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Uehara Museum of Modern Art

Coordinates: 34°43′43″N 138°55′32″E / 34.728569°N 138.925690°E / 34.728569; 138.925690
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Uehara Museum of Modern Art
上原近代美術館
The Bridge at Argenteuil, by Renoir
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General information
Address341 Udogane
Town or cityShimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture
CountryJapan
Coordinates34°43′43″N 138°55′32″E / 34.728569°N 138.925690°E / 34.728569; 138.925690
OpenedMarch 2000
Website
www.uehara-modernart.jp

Uehara Museum of Modern Art (上原近代美術館, Uehara kindai bijutsukan) opened in 2000 in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, to house the collection of Uehara Shōji (上原昭二) of Taisho Pharmaceutical.[1][2] The collection includes works by Corot, Monet, Cézanne, Renoir, Fujishima Takeji, and Kishida Ryūsei.[3][4] Adjacent is the Uehara Museum of Buddhist Art (上原仏教美術館), which opened in May 1983.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "Contribution to Cultural Activities". Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  2. ^ "History". Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  3. ^ 上原近代美術館 [Uehara Museum of Modern Art] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  4. ^ ギャラリー [Gallery] (in Japanese). Uehara Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
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