The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka
The museum has a collection of approximately 5,700 pieces of Oriental ceramics, including the Ataka Collection.
Of these, two are national treasures and 13 are important cultural properties.
Located in a corner of Nakanoshima Park, this art museum was established by the city of Osaka to commemorate the donation of the world-famous Ataka Collection by 21 companies of the Sumitomo Group, and opened in November 1982.
Later, Dr. Lee Byung-Chang, a Korean resident of Japan, donated a large collection of Korean and Chinese ceramics, which remains to this day.
The museum's collection of approximately 5,700 items, including two national treasures, the Yuteki Tenmoku tea bowl and the Tobi Celadon Vase, and 13 Important Cultural Properties, such as the Blue Flower Lotus Pond Fish and Algae Design Vase, makes it one of the world's finest collections of Oriental ceramics.
In the exhibition room, which makes use of natural lighting, you can see beautiful ceramics bathed in soft sunlight.
Basic information
- Restaurant Available
- Business hours
- 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (admissions close 4:30 p.m.)
- Holidays
- Mondays (or the following day if Monday is a public holiday), New Year's holiday (12/28-1/4), and exhibition changeover period
- Price
- Determined for each exhibition
- Access
- Near the No.1 exit of Naniwabashi Station on the Keihan Nakanoshima Line,
or 5-minute walk from the No. 1 exit of Yodoyabashi Station on the Osaka Metro MidosujiorKeihan Main Line, or 5-minute walk from the No. 26 exit of Kitahama Station on the Osaka Metro Midosuj or Keihan Main Line.
- Address
- 1-1-26 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka City, 530-0005
- Telephone
- 06-6223-0055
- Fax
- 06-6223-0057
