One of the most highly regarded art collectors in Japan during the post-World War II period was Takayuki Masaki (1895-1985). His collection, which he accumulated in just one generation, consists of approximately 1,300 objects, including three Japanese National Treasures, and thirteen Important > Cultural Properties. In 1968, the Masaki art Museum was established in Osaka in order to exhibit his collection and make it available for research.
Many of the highly regarded pieces of the Masaki Collection are ink paintings and calligraphy. And this collection also includes a very highly regarded collection of aesthetic objects related to Tea Ceremony, including the Imperial Cultural Property,“Portrait of Sen-no-Rikyu”.
We hope you will fully enjoy the Masaki Collection.
- Hours
- 10:00 - 16:30
(last entry 30 minutes before closing)
- Closed
- Monday, Tuesday when Monday falls on a national holiday.
- Admission Fee
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Adults \700 University, High School Students \500 junior high school, primary school Students \300
- Reference
- Masaki Art Museum
2-9-26 Tadaokanaka, Tadaoka-cho,
Semboku-gun, Osaka, 595-0812, Japan
Phone 0725-21-6000 (+81-72-521-6000)
Fax 0725-31-1773 (+81-72-531-1773)
- Access
- 13 minutes walk from Tadaoka Station
on the Nankai Railway
7 minutes by taxi from Izumi-ohtsu
Station on the Nankai Railway
Landscapes ― Exploring Muromachi-period ink painting
In ancient China people revered mountains and rivers, or ‘mountainous landscapes’, which were believed to be the dwelling places of immortal beings, and their desire to grow closer to these immortals led to the development of landscape painting.
When ink painting techniques were established during the Tang Dynasty (618 to 907), ink landscape painting emerged.
These ink-painting techniques were introduced to Japan by Zen monks who travelled to China during the Kamakura
period (1185 to 1333).
During the subsequent Muromachi period (14th to 16th centuries) ink landscape painting flourished in Japan, developing distinctive aspects including scrolls combining poetry and painting on hermitic themes, landscape paintings independent from poetry,Japanese-style landscapes, and the portrayal of movement.
This exhibition focuses on landscapes from our museum's Muromachi ink painting collection.
We will look at these from five perspectives: 'Seasons of the Year', 'Painting Techniques', 'Scenic Beauty', 'Poetry and Painting' and 'Locations'.
We hope you will thoroughly enjoy these ink paintings that embody the essence of Masaki Art Museum.
This year also marks the 130th anniversary of the birth of our museum's founder, Takayuki Masaki (1895-1985).
To commemorate this, we present 'Takayuki's Aesthetic Vision ’, where you can view works in the collection while looking back at the exhibitions he curated.
