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A painter who lost her dominant arm to illness and went on painting left-handed until her death at 35.
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Mihashi Setsuko Art Museum is an art museum in Nagara Park in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture. It is the private museum of the Nihonga painter Mihashi Setsuko, who died young at 35. It exhibits together works from her early period depicting plants to major late works such as "Hanaore Pass," "Evening Bell of Mii-dera" and "Kishimojin," depicting folk tales of Omi and Lake Biwa. It also displays the YAMAHA upright piano Mihashi Setsuko loved, family photographs and the last letter she wrote to her family, introducing the life of Mihashi Setsuko.
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Founded / opened：1988 Highlights / collection：Works made after losing his dominant arm, Nihonga depicting Lake Biwa folktales Genre：Nihonga (Japanese-style painting)
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