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Devoted to illustration and popular imagery - printed pictures usually left out of art history, treated as the main line.
About this place
Yayoi Museum is a private museum in Yayoi, Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, founded in June 1984 by the lawyer Kano Takumi. It is based on the publishing art collection of the prewar lyrical illustrator Takabatake Kasho and Takehisa Yumeji works and others collected by Kano Takumi, and collects and exhibits retro and romantic works by illustrators of the Meiji, Taisho and Showa eras, starting with Takabatake's works.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened：1984 Highlights / collection：Beauty paintings by Yumeji Takehisa, Kasho Takabatake, Magazine illustrations Genre：Nihonga (Japanese-style painting), Ukiyo-e and prints
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