Kagawa Prefectural Higashiyama Kaii Setouchi Art Museum

Museum in Sakaide, Japan

34°20′58″N 133°49′27″E / 34.3495°N 133.8242°E / 34.3495; 133.8242OpenedApril 2005Design and constructionArchitect(s)Yoshio TaniguchiWebsiteOfficial 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]

Access

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

References

^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b "東山魁夷せとうち美術館". うどん県ネット. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
^ "Kagawa Prefectural Higashiyama Kaii Setouchi Art Museum" (in Japanese). Kagawa Prefectural. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
^ "東山魁夷せとうち美術館" (in Japanese). じゃらん. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
^ 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.
^ "Kagawa Prefectural Higashiyama Kaii Setouchi Art Museum" (in Japanese). 巡るめく四国. Retrieved 20 August 2019.