The opened in Izumi, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, in 1982. The new wing was added in 1997. The local Kubo family, founders of the Kubosō cotton textile business, donated the land, buildings, collection, and funds for the museum's management to the city. The collection of some eleven thousand works includes two National Treasures (the Kasen Uta-awase scroll and the Southern Song celadon vase with phoenix ears known as Bansei) and twenty-nine Important Cultural Properties.
See also Fujita Art Museum List of National Treasures of Japan (writings: Japanese books) List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: others)
References
External links Kubosō Memorial Museum of Arts, Izumi Kubosō Memorial Museum of Arts, Izumi Collection