Kōjirō Matsukata
Kōjirō Matsukata (松方 幸次郎, Matsukata Kōjirō, January 17, 1865 – June 24, 1950) was a Japanese businessman who, in parallel to his professional activities, devoted his life and fortune to amassing a collection of Western art which, he hoped, would become the nucleus of a Japanese national museum focused particularly on masterworks of the Western art tradition. Although his plans were not realized in his lifetime, his vision is partly realized in Japan's National Museum of Western Art (NMWA) in Ueno Park, central Tokyo. where part of his collection is exhibited.
Kōjirō Matsukata | |
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| Born | January 17, 1865 Satsuma, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | June 24, 1950 (aged 85) Osaka, Japan |
| Education | Rutgers University |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, art collector |
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