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The Matsukata Collection: A One-Hundred-Year Odyssey
National Museum Of Western Art, Tokyo
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Between 1916 and around 1927, as his business rode a soaring demand for ships, due to the First World War, Kojiro Matsukata (1866-1950), head of Kawasaki Dockyard Co., Ltd., Kobe (present-day Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.), used his wealth to purchase a large number of artworks, mainly in London and Paris. The original Matsukata Collection ranged over different periods, regions, and genres: paintings by Monet, Gauguin, and Van Gogh, modern British paintings, sculptures by Rodin, medieval panel paintings, and tapestries. If the approximately 8,000 ukiyo-e prints he recovered from the West are included, the collection came to around 10,000 items.
This exhibition, celebrating the museum’s 60th anniversary, traces the century-long journey of the Matsukata Collection––buffeted by the waves of turbulent times. The 160 or so artworks on display include some of the masterpieces from among the works dispersed in and outside Japan, such as the renowned Bedroom in Arles by Van Gogh and Water Lilies, Reflections of Weeping Willows by Monet, the latter rediscovered in Paris as recently as 2016. They are shown along with a variety of historical materials.
This exhibition, celebrating the museum’s 60th anniversary, traces the century-long journey of the Matsukata Collection––buffeted by the waves of turbulent times. The 160 or so artworks on display include some of the masterpieces from among the works dispersed in and outside Japan, such as the renowned Bedroom in Arles by Van Gogh and Water Lilies, Reflections of Weeping Willows by Monet, the latter rediscovered in Paris as recently as 2016. They are shown along with a variety of historical materials.
Schedule | Jun 11 (Tue) 2019-Sep 23 (Mon) 2019 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥1600, University Students ¥1200, High School Students ¥800 | ||||
| Website | https://www.nmwa.go.jp/en/exhibitions/2019matsukata.html | ||||
| Venue | National Museum Of Western Art, Tokyo https://www.nmwa.go.jp/en/ | ||||
| Location | 7-7 Ueno-Koen, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0007 | ||||
| Access | 1 minute walk from the Koen exit of JR Ueno Station, 7 minute walk from the Main exit of Keisei Ueno Station on the Keisei line. | ||||
| Phone | 050-5541-8600 (Hello Dial) | ||||
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