Art Museum

Kagawa Prefectural Higashiyama Kaii Setouchi Art Museum (Japanese: 香川県立東山魁夷せとうち美術館, romanizedKagawa Kenritsu Higashiyama Kaii Setouchi Bijutsukan) is an art museum dedicated to Japanese painting master Kaii Higashiyama.[1] The museum is located in the city of Sakaide, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, where Higashiyama's grandfather was born.[1][2] The museum features 350 works by Higashiyama that were donated by his wife after he died.[3][4]

Kagawa Prefectural Higashiyama Kaii Setouchi Art Museum
香川県立東山魁夷せとうち美術館
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General information
Town or citySakaide, Kagawa Prefecture
CountryJapan
Coordinates34°20′58″N 133°49′27″E / 34.3495°N 133.8242°E / 34.3495; 133.8242
OpenedApril 2005
Design and construction
Architect(s)Yoshio Taniguchi
Website
Official website

The museum was designed by famed architect Yoshio Taniguchi and opened in Sakaide in 2005. It is located near the Great Seto Bridge.[2][5]

Great Seto Bridge from the museum

Access

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The museum is a 15-minute bus ride from Sakaide Station.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "東山魁夷せとうち美術館" (in Japanese). 瀬戸内美術館ネットワーク. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "東山魁夷せとうち美術館". うどん県ネット. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Kagawa Prefectural Higashiyama Kaii Setouchi Art Museum" (in Japanese). Kagawa Prefectural. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  4. ^ "東山魁夷せとうち美術館" (in Japanese). じゃらん. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  5. ^ 東山魁夷せとうち美術館 [Kagawa Prefectural Higashiyama Kaii Setouchi Art Museum] (in Japanese). Kagawa Prefectural. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Kagawa Prefectural Higashiyama Kaii Setouchi Art Museum" (in Japanese). 巡るめく四国. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
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