Matsukata Kôjirô was a one-time head of the Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation, and prominent art collector. His collection of European paintings and sculpture forms the core of the collection of the [[National Museum of Western Art]] in [[Tokyo]]. A [[Northern Song Dynasty]] (possibly [[Xi Xia]]) sculpture of [[Kannon|Guanyin]] today prominently displayed at the [[Honolulu Museum of Art]] also derives from Matsukata's collection.
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Matsukata Kôjirô was a one-time head of the Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation, and prominent art collector.
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The third son of [[Prime Minister]] [[Matsukata Masayoshi]], he took over control of the Kawasaki Corporation from its founder, [[Kawasaki Shozo|Kawasaki Shôzô]], in [[1896]].<ref>Plaque at birthplace of Kawasaki Shôzô in Daikoku-chô, [[Kagoshima]].[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15070841088/in/photostream/]</ref>
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Matsukata's collection of European paintings and sculpture forms the core of the collection of the [[National Museum of Western Art]] in [[Tokyo]]. A [[Northern Song Dynasty]] (possibly [[Xi Xia]]) sculpture of [[Kannon|Guanyin]] today prominently displayed at the [[Honolulu Museum of Art]] also derives from Matsukata's collection.