Kosetsu Museum of Art
The Kōsetsu Museum of Art is an art museum that opened in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan in 1973. The museum preserves, researches, and displays the collection of Japanese and East Asian artworks—including Buddhist art, calligraphic works, tea utensils, early-modern paintings, arms and armour, and lacquerware—built up by Murayama Ryōhei, also known as Kōsetsu, founder of The Asahi Shimbun. These works include nineteen Important Cultural Properties and twenty-three Important Works of Fine Arts.
Also recorded as Kōsetsu Bijutsukan
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- Kōsetsu Museum of Art
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- 1972.
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- Japan.
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The Kōsetsu Museum of Art is an art museum that opened in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan in 1973. The museum preserves, researches, and displays the collection of Japanese and East Asian artworks—including Buddhist art, calligraphic works, tea utensils, early-modern paintings, arms and armour, and lacquerware—built up by Murayama Ryōhei, also known as Kōsetsu, founder of The Asahi Shimbun. These works include nineteen Important Cultural Properties and twenty-three Important Works of Fine Arts.
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In December 2021, the museum closed for an extended period of renovation, although exhibition activities continue through the Nakanoshima Kōsetsu Museum of Art in Osaka.
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• Name — Kōsetsu Museum of Art • Native Name — 香雪美術館 • Address — 2-12-1 Mikagegunge, Higashinada-ku • Location City — Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture • Location Country — Japan • Opened Date — 1973
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1972
Kosetsu Museum of Art is recorded from 1972.
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