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Tanaka Isson Memorial Museum of Art（田中一村記念美術館）

たなかいっそんきねんびじゅつかん Tanaka Isson Memorial Museum

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A painter who moved here at fifty, worked as a dyer to fund his painting, sold almost nothing, and was recognised only after death.

Type	Museum of art
Genre	Nihonga painting / Architecture
City / town	Amami
Area in the prefecture	Outer islands

FAQ

Where is Tanaka Isson Memorial Museum?: It is in Amami, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is an art museum.
What can I see at Tanaka Isson Memorial Museum?: A painter who moved here at fifty, worked as a dyer to fund his painting, sold almost nothing, and was recognised only after death. The focus is Nihonga, architecture.
When was Tanaka Isson Memorial Museum established?: It dates from 2001.

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