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Review of Ishikawa Prefectural Art Museum (Ishikawa Kenritsu Bijutsukan)One of the Maeda clan's lasting contributions was its encouragement of the arts, in full evidence here. After seeing how crafts are made at the Ishikawa Prefectural Museum for Traditional Products and Crafts, stop here to see changing exhibits of Ishikawa Prefecture's most important cultural assets, including Kutani ware, Kaga Yuzen silk, lacquerware, and items such as samurai gear that belonged to the Maeda family, as well as contemporary oil paintings and decorative art by artists who were born in Ishikawa, lived here, or had some connection to the prefecture (artists to look for include Nakagawa Kazumasa, Takamitsu Kazuya, and Miyamoto Saburo). One room is reserved solely for the museum's most valuable treasures, a pair of pheasant-shaped incense burners (by a 17th-c. Kyoto potter). Be sure to take advantage of the English-spoken audio guides included in the admission fee, which provide commentary on individual works of art and their significance. You'll need 45 minutes here. Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.
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