高麗美術館Tucked on a side street off of Horikawa Dori east of Kityama is the Koryo Museum of Art.
It is an excellent facility dedicated to Korean fine arts.
Founded by the late Chong Jo Mum, it specializes in ceramics, images of the Buddha, stone figures, calligraphy, and furniture.
Chong was a first generation Korean-Japanese who came to at the age of six.
He was a successful businessman, and devoted his life to collecting Korean works of art.
Address
Kamigishi-cho Shichiku, Kita-ku, Kyoto, 603-8108
Tel. 075 491 1192
Hours
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (last entry 4:30 pm)
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