"The Creation of Japanese Armor: Miyako Yoroi (Armor of Kyoto)" Exhibition
The Nippon Gallery
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In Japan, armor and helmets developed from the Heian period (894-1191) onward as essential protective gear. Their designs and styles evolved with the passage of time. They are distinguished by the beauty and elegance of the braided cords holding the tiered scales together. “Armor” is one of Japan's traditional cultures. Each part of armor is assembled using braided strings, which is unique to Japanese armors.
Various traditional techniques have been condensed in armors. Nagatoshi Uzuki, Armor Artist, and Ako Uzuki, Yoroi Artist have been offering “Miyako Yoroi” as a modern armor making, which Kyoto’s traditional crafts of braided cords (Kyo-kumihimo), fringed thread (Kyo-fusahimo) and metal fittings (Kyo-kanamono) are incorporated in, and the elegant aesthetic weaving craftwork in Heian dynasty era (894-1191) called “Odoshi irome” is decorated on it.
They, in their workshop, aim to widely disseminate colors and elegance of “Miyako Yoroi” through exhibitions. And especially at this specific exhibition, collaboration works of Kyoto’s traditional handicrafts involved by many artisans, and armors of the Heian dynasty era will be showcased. The armors were produced based on the armors excavated from remains of a temple called Houjyu-ji-den, adjacent to the Sanjyusangendo, Kyoto thirty years ago, first time in more than eight hundred years.
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from March 15, 2012 to March 20, 2012