“Kyoto Byoubu-Art” Exhibition
The Nippon Gallery
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The Nippon Gallery at The Nippon Gallery is exhibiting the newest innovative concepts and techniques for the future of traditional Japanese byoubu art screens. Traditional artisan culture has been declining due to contemporary cultural changes in Japanese society. Particularly affected by these changes in Japan is the art of the byoubu. The decline has reduced restoration of existing screens and the creation on new work to a level that makes it almost impossible for remaining artisans to pass down screen-making craftsmanship to apprentices.
In an effort to reverse this decline, artisans in Kyoto have created TEAM KYOTO, the mission of which is to establish new markets for byoubu using new technology to create. As a result of their efforts and the support of a museum and other artists, they have produced an innovative method for creating these screens.
Among the examples at our gallery is a full-size pure gold-leaf reprinted work made with the most advanced patented 3D-Giclee color printing method. This is a copy of the Ikeda version of “Views In and Around the City of Kyoto (Rakuchu Rakugaizu)”. The original Ikeda has been designated an important tangible cultural property and has never been shown outside of Japan. This reprint was made possible with the copyright permission and cooperation of the Okayama Hayashibara Museum.
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Schedule
from March 31, 2015 to April 04, 2015