Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka
| 大阪市立東洋陶磁美術館 | |
 Exterior of the museum | |
  Location within Japan | |
| Established | November 7, 1982 |
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| Location | Osaka, Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°41′36″N 135°30′20″E / 34.693444°N 135.505472°ECoordinates: 34°41′36″N 135°30′20″E / 34.693444°N 135.505472°E |
| Type | Art museum |
| Director | Degawa Tetsurō |
| Website |
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The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka (大阪市立東洋陶磁美術館) is a Japanese art museum and regarded as one of the best ceramic-collections in the world. This museum collects, studies, conserves, exhibits and interprets East Asian ceramics, which mainly came from ancient China and Korea. The world-famous Ataka Collection, donated by the 21 companies of the Sumitomo Group, as well as the Rhee Byung-Chang Collection, provide the public an aesthetic experience with first-class collection.[1]
Curators' Pick
Celadon vase with Iron Brown Spots
National Treasures
- Celadon vase with Iron Brown Spots
- Tenmoku Glaze bowl with Silvery Spots
Important Cultural Properties
- Stoneware with Sgraffito Decoration of Peony with Transparent Glaze under Green Glaze
- Porcelain with Carved Lotus Design
- Porcelain with Incised Peony Scrolls Design Cut through Underglaze Iron-Coating
- Celadon with Carved Peony Scrolls Design
- Celadon vase with phoenix handles
- Tenmoku Glaze bowl with Leaf Design
- Blue-and-White with Fish and Water Plants Design
- Blue-and-White with Peony Scrolls Design
- Blue-and-White with Bird and Branch Design
Notes
- ↑ About Our Museum, MOC
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