Nezu Museum
Tokyo, Japan · 3 works · 3 painters
The Nezu Museum stands in the Minato district of Tokyo, Japan. It grew out of the private collection of pre-modern Japanese and East Asian art assembled by Nezu Kaichirō (1860–1940). After his death, a foundation took over the collection and began opening exhibitions to the public in 1941. Holdings exceed 7,400 objects and span painting, calligraphy, sculpture, metalwork, ceramics, lacquerware and more. Its best-known painting is the folding screen Irises by Ogata Kōrin, regarded as the heart of the collection and shown only for a few weeks each year, when the irises bloom in the garden. Other works include Mountain Stream in Summer and Autumn by Suzuki Kiitsu and Fishing Village at Sunset by Muqi Fachang. The current building, designed by Kengo Kuma, reopened in 2009.
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