Event
Special Exhibition Masterpieces from the Hatakeyama Memorial Museum of Fine Art: Noh, Chanoyu, and Rinpa
October 9–December 5, 2021
The exhibition has two installations:
Part I: October 9–November 7, 2021
Part II: November 9–December 5, 2021
Some artworks may be rotated during the exhibition period.
Hours:9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. (Entrance until 5:00 p.m.)
Closed:Monday
Admission:
Adult 1,800 yen
Univ. Student 1,200 yen
High School Student 700 yen
https://www.kyohaku.go.jp/eng/special/korekara/hatakeyama_2021.html
Venue
Kyoto National Museum Heisei Chishinkan Wing (The Collections Galleries), Galleries 1F, 2F
https://www.kyohaku.go.jp/eng/index.html
Access:527 Chaya-cho, Higashiyama-ku,
Kyoto, Japan 605-0931
Overview
The Hatakeyama Memorial Museum of Fine Art houses the collections of Ebara Corporation founder Hatakeyama Issei (1881–1971), better known in the tea world as Sokuō. This special exhibition introduces masterworks of Japanese, Chinese, and Korean art from his museum, which has long been closed for renovation, with a focus on prized objects used in Chanoyu tea gatherings, as well as masks and costumes for the Noh theater and artworks expressing the decorative aesthetic of Rinpa. Hatakeyama marked the storage boxes of his favorite tea utensils with a red seal reading “Sokuō; Cherished Pleasures, Offered to the People” (Sokuō yoshū aigan). This phrase exemplifies his interest in not monopolizing such objects for himself but instead in sharing them with the public. Enjoy this unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the aesthetic world created by Hatakeyama Sokuō through the early artworks that he loved.
