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For the printmaker Shiko Munakata, who called his medium 'board painting'; the museum closed in 2024 and its works passed to the prefectural museum.
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The Munakata Shiko Memorial Museum of Art (棟方志功記念館, Munakata Shikō Kinenkan) is a museum located in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It features works from Shikō Munakata, a woodblock printmaker who was born in Aomori City. The museum was serviced since 1975 to 2024.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened：1975 Highlights / collection：Nibosatsu Shaka Judai Deshi (Two Bodhisattvas and Ten Great Disciples of Shakyamuni), Representative woodblock prints Genre：Ukiyo-e and prints, Calligraphy
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