Exhibitions
Modern Crafts from the Museum Collection: Flower Design
Date
Location
東京国立近代美術館工芸館
Highlights
As usual for the Gallery’s spring special show, this exhibition presents beautiful masterpieces featuring floral motifs.
List of Exhibits
Aitist | Birth-Death | Title | Date | Material & Technique | Collection (the other=MOMAT) |
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Room 1 | |||||
Group of Important Intangible Properties / Kurume-kasuri | Kimono, Kurume-kasuri cotton, flower and diamond pattern | 1958 | cotton, kasuri ikat | ||
ISA, Toshihiko | 1924- | Kimono, Impression of “Feux d’artiffice” in Debussy’s Preludes | 1985 | silk, stencil dyeing | |
KAMAGA, Toshiko | 1938- | Kimono, “Fu-cho-so (caper)”, stencil dyeing on silk | 1987 | silk, stencil dyeing | |
KAMAKURA, Yoshitaro | 1898-1983 | Kimono, plum blossom pattern, stencil dyeing and gold leaf imprint on tsumugi silk | 1962 | silk, stencil dyeing, gold leaf imprint | |
KIMURA, Uzan | 1891-1977 | Kimono, plum blossom design, yuzen dyeing on crepe silk | 1966 | silk, yuzen dyeing | |
MORIGUCHI, Kako | 1909-2008 | Kimono, “Early Spring”, yuzen dyeing on crepe silk | 1955 | silk, yuzen dyeing | |
MORIGUCHI, Kako | 1909-2008 | Kimono, “Fragrant Shadow”, yuzen dyeing on crepe silk | 1959 | silk, yuzen dyeing | |
MORIGUCHI, Kako | 1909-2008 | Kimono, chrysanthemum petal pattern, yuzen dyeing on tsumugi silk | 1960 | silk, yuzen dyeing | |
MUNEHIRO, Rikizo | 1914-1989 | Kimono, “Heart of Flower”, fushiginu (silk reeled off twin cocoon) | 1979 | silk, weaving | |
SASAKI, Sonoko | 1939- | Kimono, “Fragrance of the Breeze”, tsumugi, silk | 2005 | silk, weaving | private collection |
SERIZAWA, Keisuke | 1895-1984 | Noren (doorway curtain), design of the character “Hana (flower)” Stencil dyeing on tsumugi silk | 1960 | silk, stencil dyeing | |
SHIMURA, Fukumi | 1924- | Kimono, “Gradation”, tsumugi silk | 1978 | silk, weaving | |
SUZUTA, Teruji | 1916-1981 | Kimono, flower pattern, wood-block printing and stencil dyeing on satin silk | 1979 | silk, wood-block printing, stencil dyeing | |
Room 2 | |||||
FUJITA, Emi | 1962- | Glass ring | 2005 | glass, casting | |
MIYATA, Rando III (Kohei) | 1926-2007 | Ring, “Springtide”, gold, lost-wax casting | 1977 | gold, lost-wax casting | |
OKI, Hideharu | 1895-1968 | Kanzashi (ornamental hairpin) with motifs of imaginary flowers | c.1918-43 | silver | |
OKI, Hideharu | 1895-1968 | Kanzashi (ornamental hairpin) in the shape of an plum blossom | c.1918-43 | silver, gold | |
OKI, Hideharu | 1895-1968 | Brooch in the shape of an imaginary flower made of iridescent tamamushi insects and powder charge | c.1918-43 | silver, tamamushi insect | |
OKI, Hideharu | 1895-1968 | Brooch in the shape of hydrangeas | c.1918-43 | silver, gilding | |
OKI, Hideharu | 1895-1968 | Sash clip in the shape of plum blossoms | c.1935 | rogin (copper alloy with silver) | |
OKI, Hideharu | 1895-1968 | Sash clip in the shape of orchids | c.1935 | brass | |
OKI, Hideharu | 1895-1968 | Sash clip in the shape of a orchid | c.1944-68 | silver | |
OKI, Hideharu | 1895-1968 | Sash clip in the shape of a chrysanthemum | c.1944-68 | silver | |
SASAKI, Shodo | 1882-1961 | Ornament, “Bud”, silver, lost-wax casting | 1961 | silver, lost-wax casting | |
GOMI, Fumio | 1911-1980 | Red Plum Blossoms | 1946 | kimekomi | |
HIRATA, Goyo | 1903-1981 | Taira-no-Koremori | 1936 | paulownia, cloth, carving, costumed | |
HORI, Ryujo | 1897-1984 | Offering a Flower | 1956 | paulownia, cloth, carving, kimekomi | |
HORI, Ryujo | 1897-1984 | Serenity | 1957 | paulownia, cloth, carving, kimekomi | |
KAGOSHIMA, Juzo | 1898-1982 | Doll, “Enju-bina (Longevity couple)” | 1957 | paper clay, modeling | |
KAGOSHIMA, Juzo | 1898-1982 | Doll, “Eternal Maternity” | 1961 | paper clay, modeling | |
KAGOSHIMA, Juzo | 1898-1982 | Doll, “Little Friend” | 1963 | paper clay, modeling | |
KAWAKAMI, Nampo | 1898-1980 | A Spray of Peach Blossoms | 1965 | paper, toso (paulownia sawdust paste), modeling | |
KAWAKAMI, Nampo | 1898-1980 | Serenity | c.1974 | paper, toso (paulownia sawdust paste), modeling | |
KOMATSU, Yasushiro | 1915-1979 | Doll, “Coiffure” | 1966 | paulownia, cloth, carving | |
FUKUMOTO, Shigeki | 1946- | Spring Wind ’91-A, B | 1991 | cotton, stencil and wax resist dyeing | |
KITAGAWA, Heiro | 1898-1988 | Yamato-nishiki type silk, flower and bird motifs | 1959 | silk, nishiki (brocade) type weaving | |
KITAGAWA, Heiro | 1898-1988 | Nishiki type silk, bird, butterfly and flower scroll motifs | 1960 | silk, nishiki (brocade) type weaving | |
KITAGAWA, Heiro | 1898-1988 | Yamato-nishiki type silk, peony scroll motif | 1960 | silk, nishiki (brocade) type weaving | |
KITAGAWA, Heiro | 1898-1988 | No robe, kara-ori type silk, peony motif | 1963 | silk, kara-ori (float-weft brocade) type weaving | |
KITAGAWA, Heiro | 1898-1988 | Sash, nishiki type silk, peony arabesque pattern | 1971 | silk, nishiki (brocade) type weaving | |
KITAMURA, Takeshi | 1935- | Kimono fabric, nishiki type silk, flower scroll pattern | 1983 | silk, nishiki (brocade) type weaving | |
KITAMURA, Takeshi | 1935- | Rakin type silk, six-petal plum blossom pattern | 1997 | silk, nishiki (brocade) type weaving | |
KOGA, Fumi | 1927- | Obi Sash, “Early Spring”, Saga-nishiki type weave | 1978 | Saga-nishiki (brocade, colored silk weft with a gold or silver warp) | |
FUJII, Tatsukichi | 1881-1964 | Two-fold screen, flowering scene | c.1916-20 | wood | |
Room 3 | |||||
KANAMORI, Soshichi | 1821-1892 | Large vase in flower-and-bird design with elephant-shaped ornament | c.1892 | copper | enrolled art object |
KOMAI, Otojiro | 1842-1917 | Charger with human figure design, gold and silver inlay on iron base | c.1876-85 | iron | enrolled art object |
NAKASUGI, Yososhichi | 1853-1931 | A pair of two brass vases with carved motifs of bamboo and Kannon | 1890 | brass | enrolled art object |
NISHIMURA, Toshihiko | 1889-1947 | Cigar case with plant motifs | c.1926-45 | copper, enamel | |
Bowl for nuts | 1929 | bronze, casting | |||
NOBUTA, Yo | 1902-1990 | Incense burner with flower-shaped lid handle, celadon | 1940 | bronze, celadon | |
SASAKI, Shodo | 1882-1961 | Ornament, “Animal of Luck (Fabulous chamois-like animal)”, bronze, lost-wax casting | 1959 | bronze, lost-wax casting | |
YAMAKAWA, Koji | 1828-1882 | Vase with ornamental rings, gold and silver inlay | c.1877 | copper | enrolled art object |
Christopher DRESSER | 1834-1904 | Garden chair | 1867 | iron, casting | |
Christopher DRESSER | 1834-1904 | Cast-iron stand for umbrellas and sticks | c.1875 | iron, enameled | |
Christopher DRESSER | 1834-1904 | Printed pair of curtains with floral patterns | 1890s | ||
HIROKAWA, Matsugoro | 1889-1952 | Letter box, “Flower Cluster” | 1929 | lacquer | |
ISOYA, Akira | 1904-1987 | Chest, floral pattern, maki-e | 1930 | lacquer, maki-e | |
ISOYA, Akira | 1904-1987 | Letter box, floral pattern, maki-e | 1934 | lacquer, maki-e | |
KURODA, Tatsuaki | 1904-1982 | Small box, incised floral motif, red lacquered | c.1935 | lacquer | |
ITAYA, Hazan | 1872-1963 | Vase, incised peony design, celadon | 1925 | porcelain | |
ITAYA, Hazan | 1872-1963 | Water container, auspicious floral design in finely incised lines and underglaze colors | 1942 | porcelain | |
KINKOZAN, Sobei VII | 1868-1927 | Jar with lid, flower and birds design, overglaze enamels and gold | c.1884-97 | stoneware | |
MIYAGAWA, Kozan I | 1842-1916 | Vases in relief, doves and cherry blossoms design | c.1871-82 | stoneware | |
MIYAGAWA, Kozan I | 1842-1916 | Vase, irises design, underglaze enamels | c.1897-1912 | porcelain | |
NAGASAWA, Eishin I | 1861-1919 | Vase, basket design with flowers and birds in relief, white porcelain | c.1877 | porcelain | private collection |
TOMIMOTO, Kenkichi | 1886-1963 | Sketch for ornamental plates, “Leaning Thistles” | 1933 | sumi ink, paper | |
TOMIMOTO, Kenkichi | 1886-1963 | Square dish, thistle design, overglaze enamels | 1938 | porcelain | |
Room 4 | |||||
ERI, Sayoko | 1945-2007 | Clustered hexagonal boxes, kirikane, “Rokka-shuko (six flowers gathering their fragrance)” | 1992 | wood, metal foil, kirikane | |
MASUMURA, Mashiki | 1910-1996 | Coverd bowl in the shape of plum blossom, negoro type, kanshitsu | 1972 | lacquer, kanshitsu | |
MATSUDA, Gonroku | 1896-1986 | Low table, cherry blossom and bird design, maki-e | 1956 | lacquer, maki-e, hyomon | |
Bowls, cherry blossom design, raden inlay | 1966 | lacquer, raden inlay | |||
OTOMARU, Kodo | 1898-1997 | Tea caddy, mother’s-heart design, choshitsu | c.1959 | lacquer, choshitsu | |
Tea caddy, silver line inlay, choshitsu | 1963 | lacquer, choshitsu | |||
TAGUCHI, Yoshikuni | 1923-1998 | Ink-stone case, narcissus design, maki-e | 1946 | lacquer, maki-e | |
TAGUCHI, Yoshikuni | 1923-1998 | Ornamental box, casablanca design, maki-e, raden inlay | 1994 | lacquer, maki-e, raden inlay | |
TERAI, Naoji | 1912-1998 | Water container, “Spring”, maki-e on metal base | 1976 | lacquer, metal base, maki-e, rankaku | |
SHONO, Shounsai | 1904-1974 | Vase with handle | 1966 | bamboo | |
IMAIZUMI, Imaemon XII | 1897-1975 | Vase, yusoku pattern, Nabeshima ware | 1966 | porcelain | |
IMAIZUMI, Imaemon XIII | 1926-2001 | Bowl, floral design, underglaze grey and overglaze enamels, Nabeshima ware | 1978 | porcelain | |
IMAIZUMI, Imaemon XIII | 1926-2001 | Bowl, pinks design, underglaze grey and overglaze enamels, Nabeshima ware | 1982 | porcelain | |
KATO, Hajime | 1900-1968 | Round box, gold leaves on overglaze yellowish-green enamel | 1958 | porcelain | |
KUSUBE, Yaichi | 1897-1984 | Vase, “Summer Day”, saien (design in colored clays) | 1976 | porcelain | |
MIYASHITA, Zenju | 1901-1988 | Vase, plum blossom pattern, white glaze | 1955 | porcelain | |
TAMURA, Koichi | 1918-1987 | Large dish, plum blossom design in wax resist technique, iron glaze | 1960 | stoneware | |
TAMURA, Koichi | 1918-1987 | Pot, camellia design, white slip | 1969 | stoneware | |
TOMIMOTO, Kenkichi | 1886-1963 | Ornamental octagonal box, four-petal flower pattern, overglaze enamels, gold and silver | 1955 | porcelain | |
TSUKAMOTO, Kaiji | 1912-1990 | Plates in the shape of flower, white porcelain | 1982 | porcelain | |
UWATAKI, Katsuji | 1941- | Jar, pattern applied in a cloth process, mat glaze | 1988 | porcelain | |
NAKADAI, Zuishin | 1912-2002 | Flower-shaped bowl | 1981 | paulownia wood, scooping | |
OSAKA, Hiromichi | 1937- | Octagonal sutra case, rosewood | 1987 | rosewood, joining, inlay | private collection |
OSAKA, Hiromichi | 1937- | Box, “Seika”, hosoge flowers design in inlay, dyed from sappanwood and clear lacquer on persimmon wood | 2007 | persimmon wood, joining, inlay | private collection |
IO, Toshio | 1908-1994 | Sake bottle, hammered iron | 1966 | iron, hammering | |
Room 5 | |||||
Dan DAILEY | 1947- | Blooming Woman | 1989 | glass, blowing | |
FUJITA, Kyohei | 1921-2004 | Decorative casket, “Iris” | 1973 | glass, mold-blowing | |
FUJITA, Kyohei | 1921-2004 | Ornamental box, “Cherry Blossoms at Night” | 1996 | glass, mold-blowing | |
ISHII, Koji | 1946-1996 | Vase, colored-flower design, “Utage (feast)” | 1994 | glass, blowing | |
TAKAHASHI, Yoshihiko | 1958- | Flower Like | 2004 | glass, blowing, overlay | |
NAITO, Haruji | 1895-1979 | Wall Vase | 1929 | bronze, casting | |
OCHI, Kenzo | 1929-1981 | Flat flower container | 1961 | iron, hammering | |
TSUKIO, Soichi | 1915-1992 | Iron Vase | 1954 | iron | |
KUROSAWA, Chiharu | 1949-2008 | Two-fold screen, “Flower Dance” | 1991 | lacquer, gold leaf | |
TAKAHASHI, Setsuro | 1914-2007 | Yoshunfu (ode to the spring-tide) | 1985 | lacquer, chinkin | |
KITAMURA, Junko | 1956- | Untitled | 1998 | stoneware | |
MATSUI, Kosei | 1927-2003 | Large Jar, clear white neriage | 1989 | stoneware | |
TASHIMA, Etsuko | 1959- | Cornucopia 97-V | 1997 | stoneware, glass | |
TOKUDA, Yasokichi III | 1933-2009 | Bowl, overglaze enamels | 1991 | porcelain |
Events & Education
Special Event: TOUCH&TALK
Tour with our English speaking staff
- Date
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2010.3.13(Sat)
- Time
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13:00-14:00
We present a talk program ‘Touch & Talk’ in English
Please take a look at this page!
Curator’s Talk
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2010.2.11(Thu)
2010.3.21(Sun) - Time
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14:00-15:00
*Offered in Japanese only
Touch and Talk: Tour with our volunteer staff members
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Every Wednesday, Saturday
- Time
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14:00-15:00
Hours & Admissions
- Location
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National Crafts Museum
- Date
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2010.2.11(Thu)-4.18(Sun)
- Time
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10:00-17:00
*Last admission is 30 minutes before closing. - Closed
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Mondays(except March 22 and 29), March 23
- Admission
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Adult ¥200(100)
Student(college/university) ¥70(40)
*(Group of 20 persons or more)
*All prices include tax.
*Ticket valid for admission to this exhibition and “Works of Living national Treasures and Great Masters”.Free for high school students, under 18, seniors(65 and over), Campus Members, MOMAT passport holder.
Persons with disability and one person accompanying them are admitted free of charge. - Free Admission Days
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March 7 and April 4, 2010
- Organizer
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The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo