Exhibitions
Close Up Crafts
Date
Location
Crafts Gallery, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
About the Exhibition
Trying to bring out power in materials, and weaving together techniques and expression, craft pieces sometimes show unexpected appearances in textures or details. In those parts that one can discover only when coming close to the piece lurk the secrets of the artist’s expression. Focusing on five modern artists including Suzuki Chokichi (1848–1919), this show tries to get to the truth in the details of their crafts.
List of Exhibits
Artist | Birth/Death | No. | Title | Date | Material/Technique | Owner | |
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SUZUKI, Chokichi | 1848~1919 | 1-1 | Eagle [National important cultural property] | 1892 | bronze, casting inlaid with gold | Tokyo National Museum | |
1-2 | Twelve Falcons | 1893 | bronze, casting inlaid with gold, silver, alloy of copper and gold, and alloy of copper and silver | The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo | |||
1-3 | Sketch for Kiryu Kosho Gaisya | 1874~91 | paper, sumi painting, and wash drawing | The University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts | |||
HASHIMOTO Chobei II TOKUGAWA Iemitsu, attrib. | ●R ★L | 1-4 | Folding screens showing falcons on perches | Edo period (17C) | colored paper | Tokugawa Memorial Foundation | |
TOMIMOTO, Kenkichi | 1886~1963 | 2-1 | Large ornamental jar, porcelain, pattern of tororo-aoi, overglaze enamels and silver | 1929 | porcelain | The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto | |
2-2 | Painting of flowers, scroll | 1932 | colored paper, scroll | The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto | |||
2-3 | Plates, porcelain, each with a different pattern, underglaze blue and copper | 1933 | porcelain | The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto | |||
2-4 | Square dish, floral design, overglaze enamels | 1937 | porcelain | The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo | |||
2-5 | Square dish, thistle design, overglaze enamels | 1938 | porcelain | The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo | |||
2-6 | Square dish, grapevine design, overglaze enamels | 1938 | porcelain | The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo | |||
2-7 | Long, narrow ornamental box, lattice pattern, underglaze blue and overglaze enamels | 1941 | porcelain | The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo | |||
2-8 | Ornamental octagonal box, fern pattern, overglaze enamels, gold and silver | 1959 | porcelain | The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo | |||
2-9 | Ornamental dish, “Moonlit Night in Bamboo Grove”, underglaze blue, overglaze enamels, gold and silver | 1959 | porcelain | The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo | |||
2-10 | Ornamental dish, four-petal flower pattern, overglaze enamels, gold and silver | 1960 | porcelain | The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo | |||
2-11 | Ornamental box, fern pattern, overglaze enamels, gold and silver | 1960 | porcelain | The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo | |||
2-12 | Ornamental jar, four-petal flower pattern, overglaze enamels, gold and silver | 1960 | porcelain | The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo | |||
2-13 | Large ornamental jar, porcelain of ferns, overglaze enamels and gold | 1960 | porcelain | The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo | |||
2-14 | Small hexagonal box, fern pattern overglaze enamels, gold and silver | 1961 | porcelain | The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo | |||
OHMURA Seigai, plan; ROKKAKU Shisui, et. al., production | 1868~1927、 1867~1950 et. al. | 3-1 | Inkstone case with the motifs of Horai (legendary mountain), clouds and cranes | 1917 | urushi, maki-e, hyomon | The University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts | |
3-2 | Eight-footed table with the motifs of Horai, clouds and cranes | 1917 | urushi, maki-e, hyomon | Private collection | |||
ROKKAKU, Shisui | 1867~1950 | 3-3 | Reproduction of the bookcase with arabesque patterns and Kalaviṅka motifs, housed in Ninna-ji temple, national treasure. | 1921 | urushi, maki-e | The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto | |
TSUJIMURA, Shoka | 1867~1929 | 3-4 | Casket for sutras with the motifs of Horai | unknown | urushi, maki-e | Private collection | |
WATANABE, Kogai | 1874~1961 | 3-5 | Inkstone case with the motifs of Horai , clouds and cranes, maki-e | unknown | urushi, maki-e, gold and silver hyomon, raden | The University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts | |
MATSUDA, Gonroku | 1896~1986 | 3-6 | Low table, design of bush clover in gold and platinum painting | 1932 | urushi, dei-e | Private collection | |
● | 3-7 | Tray, floral design, colored-lacquer painting and maki-e | 1953 | urushi, maki-e | The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo | ||
3-8 | Cosmetic box, black pine and oak design, maki-e | 1955 | urushi, maki-e | The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo | |||
3-9 | Ornamental box, yusoku pattern, maki-e and raden inlay | 1960 | urushi, maki-e, raden | The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo | |||
3-10 | Ornamental box, bamboo grove design, maki-e and bachiru inlay | 1965 | urushi, maki-e, bachiru | The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo | |||
● | 3-11 | Ornamental box with design of pine tree in maki-e. | 1966 | urushi, maki-e, raden | Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art | ||
3-12 | Bowls, bamboo design, maki-e and colored lacquer | 1967 | urushi, maki-e | The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo | |||
★ | 3-13 | Ornamental box “Red Dragonflies”, maki-e, hyomon inlay, mother of pearl on lacquered wood | 1969 | urushi, maki-e, raden | The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo | ||
3-14 | Tea caddy, pine and cherry blossom design, maki-e | 1969 | urushi, maki-e, raden inlay | The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo | |||
★ | 3-15 | Two-tier table, black pine and bird design, bachiru inlay and maki-e | 1972 | urushi, maki-e, bachiru | The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo | ||
● | 3-16 | Tea caddy, “Looking up Mt. Fuji from Miho Pine Beach”, maki-e and rankaku | 1977 | urushi, maki-e, rankaku | The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo | ||
MORIGUCHI, Kako | 1909~2008 | ★ | 4-1 | Kimono, “Early Spring” | 1955 | silk, yuzen dyeing | The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo |
● | 4-2 | Kimono with pine motifs | 1955 | silk, yuzen dyeing | The Museum of Modern Art, Shiga | ||
4-3 | Kimono, “Fragrance” | 1956 | silk, yuzen dyeing | The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo | |||
● | 4-4 | Kimono, “Spring Sunbeams” | 1958 | silk, yuzen dyeing | The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo | ||
★ | 4-5 | Kimono, “Fragrance of Four Seasons” | 1959 | silk, yuzen dyeing | The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo | ||
★ | 4-6 | Kimono, “Fragrant Shadow” | 1959 | silk, yuzen dyeing | The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo | ||
★ | 4-7 | Kimono, chrysanthemum petal pattern, yuzen dyeing on tsumugi silk | 1960 | silk, yuzen dyeing | The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo | ||
★ | 4-8 | Kimono, “Swift Stream” | 1961 | silk, yuzen dyeing | The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo | ||
★ | 4-9 | Kimono, “Crisp Autumn” | 1964 | silk, yuzen dyeing | The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo | ||
● | 4-10 | Kimono, “Light” | 1964 | silk, yuzen dyeing | The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto | ||
★ | 4-11 | Kimono, “Fragrant Wind” | 1967 | silk, yuzen dyeing | The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo | ||
● | 4-12 | Kimono, “Chrysanthemums” | 1970 | silk, yuzen dyeing | The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo | ||
● | 4-13 | Kimono, “Bamboo Hedge of the Katsura Villa” | 1972 | silk, yuzen dyeing | The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo | ||
● | 4-14 | Kimono, plum tree design | 1973 | silk, yuzen dyeing | The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo | ||
★ | 4-15 | Kimono, “Two types of flower design” | 1980 | silk, yuzen dyeing | The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto | ||
● | 4-16 | Kimono, “Twin floral patterns” | 1983 | silk, yuzen dyeing | The Museum of Modern Art, Shiga | ||
● | 4-17 | Kimono, “Robe of Feathers” | 1984 | silk, yuzen dyeing | The Museum of Modern Art, Shiga | ||
ONAGI, Yoichi | 1931~ | 5-1 | The Nude Bride | 1972 | cotton, tubular weaving | Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art | |
5-2 | Red Glove | 1976 | cotton, tubular weaving | The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo |
About Artists
- Suzuki Chokichi
- 1848-1919/metal works
- Tomimoto Kenkichi
- 1886-1963/ceramics
- Matsuda Gonroku
- 1896-1986/lacquerware
- Moriguchi Kako
- 1909-2008/textiles
- Onagi Yoichi
- 1931- /textiles
Events & Education
Gallery Talk
- Date
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2013.10.20(Sun)
2013.11.17(Sun) - Time
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14:00~15:00
Free Program ( But Museum admission required. )
*Offered in Japanese only
Touch and Talk: Tour with our volunteer staff members
- Date
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Every Wednesday, Saturday
- Time
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14:00~15:00
Free Program ( But Museum admission required. )
*Offered in Japanese only
Hours & Admissions
- Location
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Crafts Gallery
- Date
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2013.9.14(Sat)-12.8(Sun)
*Some works interchange.
☆=1st period(~October 20)
★=2nd period(October 22~) - Time
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10:00 – 17:00
※Last admission is 30 minutes before closing. - Closed
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Closed on Mondays (except September 16, 23, October 14, and November 4), September 17, 24, October 15 and November 5, 2013
- Admission
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Adults: ¥500 (¥350)
Student(college/university): ¥300(¥150)*All prices include tax.
*The price in brackets is for the group of 20 persons or more.
*Free for high school students and under 18.
*Persons with disability and one person accompanying them are admitted free of charge. - Free Admission Days
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November 3(Sun.)
- Organizer
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The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
- Cooperated
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Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.
Nagano University
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