Autumn Special Exhibition Rimpa 2015 (Rimpa 400 Year Celebration Festival) The Koetsu Factor: Teabowls by Hon’ami Koetsu and the Legacy of his Genius
Raku Museum
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In 1615, the first year of Genwa, Hon’ami Koetsu (1558-1637) was granted a piece of land in Takagamine northwest Kyoto, by the Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, where he established an artist community known as Takagamine Koetsu Village. This year marks the 400th anniversary of its foundation. It was here that Koetsu would devote himself to art of calligraphy, teabowl and lacquer and develop his unique style of painting and design. His teabowls, spontaneously made and less restricted by rules, made a revolutionary impact on general aesthetics of teabowl making. Not only Raku generations but also some other artist potters have been inspired by Koetsu’s creative genius and his individualistic spontaneous approach to form composition. This exhibition highlights the masterpieces of Koetsu’s teabowl as well as those made by some tea masters and Raku generations, who continued Koetsu’s legacy, including Kakukakusai VI (1678-1730) of the Omotesenke School of Tea, Chikushin V (1678-1745) of the Yabunouchi School of Tea, Hisada Sozen III (1647-1707) of the Hisada School of Tea, and a modern potter, Kawakita Handeishi (1878-1963), overviewing how a unique style built by Koetsu has been consolidated and developed into various dimensions.
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from September 05, 2015 at 10:00 to December 23, 2015 at 16:30