Iwakuni Art Museum
| Iwakuni Art Museum | |
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岩国美術館 | |
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| General information | |
| Address | 2-10-27 Yokoyama |
| Town or city | Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture |
| Country | Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°10′17″N 132°10′30″E / 34.171277°N 132.174921°E |
| Opened | 15 October 1963 |
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| Official website | |
Iwakuni Art Museum (岩国美術館, Iwakuni Bijutsukan) is a museum of traditional Japanese art in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.[1][2] The museum opened in 1963.[3] The collection includes a National Treasure sword (of the Nanboku-chō period, with an inscription in gold inlay of Tenshō 13 (1585)) and Important Cultural Property armour (haramaki, also of the Nanboku-chō period).[4][5]
See also[edit]
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- List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: swords)
- List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Yamaguchi)
- Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum of Art
- Iwakuni Castle, Kintai-kyō
- Kikkawa Historical Museum
- Iwakuni Chōkokan
References[edit]
- ^ 公益財団法人 岩国美術館 [Public Interest Incorporated Foundation Iwakuni Art Museum] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ 岩国美術館について [About Iwakuni Art Museum] (in Japanese). Iwakuni Art Museum. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ 博物館、美術館、資料館、文学館等 [Museums, Museums of Art, Museums of Historical Materials, Museums of Literature, etc] (PDF) (in Japanese). Yamaguchi Prefecture. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ 刀〈金象嵌銘天正十三十二月日江本阿彌磨上之（花押）／所持稲葉勘右衛門尉（名物稲葉江）〉 [Sword (with inscription in gold inlay of 1585)] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ 色々威腹巻 [Haramaki with colourful lacing] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 17 August 2020.