Exhibitions

Past Exhibition Special Exhibition

Japanese Crossing Borders: Asia as Dreamed by Craftspeople, 1910s-1945

Date

April 24-July 16, 2012

Location

Crafts Gallery, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

About the Exhibition

In the Taisho period (1912–1926) and the early Showa period (1926–1989), many Japanese craftspeople crossed the border to the Chinese Continent in search of the origins of, or new possibilities of crafts.

This exhibition considers the footprints and activities of Japanese craftspeople in Asian cities such as Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai and Taipei to be one part of the modern history of Japanese crafts, and explore the realities and the context of their efforts. The show also reflects on Asia as seen by Japanese craftspeople in the early Showa period through the Continental flavor seen in their works.

List of Exhibits

Limited display:　☆＝4/24～6/10 　★＝6/12～7/16

NO.	Artist	Title	Date	Collection	Limited display
Room1
Ｉ－01	ASAKAWA, Noritaka	Map of kiln site of Gyeryongsan area	c.1920s-30s	A
03	ARAI, Kinya	Seal-pad holder	Unknown
04	UMEHARA, Ryuzaburo	Autumn in Peking	1942	*
06	KAWAMURA, Kitaro	Seal-pad holder with an ancient-tile pattern, celadon	Unknown
07	TATSUMURA, Heizo	Tapestry wall decoration	1927	B
08	TSUDA, Shinobu	A Ramble Outside the Fort	1940	C
09	NUMATA, Ichiga	Travel over the Gobi Desert	1937	D
10	YAMAGA, Seika	Tapestry “Jehol (China)”	1937	E	☆
11	YAMAGA, Seika	Tapestry, Outing on a stone boat	1938	D	★
12	YAMAMOTO, Azumi	Xuan Zang, figurine	1936	D
13	ROKKAKU, Shisui	Round tray, lacquer painting	1924	*
14	ROKKAKU, Shisui	Shuttle incense tray with chisel-motif lines (round tray with motifs of pairs of birds)	1927	F
16		Round tile with radial lines and lotus motifs	4-5th century	E
17		Rectangular brick	4-5th century	E
18		Rectangular brick	4-5th century	E
19		Rectangular brick	4-5th century	E
20		Rectangular eaves tile with arabesque patterns	7th century	E
21		Bowl, Buncheong ware with brushed design, Gyeryongsan ware, Gongju-si, Chungcheongnam-do	late 15th-early 16th century	A
22		Bowl, porcelain	16th century	A
23		Bowl with a figure motif, overglaze enamels	16th century
24		Basin with figure motifs, five-colored porcelain	16th century
25		Hexagonal bottle leg, five-colored porcelain (portion)	16-17th century		★
26		Iron-glazed jar with a dragon motif	late 17th century	G
27		Jar with peony motif, iron decoration, blue and white porcelain	18th century		★
ＩＩ－14	ROKKAKU, Shisui	Square tray with carved motif of deva playing music	1927	F
ＩＩＩ－27	FUJISHIMA, Takeji	Artichoke	1917	*
Room 2
ＩＩ－01	ITAYA, Hazan	Vase, incised peony design, celadon	1925	*
02	UNNO, Kiyoshi	Case with pair-of-bird motif	1931	E
03	KATORI, Hotsuma	Gilt bronze burner with legs with lion motifs	1925	C
04	KATORI, Hotsuma	Eared incense burner with three legs	1928	C
05	KATORI, Hotsuma	Octagonal coffer with Chinese phoenix design	c.1928	D
06	KATORI, Hotsuma	Octagonal mirror	1929	C
07	KATORI, Hotsuma	Incense burner in horned-owl design	Unknown	H
08	KATORI, Masahiko	Vase, cast bronze	1930	*
09	KAWAI, Kanjiro	Sake server, celadon	1920
10	KAWAI, Kanjiro	Square bottle with doll motif and stamped patterns	1926	D
11	KITAOJI, Rosanjin	Tea cups, phoenix design, gold leaves on overglaze yellowish-green enamel	c.1939	*
12	TSUISHU, Yozei XX	Rokka-style table, carving in layered lacquer	1915
13	YAMAMOTO, Azumi	Vase	1938	E
15	ROKKAKU, Shisui	Ornamental box with silver-inlaid motif of deva playing music	1928	F
16	ROKKAKU, Shisui	Tebako with design of the ideal world	1929	F
17	ROKKAKU, Shisui	Bowl, flower design, maki-e on metal base	c.1935	*
18		Rubbed copy of the hiten (flying angels) and Buddhist priests at the Yungang Grottoes	5th century	E	★
19		Rubbed copy of the angels playing music at the Yungang Grottoes	5th century	E	☆
Ｉ－28		Rubbed copy of Han Dynasty tile	2nd century B.C.-2nd century A.D.	E
29		Rubbed copy of Han Dynasty tile	2nd century B.C.-2nd century A.D.	E
ＩＩＩ－14	KIYOMIZU, Rokubei VI	Vase with floral motifs, black glaze	1938	D
Room 3
ＩＩＩ－01	ARAI, Kinya	Market in December outside East Gate, plate, underglaze blue	Unknown	I
02	ISHIGURO, Munemaro	Horse, T’ang tricolor pottery	c.1928	*
03	ISHIGURO, Munemaro	Bowl, reddish brown glaze	c.1930-39	*
04	ISHIGURO, Munemaro	Jar, cobalt blue splotches on white	c.1930-39	*
05	ISHIGURO, Munemaro	Jar, fish design on white ground	c.1940-41	*
06	ISHIGURO, Munemaro	Incense case, chatter marks	c.1940-45	*
07	ISHIGURO, Munemaro	Tea bowl, chatter marks	c.1940-45	*
08	KAWAI, Kanjiro	Vase, Three Colors Glaze	c.1921	D
09	KAWAI, Kanjiro	Tiered box, brushed pattern in blue underglaze	1939	G
10	KAWAI, Kanjiro	Faceted vase, white porcelain	1940	D
11	KAWASE, Hasui	Pulguksa Temple, Kyongju from “Eight Scenes from Korea”	1939	*	★
12	KAWASE, Hasui	Suweon Seomun, Korea from “the Sequel of Scenes from Korea”	1940	*	☆
13	KIYOMIZU, Rokubei V	Square vase, tricolor glaze	1938	j
15	KURODA, Tatsuaki	Incense case, raden inlay “I (character for boar)”	1935	*
16	KURODA, Tatsuaki	Small box, incised floral motif, red lacquered	c.1935	*
ＩＩＩ－17	TOMIMOTO, Kenkichi	The First Sketchbook of Ceramics from Joseon Dynasty Korea	1922	K
18	TOMIMOTO, Kenkichi	The Second Sketchbook of Ceramics from Joseon Dynasty Korea	1922	K
19	TOMIMOTO, Kenkichi	The Third Sketchbook of Ceramics from Joseon Dynasty Korea	1922	K
20	TOMIMOTO, Kenkichi	Landscape in Cheongnyangni, a set of three octagonal bowls	1922	K
21	TOMIMOTO, Kenkichi	Lidded octagonal pot, white porcelain	1932	*
22	TOMIMOTO, Kenkichi	Plate, “Full Moon over the East Gate in Seoul” underglaze blue	1934	*
23	TOMIMOTO, Kenkichi	Pen-racks in shape of house, blue underglaze and overglaze enamels	1937	*
24	TOMIMOTO, Kenkichi	Water dropper in Chinese-house design, underglaze blue	1937	*
25	HAMADA, Shoji	Tea pot and cups, brushed and incised	1925	*
26		Vase, brush design	1932	*
28	MIYANAGA, Tozan	Light yellow dish	Unknown
29		Three-tiered box with brushed slip, underglaze blue, from Joseon Dynasty Korea	late 15th-early 16th century	G
30		Water dropper in Chinese-house design, underglaze blue, from Joseon Dynasty Korea	late 15th-early 16th century	G
Room 4
ＩＶ－01	ASAKAWA, Noritaka	Bowl, opaque white glaze	c.1920s-30s	L
02	ASAKAWA, Noritaka	Bowl, porcelain	c.1930s-40s	L
03	ASAKAWA, Noritaka	A view of Gyeongseong and Cheongyan-ri	Unknown	A
Ｉ－02	ASAKAWA, Noritaka	View of Busan kiln	c.1930	A
04	KAWAKITA, Handeishi	Tea bowl	1937
05	KAWAKITA, Handeishi	Liquor bottle with brushed white slip	1937	M
06	KAWAKITA, Handeishi	Tea bowl with brushed white slip	c.1937	M
07	KAWAKITA, Handeishi	Shoushan, teacup, ido ware	c.1941	M
08	KAWAKITA, Handeishi	Evening Sun After a Rainfall, teacup, ido ware	c.1941	M
09	KITAOJI, Rosanjin	Tea bowl with incised motifs with brushed white slip, Buncheong ware	1928
10	KITAOJI, Rosanjin	Liqur bottle, egorai ware	1929
11	KOMORI, Shinobu	Tea caddy, “tazura”	c.1927	N
12	KOMORI, Shinobu	Handled carafe with fish motifs, celadon	c.1921-28	N
13	KOMORI, Shinobu	Plates with portraits, kizeto ware	1927	N
14	KOMORI, Shinobu	Earthen teapot with scraped chrysanthemum motifs, tricolor glaze	c.1928-34	N
15	KOMORI, Shinobu	Set of five teacups with scraped chrysanthemum motifs, tricolor glaze	c.1928-34	N
16	KOMORI, Shinobu	Fruit dish with carved floral motifs, black glaze	c.1931-34	N
17	KOMORI, Shinobu	Set of five hexagonal plates with floral motifs, Cizhou ware	c.1931-34	N
18	KOMORI, Shinobu	Octagonal faceted vase in the shonzui style, blue and white porcelain	c.1941-43
19	KOMORI, Shinobu	Flower-shaped bowl with floral motifs, lapis lazuli glaze	c.1941-43
20	Sanwa Korai-yaki ware	Sweets bowl, inlaid celadon	c.1911-45
21	Sanwa Korai-yaki ware	Vase, inlaid celadon	c.1911-45
22	Sanwa Korai-yaki ware	Tea set	c.1911-45
Ｖ－25	YOSHIDA, Hatsusaburo	Great Picture Map of Tokyo from “The Complete Map of the Great Empire of Japan”	1929	J
26	YOSHIDA, Hatsusaburo	Great Picture Map of Korea	1929	J
27	YOSHIDA, Hatsusaburo	Information Map of Transportation and Industry in Manchuria and Mongolia	1932	J
Room 5
Ｖ－01	ITO, Junzo	South Manchuria Railway Company	c.1924
02	ITO, Junzo	South Manchuria Railway Company	c.1930-31
03	ITO, Junzo	South Manchuria Railway Company	c.1937
04	KAWAI, Kanjiro	Bamboo cabinet	c.1940	O
05	KAWAI, Kanjiro	Bamboo table	c.1940	O
06	KAWAI, Kanjiro	Bamboo chairs	c.1940	O
07	KAWAI, Kanjiro	Straw Stool	c.1940	O
08	SAWABE, Seigoro / Kawashima Selkon Textiles Co., Ltd.	Tentative plan for the motif of sacred birds and auspicious plants in the tapestry hanging for the Manchukuo Palace, scale: 1/10	1941	P	★
16	SAWABE, Seigoro / Kawashima Selkon Textiles Co., Ltd.	Part of the full-size design of the motif of sacred birds and auspicious plants for trial weaving of the tapestry hanging for the Manchukuo Palace	1942	P	★
17	SAWABE, Seigoro / Kawashima Selkon Textiles Co., Ltd.	Interior elevation for the banquet hall, the Manchukuo Palace, scale: 1/20	c.1944	P	★
18	SAWABE, Seigoro / Kawashima Selkon Textiles Co., Ltd.	Part of the Interior elevation for the State Chamber, the Manchukuo Palace, scale: 1/20	c.1944	P	☆
09	Kawashima Selkon Textiles Co., Ltd.	Sketch for the twin-phoenix motif in the woven mural decoration at the State Chamber, the Manchukuo Palace	1944	P	☆
10	Kawashima Selkon Textiles Co., Ltd.	Part of the trial weaving for the motif of sacred birds and auspicious plants in the drapes at the Manchukuo Palace	c.1942	P	★
11	Kawashima Selkon Textiles Co., Ltd.	Trial weaving for the twin-phoenix motif in the woven mural decoration at the State Chamber, the Manchukuo Palace	c.1944	P	☆
12	Kawashima Selkon Textiles Co., Ltd.	Trial weaving for the twin-kylin motif in the drapes at the State Chamber, the Manchukuo Palace	c.1944	P	☆
13	Kawashima Selkon Textiles Co., Ltd.	Trial weaving for the motif of auspicious animals and flowers in the drapes at the banquet hall, the Manchukuo Palace	c.1944	P	★
14	Kawashima Selkon Textiles Co., Ltd.	Design for the twin-phoenix motif in the woven mural decoration at the State Chamber, the Manchukuo Palace	c.1944	P	☆
15	Kawashima Selkon Textiles Co., Ltd.	Draft of a perspective drawing of the banquet hall, the Manchukuo Palace	c.1944	P	★
19	SUGIURA, Hisui	South Manchuria Railway Company	c.1917	*
20	SUGIURA, Hisui	Mitsukoshi (department store): The Seoul Branch Completed	1929	*
21	Jiyu Gakuen Peking Life School Students	Cover of a photograph album	c.1938-42	Q
22		Embroidery wall hanging	c.1938-45	Q
23	SOMA, Ryoichi / Kawashima Selkon Textiles Co., Ltd.	Draft of an interior elevation for the banquet hall, the Manchukuo Palace	c.1944	P	★
24	SOMA, Ryoichi / Kawashima Selkon Textiles Co., Ltd.	Draft of a perspective drawing of the State Chamber, the Manchukuo Palace	c.1944	P	☆
Ｉ－15	WADA, Sanzo	Mandara for Rousing Asians	1940	*

Events & Education

Touch and Talk: Tour with our volunteer staff members

Date: Every Wednesday, Saturday
Time: 14：00～15：00

Free Program ( But Museum admission required. )

*Offered in Japanese only

Symposium

Oriental Modernity: Design History in the East Asia 1920-1990

Date

2012.7.14(Sat)

Time

14:00-17:00

Location

Lecture Hall (museum B1F)

Capacity

150 seats

Organizer

The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Saitama University, Design History Workshop Japan

Keynote Speech

Hida Toyoro
(Akita Municipal Junior College of Arts and Crafts)

Panel Discussion

Kikuchi Yuko
(University of the Arts London)
Making a Transnational Design History in East Asia: Yen Shuilong’s Craft-Design Movement

Ling Wessie
(University of the Arts London)
Trans/national production: The authenticity of Chinese fashion

Lee Yunah
(University of Brighton)
Probing on the authenticity of Koreanness in the transnational context: Korean graphic design in 1970s and 1980s

Suga Yasuko
(Tsuda College)
Networking East Asia through Kogei: Jiyu Gakuen Peking Life School

Kida Takuya
(The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo)
Japanese Craftsmen Crossing Borders: “Asian-ness” in Modern Crafts

*Free program.

*No reservation required.

Hours & Admissions

Location

Crafts Gallery

Date

2012.4.24(Tue)-7.16(Mon)

Time

10:00 – 17:00
※Last admission is 30 minutes before closing.

Closed

Mondays (except April 30 and July 16)

Admission

Adults: ¥500 (¥350)
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