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Gorgeous! The Exhibition of Hayashibara Museum of Art, Okayama: Scenes in and around Kyoto and the Daimyo Culture

Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art
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Many famous treasures belonging to the Hayashibara Museum of Art, located in Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture, are on display. This magnificent exhibition contains numerous National Treasures, Important Cultural Properties, and Important Art Objects.

The extravagant selection of featured works includes armor, noble furnishings, gorgeous Noh costumes and masks, and paintings and calligraphy passed down as heirlooms by the Ikeda family, the former feudal rulers of Okayama Domain, as well as swords collected with exquisite taste by Okayama business magnate Hayashibara Ichiro, a picture scroll of The Tale of the Heike depicting the famous scene in which the samurai Nasu no Yoichi shoots a fan off the top of a pole on one of the enemy’s ships, modern paintings, ceramics such as Bizen and Nabeshima ware, lacquerware, and metalwork.

Schedule

Jul 16 (Fri) 2021-Sep 5 (Sun) 2021 

Opening Hours Information

Hours
9:30-17:15
Closed
Monday
Open on a public holiday Monday but closed on the following day.
FeeAdults ¥1000, University Students ¥800, High School Students and Under free.
VenueKumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art
https://www.pref.kumamoto.jp/site/museum/75256.html
Location2 Ninomaru, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto 860-0008
AccessFrom the Shirakawa exit (East exit) of JR Kumamoto Station, take the Streetcar and get off at Kumamoto Castle / City Hall. The venue is 15 minute walk from there; From the Shirakawa exit (East exit) of JR Kumamoto Station, take the Kumamoto Castle Tour bus and get off at Sakuramachi Bus Terminal. The venue is 15 minute walk from there.
Phone096-352-2111
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