Kagawa Prefectural Higashiyama Kaii Setouchi Art Museum
香川県立東山魁夷せとうち美術館
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

Kagawa Prefectural Higashiyama Kaii Setouchi Art Museum (Japanese: 香川県立東山魁夷せとうち美術館, romanized: Kagawa 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]

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

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

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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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