Kagawa Prefectural Higashiyama Kaii Setouchi Art Museum
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| Kagawa Prefectural Higashiyama Kaii Setouchi Art Museum | |
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香川県立東山魁夷せとうち美術館 | |
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 Interactive map of the Kagawa Prefectural Higashiyama Kaii Setouchi Art Museum area | |
| General information | |
| Location | Sakaide, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°20′58″N 133°49′27″E / 34.3495°N 133.8242°E |
| Opened | April 2005 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Yoshio Taniguchi |
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| 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]
