【Interview】The World's Largest Collection of Hokusai Manga: An Interview with Mitsuru Uragami, an Art Dealer and Ukiyo-e Collector ② – “My Main Business is ‘Ceramics,’ Ukiyo-e is Basic, and I Don’t Do Business with It”
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Art dealer Mitsuru Uragami states his primary business is antique ceramics, with ukiyo-e collecting and sales being a hobby.Summary
This is the second part of an interview with Mitsuru Uragami, an art dealer and ukiyo-e collector who possesses the world’s largest collection of Hokusai Manga. Uragami emphasizes that his main business is antique ceramics (“yakimono”), and he doesn’t primarily deal in ukiyo-e. His passion for collecting Hokusai Manga began with an encounter with Felix Tikotin, a world-renowned collector based in Switzerland, during his university years. The interview details the story behind the difficult negotiations with Tikotin, his apprenticeship at Mayuyama Ryūsendō, and his relationship with the writer Masakazu Nagahara, who named his shop “Sōkyōdō”.
(Source：美術展ナビ)