Modern Crafts and the Tea Ceremony from the Museum Collection

Date

April 28-June 21, 2015

Location

Crafts Gallery, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

About

The extensive development of Japanese crafts has been closely related to the tea ceremony. Focusing on tea-ceremony-related pieces produced by modern artists including bearers of important intangible cultural property, this exhibition will present pieces by 60 artists to illustrate flexible thinking and form creation by the creators. This exhibition will also provide an opportunity to think about the ways in which utensils are appreciated through “likening” as well as their charm.

Works of Living Natiocnal Treasures

This program of the Crafts Gallery presents works of bearers of important intangible cultural property (Living National Treasures) and other leading artists and designers at home and abroad.

List of Works

Artist	Birth – Death	Title	Date	Material & Technique
KATO Hajime	1900-1968	Ornamental jar, floral clusters pattern, overglaze enamels and gold	1965	porcelain
KONDO Yuzo	1902-1985	Jar, rock design, underglaze blue	1960	porcelain
SHIMIZU Uichi	1926-2004	Jar with ridges, horai-ji	1983	porcelain
TOKUDA Yasokichi III	1933-2009	Bowl, “Melody”, overglaze enamels	1992	porcelain
TOMIMOTO Kenkichi	1886-1963	Square dish, thistle design, overglaze enamels	1938	porcelain
AKAJI Yusai	1906-1984	Tray, magewa, lacquered in cinnabar and gold	1964	lacquer, magewa
MAE Fumio	1940-	Writing-paper box, “Morning Mist”, chinkin	1998	lacquer, chinkin
MASUMURA Mashiki	1910-1996	Square tray in the shape of chrysanthemum flower, cinnabar-lacquered with gradated colors, kanshitsu	1995	lacquer, kanshitsu
MATSUDA Gonroku	1896-1986	Tea caddy, mandarin duck design, maki-e and rankaku	1945	lacquer, maki-e, rankaku
OTOMARU Kodo	1898-1997	Tea caddy, mother’s-heart design, choshitsu	c.1959	lacquer, choshitsu
OTOMARU Kodo	1898-1997	Bowl for sweets, flower pattern, choshitsu	c.1960	lacquer, choshitsu
TAKANO Shozan	1889-1976	Box, butterfly design, kiji maki-e	1963	lacquer, maki-e
KAWAGITA Koichi	1902-1977	Large round tray, clear lacquer on zelkova wood	1961	zelkova wood, turning
MAEDA Nansai	1880-1958	Low table for incense burner mulberry wood	1920	mulberry wood, joining
ONO Showasai	1912-1996	Small box, mulberry wood and mottled persimmon wood	1993	wood (mulberry, persimmon), joining
OSAKA Hiromichi	1937-	Box for writing brush box, floral scroll design in inlay, dyed from sappanwood on persimmon wood	1993	persimmon wood, joining, tin inlay
FUJINUMA Noboru	1945-	Basket, “Junten”, ajiro-ami (weave)	2003	bamboo
KANO Natuo	1828-1898	Incense container, orchid design, silver	1896	silver, metal-carving
UNNO Kiyoshi	1884-1956	Small base, phoenix design, copper	1927	copper, metal-carving
TOMIMOTO Kenkichi	1886-1963	Sketch for ornamental plates, “Leaning Thistles”	1933	sumi ink, paper

Events

Gallery Talk

Date: May 17, 2015(Sun)
June 14, 2015(Sun)
Time: 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: Wednesdays and Saturdays during exhibition periods.
Time: 14：00～15：00

●English guide is available upon request.

Hours & Admissions

Location

Crafts Gallery, The National Museum Modern Art, Tokyo

Date

April 28, 2015 – June 21, 2015

Time

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

Closed

Closed on Mondays (except May 4, 2015)

Admission

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

May 3, June 7, 2015

Organizer

The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo