Iwakuni Art Museum

Iwakuni Art Museum (岩国美術館, Iwakuni Bijutsukan) is a museum of traditional Japanese art in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.[1][2] The museum opened in 1963.[3] The collection includes a National Treasure sword (of the Nanboku-chō period, with an inscription in gold inlay of Tenshō 13 (1585)) and Important Cultural Property armour (haramaki, also of the Nanboku-chō period).[4][5]

Iwakuni Art Museum
岩国美術館
General information
Address	2-10-27 Yokoyama
Town or city	Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture
Country	Japan
Coordinates	34°10′17″N 132°10′30″E
Opened	15 October 1963
Website
Official website

See also

• List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: swords)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Yamaguchi)
• Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum of Art
• Iwakuni Castle, Kintai-kyō
• Kikkawa Historical Museum
• Iwakuni Chōkokan

References

1. 公益財団法人　岩国美術館 [Public Interest Incorporated Foundation Iwakuni Art Museum] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
2. 岩国美術館について [About Iwakuni Art Museum] (in Japanese). Iwakuni Art Museum. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
3. 博物館、美術館、資料館、文学館等 [Museums, Museums of Art, Museums of Historical Materials, Museums of Literature, etc] (PDF) (in Japanese). Yamaguchi Prefecture. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
4. 刀〈金象嵌銘天正十三十二月日江本阿彌磨上之（花押）／所持稲葉勘右衛門尉（名物稲葉江）〉 [Sword (with inscription in gold inlay of 1585)] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
5. 色々威腹巻 [Haramaki with colourful lacing] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 17 August 2020.

External links

• Iwakuni Art Museum