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Tahara City Museum

Aichi · Tahara · Museums

Japanese name: 田原市博物館

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WHAT TO DOTahara City Museum

The largest holding of Watanabe Kazan, the samurai painter who brought Western shading into Japanese portraiture.

WHEREAichi

Higashi-Mikawa · Tahara

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Overview

The largest holding of Watanabe Kazan, the samurai painter who brought Western shading into Japanese portraiture.

About this place

Tahara City Museum is a municipal museum in Tahara, Aichi Prefecture. It encourages citizens' interest in local history and culture, shows the future of Tahara, and plays a role in regional revitalization. It is a museum exhibiting works and materials related to Watanabe Kazan, a painter of the Edo period and chief retainer of the Tahara Domain, and opened in April 1993 (Heisei 5) on the site of the Ninomaru of Tahara Castle. From April 2017 (Heisei 29), Donald Keene served as honorary director.

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Key facts

Founded / opened：1993 Highlights / collection：Paintings and letters of Watanabe Kazan, Painter of Portrait of Takami Senseki Genre：Nihonga (Japanese-style painting), Western-style painting, Calligraphy

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