KAB Events - Shosha Art and Craft Museum

Shosha Art and Craft Museum - Past Events

Below is a list of all past events for Shosha Art and Craft Museum. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.

"Shiko Munakata and Folk Art" Exhibition
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- Media: Illustration - Drawing - Crafts
- 2008-06-07 - 2008-07-13
Shiko Munakata (1903-1975) created works inspired by his hometown, Aomori prefecture and Buddhism, and played a vital role in the Japanese Mingei folk art movement alongside Muneyoshi Yanagi and Kanjiro (...)

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Ayako Miyawaki "Applique"
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- Media: Painting - Crafts - Other
- 2008-04-26 - 2008-06-01
This year marks the tenth anniversary of the death of Mayumi Miyawaki and this exhibition will introduce the world of his mother, Ayako Miyawaki, a world overflowing in the sensibilities of the Showa era. (...)

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Harima Craft Art Exhibition
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- Media: Crafts - Ceramics - Other - Art Talk
- 2008-02-29 - 2008-04-13
This exhibition features approximately 30 works by contemporary craft artists in Harima. *Exhibiting at Ippan Exhibition Room Craft Workshops: March 2nd (Sun), 12th (Wed), 14th (Fri), 16th (Sun), 22nd (...)

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"Kosho Shimizu Collection" Exhibition
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- Media: Painting - Prints - Ceramics
- 2008-02-28 - 2008-04-20
Prior to his death, the former director of Todaiji Temple Kosho Shimizu established friendships with various artists. He collected their works that ranged from those in Japan, to those in China and Southeast (...)

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"Kites in Japan" Exhibition
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- Media: Other
- 2008-01-06 - 2008-02-24
The kite is a toy that flies in the sky, and is a common activity for children during the New Year season. Japanese kites have sophisticated structures that allow them to fly very well. In addition, the (...)

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"Mouse Toys From Japan" Exhibition
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- Media: Product - Other
- 2008-01-06 - 2008-04-23
The mouse is the first animal of the twelve zodiac signs and is a symbol of fertility and family happiness in East Asian folklore. This exhibition features toys of mice from around Japan. *Exhibiting (...)

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Kosho Shimizu "Travel Sketch Diary"
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- Media: Painting - Calligraphy
- 2007-12-08 - 2007-12-24
Kosho Shimizu, the former director of Todai-ji Temple, traveled to many places in Japan and abroad. He created sketch diaries documenting everything from people, landscapes, local crafts and depictions (...)

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"Indigo: Pattern Dying" Exhibition
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- Media: Crafts - Other
- 2007-10-20 - 2007-12-02
Pattern dying is a method that employs patterns, usually by creating a prototype on paper for textiles. It was widely used in the Edo period. This exhibition features different types of patterns of indigo (...)

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Tsuiko Kimura Exhibition
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- Media: Other - Crafts
- 2007-09-07 - 2007-10-14
Tsuiko Kimura (1907-94) was born in Himeji city and started her career as artist after the war. In her early years, she produced realistic works made from leather and looked for inspirations in everyday (...)

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Kosho Shimizu "Clay Buddha"
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- Media: Sculpture
- 2007-09-07 - 2007-10-14
Kosho Shimizu, the former head of Todaiji, has created many works during his life. The "clay buddha" is a word that Kosho invented, when he was inspired by children creating clay dolls in 1963 when Kosho (...)

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"How to Read Crafts" Exhibition
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- Media: Crafts - Ceramics - Video installation
- 2007-07-21 - 2007-09-02
Crafts can be categorized into ceramics, wood crafts, lacquer crafts, leather crafts, gold craft and glass crafts. In each category, crafts are distinguished by technique and ornamentation. This exhibition (...)

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Sho Kato "70 Years of Ceramics"
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- Media: Ceramics
- 2007-06-05 - 2007-07-16
Sho Kato was born in Himeji, Hyogo. In Kyoto he studied ceramics, in hopes to reproduce "Yohen Tenmoku," a legendary Chinese ceramic technique that dates back from the 5th century. In 1994, one of his (...)

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"Chinese and Korean Ceramics and Japan -the Genealogy of Beauty" Exhibition
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- Media: Ceramics
- 2007-04-21 - 2007-05-31
Ceramics have been produced throughout our country for such a long time that we cannot disregard its importance in our daily lives today. The process of creating ceramic works are heavily influenced by (...)

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"Boar Toys" Exhibition
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- Media: Crafts - Other
- 2007-01-16 - 2007-04-28
2007 is the year of the boar. In this exhibition, fifty toys will be on display including, but not limited to clay bells, dolls, and wooden and clay toys that represent a boar. Some toys represent the (...)

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