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The museum features a Spanish art collection, one of the largest in the East. Mainly comprised of the Suma Collection, which was assembled by a Japanese collector, the Spanish collection includes a total of 1,000 pieces, covering Spanish artworks created from the Middle Ages to the Present.
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Master of Perea
Saint John the Baptist
( Around 1500)
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Along with the Spanish artworks, Nagasaki artworks created during and following the Meiji period are the cornerstones of the museum's collections. Covering a total of 3,000 pieces, the Nagasaki artworks include masterpieces created by artists born in Nagasaki and works created on the theme of Nagasaki.
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Gyokuyo Kurihara
Sisters
(Taisho Period)
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| The Suma Collection was assembled by Yakichiro Suma (1892 - 1970, born in Akita), when he was sent to Spain as a Japanese envoy extraordinary from 1940 to 1946, around the time of the Second World War. Of the 1,800 pieces accumulated by him, approximately 500 pieces are today owned by the Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum. |
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