The Yokohama Museum of Art “Collection Search” (https://inventory.yokohama.art.museum/eng/) (herein known as “this site”) is managed and operated by the Yokohama Museum of Art (herein known as “the museum”) for the purpose of providing information on the works and reference materials held in the museum’s collection. By viewing or using this site you agree to these Terms of Service.
Some content may be copyrighted by, or subject to other rights (e.g. portrait rights, publicity rights, etc.) that are owned by, a third party (someone other than the museum). It is the responsibility of the user to obtain any necessary permissions from third parties for the use of such content.
Even where the content is copyrighted by a third party, there may be some cases where it may be used without the copyright holder’s permission, such as in citations or in private use as permitted under the Copyright Law of Japan.
Based on Article 47 of the Copyright Law of Japan (as revised January 1, 2019), and based on “Guidelines on Article 47 of the Copyright Law Concerning Reproductions Accompanying Exhibition of Artworks, etc.” published by six copyright management organizations and museum-related organizations (Japan Artists Association, Inc., Japan Art Copyright Association, Japan Photographic Copyright Association, Japanese Association of Museums, The Japanese Council of Art Museums, Japan Book Publishers Association), and based on “Guidelines for Article 47 of Law No. 30 of 2018 (partial amendment of copyright law)” published by Japanese Society for Protecting Artists’ Rights, this site displays thumbnail-size (32,400 pixels or less) images of works regardless of whether the copyright is protected or not. In addition, for works whose copyright protection period has expired or whose copyright holder’s permission has been obtained, enlarged images are also available. Images of works will be added and updated over time as they are prepared or as the relevant copyright protection period allows.
Work descriptions may be reproduced for non-commercial purposes, but the source must be cited and the text must not be modified.
Text data other than work descriptions are published as Linked Open Data (LOD) and may be used freely for commercial or non-commercial purposes.
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