Okada Museum of Art

Okada Museum of Art
岡田美術館
Interactive map of Okada Museum of Art
General information
Location493-1 Kowakudani,, Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates35°14′17″N 139°02′46″E / 35.238120°N 139.046108°E / 35.238120; 139.046108
OpenedOctober 2013
Technical details
Floor count5
Website
www.okada-museum.com/en

Okada Museum of Art (岡田美術館, Okada Bijutsukan) opened in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, in 2013. The private museum was created by the Japanese billionaire Kazuo Okada and specializes in Asian art; the collection of some 450 pieces centers on early modern and modern Japanese painting while also including Chinese bronzes, lacquer, ceramics, and Buddhist sculpture. It has the largest indoor exhibition space in Hakone, extending over five floors..[1][2]

Some of the major works in the museum's collection (including Hokusai's iconic The Great Wave off Kanagawa) were sold at a Sotheby's Hong Kong on 22 November 2025 to satisfy a legal judgment against Okada.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ 岡田美術館 [Okada Museum of Art] (PDF) (in Japanese). Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  2. ^ "About the Museum". Okada Museum of Art. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Museum's Treasures to Be Sold as Founder Faces $50 Million Legal Bill". 24 October 2025. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  4. ^ Nelson, George (24 November 2025). "Sotheby's Sells 125 Works from Japan's Okada Museum for $88 M. so Founder Can Pay $50 M. Legal Bill". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 7 December 2025.

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