(Translated by Google) Ceramics located in the suburbs of Ashikaga, mainly from the collections of Imari, Nabeshima, and Kakiemon, collected by Mr. Hideo Kurita, a former politician and a fixer-type general secretary, from various places through his passion and financial resources. Specialized museum. The spacious grounds of approximately 30,000 tsubo are dotted with Japanese-style buildings, and the buildings and landscape are beautiful and have won BCS awards. It seems that Freddie Mercury, the vocalist of the world-renowned rock band Queen, also visited during his lifetime.
This museum, located in the suburbs of Ashikaga, specializes in ceramics, focusing on the collections of Imari, Nabeshima, and Kakiemon ceramics collected by Hideo Kurita, a former politician and a fixer-upper at the General Assembly, through his passion and financial resources . The museum is located in the suburbs of Ashikaga, and its large grounds, which cover an area of about 30,000 square meters, are dotted with buildings based on Japanese style, and its architecture, which has won a BCS award, and its landscaping are also beautiful. Freddie Mercury, vocalist of the world-famous rock band Queen, is said to have visited the museum before his death.
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元政治家でもあり、フィクサー的な元大物総会屋でもあった栗田英男氏がその情熱と財力により各地から収集した、伊萬里、鍋島、柿右衛門のコレクションを中心とした、足利郊外にある陶磁器専門の美術館。約3万坪ある広い敷地に和を基調とした建物が点在しており、BCS賞も受賞している建築群とランドスケープも美しい。世界的なロックバンド、クイーンのボーカル、フレディマーキュリーも生前来たことがある模様。
This museum, located in the suburbs of Ashikaga, specializes in ceramics, focusing on the collections of Imari, Nabeshima, and Kakiemon ceramics collected by Hideo Kurita, a former politician and a fixer-upper at the General Assembly, through his passion and financial resources. The museum is located in the suburbs of Ashikaga, and its large grounds, which cover an area of about 30,000 square meters, are dotted with buildings based on Japanese style, and its architecture, which has won a BCS award, and its landscaping are also beautiful. Freddie Mercury, vocalist of the world-famous rock band Queen, is said to have visited the museum before his death.