Nakagawa-machi Batō Hiroshige Museum of Art

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Nakagawa, Japan · 2000 · Museum

Nakagawa-machi Batō Hiroshige Museum of Art
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Location
Nakagawa, Japan
Year
2000
Typology
Museum
Materials
Concrete, Timber
Context
Contemporary, Critical Regionalism
Map
Open location

Nakagawa-machi Batō Hiroshige Museum of Art opened in the Batō area of Nakagawa, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, in 2000. In a prize-winning building designed by Kuma Kengo, the museum's collection includes nikuhitsu-ga by Hiroshige, woodblock prints of the Utagawa school, Meiji-period prints by Kobayashi Kiyochika, and works by Kawamura Kiyoo.

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Exterior · Nakagawa-machi Batō Hiroshige Museum of Art
Exterior · Photo by Woranol Sattayavinij
Exterior · Nakagawa-machi Batō Hiroshige Museum of Art
Exterior · Suikotei

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