Kōjirō Matsukata
Kōjirō Matsukata | |
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松方 幸次郎 | |
Matsukata in 1913 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 20 February 1936 – 18 December 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Hara Kō |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Kagoshima 1st |
| In office 15 May 1912 – 25 December 1914 | |
| Preceded by | Ikkyū Sakurai |
| Succeeded by | Shinkichi Tamura |
| Constituency | Kobe City |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 January 1865 |
| Died | 24 June 1950 (aged 85) |
| Resting place | Aoyama Cemetery |
| Party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | IRAA (1940–1945) JPP (1945–1946) |
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| Relatives | Shigeharu Matsumoto (son-in-law) |
| Alma mater | Rutgers University |
| Occupation | Businessman, art collector |
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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.