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Exhibitions and Events

This section is designed to give you information about upcoming and ongoing exhibitions, sales and other events, related to netsuke and sagemono, okimono, lacquerware, sword fittings and other artistic crafts that may be of your interest. I would like you to print this page out, grab it, and go to the museums and galleries, and take part in the events!

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JAPAN

Tokyo

February 25 - April 8, 2012

Exhibition at Nezu Museum

"Splendid Hina Miniatures: Doll Festival Dolls from the Toraya Collection"

Toraya is one of Japan’s oldest confectionary companies. Upon the occasion of the first Doll Festival celebration of his daughter born in 1897, Kurokawa Mitsukage, 14th generation head of the firm, commissioned a set of dolls and their equipment. This display of approximately 270 items, including dolls and their furnishings, is presented for the first time in six years.

[Nezu Museum]

Address: 6-5-1 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062
Tel: 03-3400-2536
Directions: 8 to 10 minutes' walk from Omotesando Station (Ginza, Hanzomon, and Chiyoda subway lines), or 5 minutes' walk from Minami Aoyama 6-chome bus stop on the Metropolitan Bus Shibu 88 that runs between Shibuya and Shinbashi Station
Website: http://www.nezu-muse.or.jp/

Tokyo

November 1 - December 16, 2012

Exhibition at Nezu Museum

"Shibata Zeshin" (provisional title)

Details to be announced.

[Nezu Museum]

Address: 6-5-1 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062
Tel: 03-3400-2536
Directions: 8 to 10 minutes' walk from Omotesando Station (Ginza, Hanzomon, and Chiyoda subway lines), or 5 minutes' walk from Minami Aoyama 6-chome bus stop on the Metropolitan Bus Shibu 88 that runs between Shibuya and Shinbashi Station
Website: http://www.nezu-muse.or.jp/

Osaka prefecture

February 7 - 13, 2012

Exhibition and sale at Art Gallery in The Seibu Department Store, LTD. in Takatsuki

"The Exhibition of Contemporary Netsuke"

Exhibition and sale of netsuke created with new sense and ideas by contemporary artists who inherited traditional techniques.

[Art Gallery at Seibu Department Store in Takatsuki (3rd floor)]

Address: 4-1 Hakubaicho, Takatsuki-shi, Osaka 569-1196
Tel: 0726-84-5432
Directions: In front of the North Exit of Takatsuki Station (JR line)
Open hours: 10:00am - 8:00pm
The Art Gallery will be closed at 5:00pm on the final day of the exhibition
The Seibu Department Store, LTD. in Takatsuki will be open throughout February.
Website: http://www.seibu.co.jp

Kyoto prefecture

February 1 - 29, 2012

Exhibition at Kyoto Seishu Netsuke Art Museum

"The Exhibition of Netsuke Art by Jin Kuwabara"

Several Hundreds of netsuke, mostly contemporary, are displayed in the only existing samurai residence in the city of Kyoto. The special display for this season features netsuke by the artist Jin.

[Kyoto Seishu Netsuke Art Museum]

Address: 46-1 Mibukayogosho-cho, Chukyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 604-8811
Website: http://www.netsukekan.jp/english/index.html

Tokyo

February 1 - 7, 2012

Exhibition and sale at "j. Spirits" on the 5th floor of the main building of Mitsukoshi Dept. Store at Nihonbashi

"Makie Lacquerware by Wakamiya Takashi"

Offered for sale are makie works of the artist Wakamiya Takashi.

["j. Spirits" on the 5th floor of the main building of Mitsukoshi Dept. Store at Nihonbashi]

Address: 1-4-1 Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8001
Directions: Near Mitsukoshi-mae Station on the Ginza and Hanzomon subway lines
Open hours: 10:00am - 7:00pm
Website: http://www.mitsukoshi.co.jp

Tokyo

March 2 - 4, 2012

May 3 - 5, 2012

July 20 - 22, 2012

September 21 - 23, 2012

December 14 - 16, 2012

Sale at Tokyo Ryutsu Center Bldg, Heiwajima

"Heiwajima Antiques Fair"

The oldest and most famous antique fair in Japan. More than 280 dealers from around the country participate in this show that takes place for 3 days, 5 times a year.

At the Tokyo Ryutsu Center Bldg, Heiwajima
Address: 6-1-1 Heiwajima, Ota-ku, Tokyo
Directions: Near Ryutsu-center station (3rd stop) on the Tokyo Monorail from the JR Hamamatsu-cho station
Open hours: 10:00am to 5:00pm (closed at 4:00pm on the final day of the fair)
Website: http://www.kottouichi.com

Osaka

February 15 - April 2, 2012

Exhibition at Osaka Museum of History

"Sword Fittings and Netsuke - Splendor of Miniature Crafts: To Mark the 230th Anniversary of the Publication of Soken Kisho"

With the cooperation of Japan Netsuke Society, this exhibition showcases splendid miniature crafts from the Edo period, featuring sword fittings and netsuke made by those who are mentioned in Soken Kisho that is the first major handbook on the subject published in 1781.

[Osaka Museum of History]

Address: 1-32-4 Otemachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 540-0008
Website: http://www.mus-his.city.osaka.jp/english_iso-8859-1/index.html

Tokyo

February 4 - March 25, 2012

Exhibition at Seikado Bunko Art Museum

"The Aesthetics of the Samurai"

This exhibition features Japanese swords produced from the 17th century onwards and showcases the magnificence of inro, netsuke, and sword fittings from the Edo period.

[Seikado Bunko Art Museum]

Address: 2-23-1 Okamoto, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 157-0076
Tel: 03-3700-0007
Directions: Approximately 20 minutes' walk from Futakotamagawa Station (Tokyu Oimachi line or Den'en toshi line (subway)), or take a bus
Website: http://www.seikado.or.jp/

Kyoto

November 25, 2011 - February 19, 2012

Exhibition at Kiyomizu Sannenzaka Museum

"Meiji Cloisonne: The Golden Age of Cloisonne"

This exhibition showcases exquisite examples of Japanese cloisonne work that is considered the best among cloisonne enamels in the world.

Upcoming Exhibitions at Kiyomizu Sannenzaka Museum:

February 24 - May 20, 2012
"The Myriad World of Inro"

[Kiyomizu Sannenzaka Museum]

Address: 337-1 Kiyomizu-sanchome, Sanneizaka Kita-iru, Kiyomizudera-monzen, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto 605-0862
Fax: 075-532-4271
Directions: Take the city bus No. 206 or No. 100 departing from Kyoto Station (JR line), and get off at Kiyomizumichi Stop. The Museum is about 7 minutes' walk from the Stop.
Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays
Website: http://www.sannenzaka-museum.co.jp

Shizuoka prefecture

January 4 - February 13, 2012

Exhibition at Kakegawa Ninomaru Museum of Art

"Crafts from the End of Edo and Meiji Periods: the Techniques and Beauty of Japanese Traditional Crafts - Kinoshita Collection"
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This exhibition showcases exquisite artistic crafts such as makie lacquer and metalwork produced from the end of Edo to Meiji Periods.

[Kakegawa Ninomaru Museum of Art]

Address: 1142-1 Kakegawa, Kakegawa-shi, Shizuoka 436-0079
Fax: 0537-62-2062
Directions: 10 minutes' walk from Kakegawa Station (JR line)
Open hours: 9:00am - 5:00pm (enter by 4:30pm)
Closed on Mondays. If Monday falls on a national holiday, the museum opens, and closes on the next day (click here for the list of Japanese national holidays).

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