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Itsuo Art Museum

Osaka · Ikeda · Art & Crafts

Japanese name: 逸翁美術館

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Itsuo Art Museum
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WHAT TO DOItsuo Art Museum

The collection of the man who built the Hankyu railway, holding the largest group of paintings by the haiku poet Buson.

WHEREOsaka

Hokusetsu · Ikeda

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The collection of the man who built the Hankyu railway, holding the largest group of paintings by the haiku poet Buson.

About this place

Itsuō Art Museum (逸翁美術館, Itsuō Bijutsukan) opened in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, in 1957. The new building opened in 1997. The collection, built up by founder Kobayashi Ichizō, whose pseudonym was Itsuō, comprises some 5,500 works, including fifteen Important Cultural Properties and twenty Important Art Objects.

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Key facts

Founded / opened:1957 Highlights / collection:Haiga by Yosa Buson, Goshun, Tea utensils Genre:Nihonga (Japanese-style painting), Crafts and ceramics

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