Event
The Stylish Elegance of Japanese Combs and Ornamental Hairpins
Dec 15, 2018－Feb 24, 2019
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
*last admission: 4:30 p.m.
Hours: 10:00 ~ 17:00（entry up to 30 minutes before closing.）
Closed: Mondays
(except Dec 17, Jan 14 and Feb 11)
Dec 25- Jan 3, Jan 15 and Feb 12
Admission: Adults:900yen（800）
Students (high school and university): 500yen（400）
Junior high school students and under: free
* Prices shown in ( ) indicate group (more than 20 persons) discount tickets.
* Persons with disabilities: 300yen
https://www.asahibeer-oyamazaki.com/english/tokubetu/40961/
Venue
ASAHI BEER OYAMAZAKI VILLA MUSEUM OF ART
http://www.asahibeer-oyamazaki.com/english/
Access: 5-3 Zenihara, Oyamazaki-cho, Otokuni-gun, Kyoto, 618-0071 Japan
Tel: 075-957-3123
Hours: 10:00 ~ 17:00（entry up to 30 minutes before closing.）
Closed:Mondays
(except Dec 17, Jan 14 and Feb 11)
Dec 25- Jan 3, Jan 15 and Feb 12
Description
In the Edo period, strict restrictions were put on women’s clothing and accessories according to their status or occupation. Despite such restrictions, women used to pursue the expression of their own individualities in hair accessories, enjoying prinking themselves up with various kushi (combs) and kanzashi (hairpins) made with artisanal originality and ingenuity. The Kushi Kanzashi Museum houses a hair accessory collection built up by Chiyo Okazaki (1924–1999). The collection includes masterpieces from the late Edo period and excellent works by renowned artists, including Korin Ogata (1658–1716), Hoitsu Sakai (1761–1829) and Yoyusai Hara (1769–1845).
This exhibition introduces visitors to about 300 exhibits, including kushi and kanzashi, which can be called “palm-size artworks” crystallizing the essence of Japanese craftwork, as well as ukiyo-e woodblock prints, which show us the customs of people in those times.
