"The Te-WaZa: Kyoto Metal Arts and Crafts" Exhibition
The Nippon Gallery
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The history of Kyoto's metalworking is long. It began in the creation of Buddha statues in the Heian Era, followed by the Edo Era and continues even today. Japan's metalworking is categorized by 6 techniques; metal casting, hammering, toreutics, ornament metalwork, inlaying, and cloisonne enameling. Employing these techniques, various objects have been created including Buddha statues, temple bells, tea-ceremony kettles, Ikebana flower arrangement vases, eating utensils, personal ornaments, stationery, etc. The works to be displayed at the exhibition "The Te-Waza" are series of new designs created through the challenges by young generation metalworkers who are the successors of these traditional techniques. It is the combination of traditional techniques and solid technology, and the combination of old designs/patterns and modern art.
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Schedule
from November 12, 2009 to November 25, 2009