Exhibitions
Kōgei (Modern Crafts) and the Tea CeremonyⅡ from the Museum Collection
Date
Location
東京国立近代美術館工芸館
About
This exhibition presents tea-ceremony-related pieces selected from the MOMAT’s collection of Kōgei (Modern Crafts) to provide a general view of modern form creation for the tea ceremony.
The extensive development of Japanese crafts has been closely related to the tea ceremony. In modern times, artist have been creating excellent vessels for the ceremony making free use of diverse materials. Many tea utensils demonstrate originality in their forms and design as “expressive utensils” that convey the makers’ ideas, or as utensils “likened” to something else by users.
Presenting tea utensils by modern masters including bearers of important intangible cultural property (living national treasures), this exhibition illustrates changes in forms and styles of beauty during the Taisho (1912–1926), the Showa (1926–1989) and the Heisei (after 1989) periods. In addition, a temporary “tea room” offers an opportunity to appreciate the combination of the interior and the utensils.
Events
Gallery Talk
- Date
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December 18, 25, 2016, and February 12, 2017
- Time
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14：00～15：00
Free Program ( But Museum admission required. ) *Offered in Japanese only
Touch & Talk: Guided by Volunteer Staff Members
Looking at craft pieces, you may wonder what they are made of, or how they are made. You may also want to touch them. To meet such requests, Touch & Talk programs are given at the Crafts Gallery by volunteer docent. Since pieces and topics in focus vary each time offered, you can enjoy participation any number of times. We look forward to your joining us.
- Date
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Wednesdays and Saturdays during exhibition periods.
- Time
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14：00～15：00
Free Program ( But Museum admission required. ) *Offered in Japanese only
●English guide is available upon request.
Hours & Admissions
- Location
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Crafts Gallery
- Date
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December 17, 2016 – February 19, 2017
- Time
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10:00 – 17:00
※Last admission is 30 minutes before closing. - Closed
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Mondays (except January 2 and 9, 2017), December 28, 2016-January 1, 2017 and January 10, 2017
- Admission
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Day ticket (Group of 20 persons or more)
Adult ¥210(100)
Student(college/university) ¥70(40)*All prices include tax.
Free for high school students, under 18, seniors(65 and over), Campus Members, MOMAT passport holders.
Persons with disability and one person accompanying them are admitted free of charge. - Free Admission Days
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January 2, February 5, 2017
- Organizer
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The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo