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The Bridgestone Museum

Bridgestone Museum of Art (ブリヂストン美術館, Burijisuton Bijitsukan) is an art museum in Tokyo, Japan.[1]

The museum was founded in 1952 by the founder of Bridgestone Tire Co., Ishibashi Shojiro (his family name means stone bridge).[2] The museum's collections include Impressionists, Post-Impressionists and twentieth-century art by Japanese, European and American artists, as well as ceramic works from Ancient Greece. The museum is located in the headquarters of the Bridgestone Corporation in Chūō, Tokyo.

Selected artists

Takeji Fujishima's 黒扇 (Black Fan) is in the Bridgestone Museum of Art collection

References

  1. ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Museums" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 671-673.
  2. ^ Dunn, Michael (May 4, 2006). "Bridgestone museum celebrates 50th anniversary". The Japan Times. The Japan Times, Ltd. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  3. ^ Wada, Yuhei (January 21, 2011). "'Why is it Masterwork?'". The Japan Times. The Japan Times, Ltd. Retrieved 4 December 2011.

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