Koishikawa Ukiyo-e Art Museum, Art museum in Bunkyo ward, Tokyo, Japan.
The Koishikawa Ukiyo-e Art Museum was an art museum specializing in Japanese woodblock prints and paintings displayed through rotating exhibitions. Located on the fifth floor of a building, it showcased works spanning different periods of Japanese artistic tradition.
The museum opened in November 1998 and dedicated itself to preserving Japanese woodblock printing traditions. It continued this mission until closing in March 2014.
The museum displayed works by artists such as Utamaro, Hokusai, and Hiroshige, depicting everyday life, landscapes, and theater performances. These prints offered windows into how ordinary people saw their world during the Edo period.
The museum was just a two-minute walk from Korakuen Station near the Civic Center. It was easy to reach, and visitors could enjoy the exhibitions during regular daytime hours.
The museum changed its exhibitions monthly, so regular visitors could always discover new works from the collection. This encouraged people to return several times a year to explore different aspects of woodblock printing.
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