Overview
A lord built it for his mother; one room's ceiling is painted in imported ultramarine, a luxury of pure colour.
About this place
The Seisonkaku (成巽閣) is a large Japanese villa in the city of Kanazawa, built in 1863 by Maeda Nariyasu (1811–1884), 13th daimyō of the Kaga clan, as a retirement home for his mother Shinryu-in (眞龍院). A collection of her personal effects is open to the public.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened:1863 Highlights / collection:Gunjo-no-ma (Ultramarine Room), Butterfly ranma, Connection of shoin and sukiya Genre:Architecture, Nihonga (Japanese-style painting)
Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Official website
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