Watanabe Art Museum

Watanabe Art Museum (渡辺美術館, Watanabe Bijutsukan) opened in Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan in 1978. It houses the collection of Tottori resident Dr Hajime Watanabe, which includes Buddhist sculptures, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese ceramics, ukiyo-e, and over two hundred sets of samurai armour.[1][2][3]

Watanabe Art Museum
渡辺美術館
General information
Address55 Kakuji
Town or cityTottori, Tottori Prefecture
CountryJapan
Coordinates35°31′14″N 134°13′39″E
Opened1978
Technical details
Floor area6,300 m2
Website
Official website

See also

References
  1. Absolon, Trevor (2011). The Watanabe Art Museum Samurai Armour Collection, Volume 1. Toraba. p. 13. ISBN 978-0986761508.
  2. 美術館・博物館等情報 [Information about Museums and Museums of Art] (in Japanese). Tottori Prefecture. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  3. 美術館案内 [Guide to the Art Museum] (in Japanese). Watanabe Art Museum. Retrieved 28 August 2019.


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