Masterpieces from the Itsuo Art Museum Collection: Buson, Go Shun, and the Art of Tea

9/16(Wed) - 11/8(Sun) 10:00 - 18:00
* Open until 21:00 on 10/31(Sat)
* Open until 20:00 on Fridays and 11/7(Sat)
* Last admission 30 minutes before closing
* Closed on Tuesdays (Open on 11/3)

Suntory Museum of Art (Galleries)

General 1,700 yen; University students 1,200 yen;
High school students 1,000 yen; Junior high school students and younger: Free

The Itsuo Art Museum was founded in Ikeda city, Osaka, in 1957. “Itsuo” was the pen name of Kobayashi Ichizō (1873-1957), a giant among the entrepreneurs who built modern Japan: founder of the Hankyu Toho Group (today’s Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group), which includes railroads and many other businesses. The museum’s collection of 5,500 works reflects Itsuo’s approach to art, his multifaceted accomplishments and enterprising personality, in a truly diverse collection that ranges from kohitsugire (old calligraphy fragments) and tea utensils to paintings by Yosa Buson and Go Shun. This long-awaited exhibition is an opportunity to view these carefully selected masterpieces together in one setting.