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Nezu Kaichirō (根津 嘉一郎, August 8, 1860 – January 4, 1940) was a Japanese businessman, national politician and philanthropist. [1]
Description. Son of Fujiemon Nezu, a landowner and oil merchant. After studying Chinese studies in Tokyo, he served as members of the village council, the country council and prefectural assembly and also as mayor of his native village.
Nezu Museum, Minami-aoyama, Tokyo, is home of a diverse collection of Japanese and Asian premodern art. Over 7,400 works are based on the bequest of an industrialist and tea practitioner, Nezu Kaichirō Sr.
Nezu was industrialist, politician and philanthropist who, along with managing the Tobu Railway was also a director on the boards of Tokyo Electric Light Company (today’s TEPCO) and Tokyo Gas. See also: Matsuya (Asakuksa) Department Store & Tobu Railway, c. 1930. “Tobu Railway Co. was established in 1897.
Nezu Museum, Minami-aoyama, Tokyo, is home of a diverse collection of Japanese and Asian premodern art. Over 7,400 works are based on the bequest of an industrialist and tea practitioner, Nezu Kaichirō Sr.
Nezu Museum is an art gallery located at the south of Aoyama district, in Minato ward, in Tokyo’s center. Opened to the public in 1941, it houses the collection of Nezu Kaichiro, one of the biggest art collectors of Japan.
Nezu Museum, Minami-aoyama, Tokyo, is home of a diverse collection of Japanese and Asian premodern art. Over 7,400 works are based on the bequest of an industrialist and tea practitioner, Nezu Kaichirō Sr.
