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Built around Okakura Tenshin's papers and Asian art, and a centre for research on the early Edo painter Iwasa Matabei.
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Fukui Fine Arts Museum (福井県立美術館, Fukui kenritsu bijutsukan) opened in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, in 1977. The collection, numbering some 2,840 pieces, includes prints by Goya and Picasso and paintings by Iwasa Matabei and artists associated with Okakura Tenshin and the beginnings of the Nihon Bijutsuin. The museum played and important role for contemporary artist Ay-O by hosting his first retrospective in 2006.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened:1977 Highlights / collection:Materials on Okakura Tenshin, Chinese art, Iwasa Matabei Genre:Nihonga (Japanese-style painting), Antique art and Buddhist art, Western-style painting
Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Official website
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