, also known as IPMA, is the main art gallery of
Ishikawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu island. Ishikawa Prefecture has a population of 1,140,573 (31 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,186 km2 (1,616 sq mi). Ishikawa Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to ...
, Japan. It is one of Japan's many museums which are supported by a prefecture.
The collection includes some of the prefecture's most important cultural assets and works by artists with some connection to the region. It is located in
Kanazawa, Ishikawa
is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 466,029 in 203,271 households, and a population density of 990 persons per km2. The total area of the city was .
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within the grounds of the
Kenrokuen Garden.
The gallery was first opened in 1959. When the collection outgrew its original building, a new facility was constructed. The current structure was completed in 1983.
The museum has a large permanent collection; and only part of it is exhibited at any one time. The core collection includes significant works from the Maeda family collection which had been previously housed in at the
University of Tokyo
, abbreviated as or UTokyo, is a public research university located in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1877, the university was the first Imperial University and is currently a Top Type university of the Top Global University Project by ...
.
[Lillehoj, Elizabeth. (2007). ''Acquisition: Art and Ownership in Edo-period Japan.'' p. 89.]
See also
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List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: others)
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Maeda Ikutokukai
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Prefectural museum
A prefectural museum is a museum that specializes in collections local to a prefecture of Japan.
Prefectural museums emerged in postwar Japan, and since these institutions are of recent origin their collections tend not to contain older Japan ar ...
Notes
References
* Lillehoj, Elizbeth. (2007). ''Acquisition: Art and Ownership in Edo-period Japan.'' Warren, Connecticut: Floating World Editions. ;
External links
Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art website
Art museums and galleries in Japan
Museums in Ishikawa Prefecture
Prefectural museums
Art museums established in 1959
1959 establishments in Japan
Ukiyo-e Museum
Buildings and structures in Kanazawa, Ishikawa
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