Watanabe Museum of Art
Watanabe Museum Of Art opened in Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan in 1978. It houses the 30,000-piece collection of Tottori resident Dr. Hajime Watanabe (1911–2017).
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- Watanabe Museum Of Art
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- 1949
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- Japan
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Watanabe Museum Of Art opened in Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan in 1978. It houses the 30,000-piece collection of Tottori resident Dr. Hajime Watanabe (1911–2017).
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It holds the largest collection of Samurai armour and weapons in any museum in Japan.
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• Name — Watanabe Museum Of Art • Native Name — 渡辺美術館 • Address — 55 Kakuji • Location Town — Tottori, Tottori Prefecture • Location Country — Japan • Opened Date — 1978 • Floor Area — 6,300 m 2
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Art collection
Art collection
The collection includes Buddhist sculpture and art from Japan and elsewhere, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese ceramics, ukiyo-e, and over 1,000 folding screens. It has been referred to as "a shrine for antiques".
Armour and weapons collection
Armour and weapons collection
While front area of the museum is devoted to the art collection of the museum, the main larger body of the museum is dedicated to a large collection of armour and weapons. The museum has over half of its collection on display in a large display area, and with over 200 suits of samurai armour, it is the largest and most diverse collection of Samurai armour and weapons in Japan. Samurai armour represented a range of armour harnesses from the Edo and warring states period. It also houses a collection of items related to the Ikeda clan, the "daimyo" family that controlled Tottori during the Edo Period.
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