Kochi officials confirm German painting forged, demand refund
KOCHI--The Museum of Art, Kochi, is asking for a refund after confirming that what it believed to be a century-old modern art ...
Museum in western Japan says piece in its collection a fake
A public museum in the western Japanese city of Kochi says that one of the paintings in its collection is a counterfeit. It ...
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2 art museums in Shikoku deemed likely victims of a master art forger
In this case, two art museums in Japan have admitted they were fooled by an international art forger. On Feb. 7, the Museum of Art, Kochi released the results of a study into an oil painting ...
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Anime brings the buzz back to Kochi
But a trail-blazing businesswoman in western Japan has a way to link the two in a mission to reenergize her community with creative young talent. Yamasaki Kurumi, the 65-year-old head of Kochi ...