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, 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

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vase with phoenix ears known as Bansei) and twenty-nine Important Cultural Properties.

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Kubosō Memorial Museum of Arts, Izumi
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Art museums and galleries in Osaka Prefecture Izumi, Osaka Art museums and galleries established in 1982 1982 establishments in Japan {{Japan-museum-stub

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