Fujita Art Museum
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The is one of the largest private collections in the Kansai
region. The collection was assembled by Fujita Denzaburō and his descendants. It was installed in a storehouse on the family property in Osaka
.
Opened to the public in 1954, the collection houses Chinese and Japanese painting, calligraphy
, sculpture, ceramics, lacquer, textiles, metalwork, and Japanese tea ceremony
objects.
The Japanese paintings include 13th and 14th century scrolls and paintings of the 16 Rakan by Takuma Eiga. The section of Japanese ceramics, largely tea-ceremony objects, is varied and includes teabowls by Chōjirō
and Nonomura Ninsei, as well as square dishes by Kōrin
and Kenzan
.
Kansai
The or the lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshū. The region includes the prefectures of Mie, Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo, and Shiga. Depending on who makes the distinction, Fukui, Tokushima and even Tottori Prefecture are also included...
region. The collection was assembled by Fujita Denzaburō and his descendants. It was installed in a storehouse on the family property in Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
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Opened to the public in 1954, the collection houses Chinese and Japanese painting, calligraphy
Calligraphy
Calligraphy is a type of visual art. It is often called the art of fancy lettering . A contemporary definition of calligraphic practice is "the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious and skillful manner"...
, sculpture, ceramics, lacquer, textiles, metalwork, and Japanese tea ceremony
Tea ceremony
A tea ceremony is a ritualised form of making tea. The term generally refers to either chayi Chinese tea ceremony, chado Japanese tea ceremony, tarye Korean tea ceremony. The Japanese tea ceremony is more well known, and was influenced by the Chinese tea ceremony during ancient and medieval times....
objects.
The Japanese paintings include 13th and 14th century scrolls and paintings of the 16 Rakan by Takuma Eiga. The section of Japanese ceramics, largely tea-ceremony objects, is varied and includes teabowls by Chōjirō
Chojiro
is distinguished as the first generation in the Raku family line of potters, and according to historical documents, was the son of one Ameya, who is said to have immigrated to Japan from China , which is also asserted on the RAKU WARE website of the still active line of potters founded by Chojiro...
and Nonomura Ninsei, as well as square dishes by Kōrin
Ogata Korin
was a Japanese painter of the Rinpa school.-Early life:Kōrin was born in Kyoto, to a wealthy merchant who had a taste for the arts and is said to have given his son some elementary instruction therein...
and Kenzan
Ogata Kenzan
, originally , and also known by the pseudonym Shisui, was a Japanese potter and painter, a younger brother of Ogata Korin. He was born in Kyoto in a rich marchant family and died in Edo . He had learned after the famous potter NONOMURA NINNSEI and made his own kiln. Since in 1712 a nobleman...
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- 4 minutes from Temmabashi StationTemmabashi Stationis a train station on the Keihan Electric Railway and Osaka Municipal Subway located in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan.-Lines:Keihan Electric Railway* Keihan Main Line* Nakanoshima LineOsaka Municipal Subway* Tanimachi Line -Keihan Railway:...
on the Keihan Railway Keihan Line and the Osaka Municipal SubwayOsaka Municipal Subwayis the metro network in the city of Osaka, Japan, forming an integral part of the extensive mass transit system of Greater Osaka , having 125 out of the 1,108 rail stations in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto region. In 2010 the greater Osaka region had 13 million rail passengers daily of which the Osaka...
Tanimachi Line (Routes 28, 31, 46 and 110) - 10 minutes from Miyakojima StationMiyakojima Stationis a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Tanimachi Line in Miyakojima-ku, Osaka, Japan.There is a plan of a station with a proposed name Miyakojima on the Osaka Higashi Line. However the location of the new station will not be the same place as the subway station. The final name of the...
on the Osaka Municipal Subway Tanimachi Line (Route 110)
- 4 minutes from Temmabashi Station