Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka

The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka
大阪市立東洋陶磁美術館

Exterior of the Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka

Exterior of the museum
Location within Japan
Established November 7, 1982 (1982-11-07)
Location Osaka, Japan
Coordinates 34°41′36″N 135°30′20″E / 34.693444°N 135.505472°E / 34.693444; 135.505472Coordinates: 34°41′36″N 135°30′20″E / 34.693444°N 135.505472°E / 34.693444; 135.505472
Type Art museum
Director Degawa Tetsurō
Website moco.or.jp

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

Important Cultural Properties

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