Event
Autumn Special Exhibition RIMPA 2015 (Rimpa 400 Year Celebration Festival) The Kôetsu Factor: Teabowls by Hon’ami Kôetsu and the Legacy of his Genius
Sep 5, 2015(Sat) – Dec 23, 2015(Wed)
Admission:
Adults ¥1,000
Student Concessions: university ¥800 high school ¥400
Under junior high free admission
http://www.raku-yaki.or.jp/e/museum/exhibition/index.html
Venue
Raku Museum
http://www.raku-yaki.or.jp/e/
Access: 84 Aburanokôji Nakadachi-uri agaru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto,
602-0923, Japan
Tel: 075-414-0304
Hours: 10：00 ~ 16：30
（entry up to 30 minutes before closing.）
Closed: Monday (Open: if the Monday is a national holiday)
Description
In 1615, the first year of Genwa, Hôn’ami Kôetsu (1558-1637) was granted a piece of land in Takagamine northwest Kyoto, by the Shôgun Tokugawa Ieyasu, where he established an artist community known as Takagamine Kôetsu Village. This year marks the 400th anniversary of its foundation. It was here that Kôetsu 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 Kôetsu’s creative genius and his individualistic spontaneous approach to form composition. This exhibition highlights the masterpieces of Kôetsu’s teabowl as well as those made by some tea masters and Raku generations, who continued Kôetsu’s legacy, including Kakukakusai VI (1678-1730) of the Omotesenke School of Tea, Chikushin V (1678-1745) of the Yabunouchi School of Tea, Hisada Sôzen III (1647-1707) of the Hisada School of Tea, and a modern potter, Kawakita Handeishi (1878-1963), overviewing how a unique style built by Kôetsu has been consolidated and developed into various dimensions.
