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A small museum in the family home of Kawanabe Kyosai, overwhelming in its sheer volume of his sketches.
About this place
The Kawanabe Kyosai Memorial Museum is a private museum in Warabi, Saitama Prefecture, dedicated to Kawanabe Kyosai, a painter active from the end of the Edo period through the Meiji period. The Kawanabe Kyosai Memorial Museum public interest incorporated foundation was founded to honor the artistic career of Kawanabe Kyosai, known as an ukiyo-e artist or a painter of the Kano school, and to make the activities of his disciples widely known.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened：1977 Highlights / collection：Sketches and albums by Kawanabe Kyosai, Yokai and caricatures Genre：Nihonga (Japanese-style painting), Ukiyo-e and prints
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