Beautiful Handicrafts of Tohoku, Japan
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Intricately woven baskets, hand-made ceramics, printed textiles: these are a few of the many handicrafts that you may expect to see on display in this exquisite collection.
Starting June 16, the Ayala Museum will be housing the Beautiful Handicrafts of Tohoku, Japan exhibit at the Ground Floor Gallery of the Ayala Museum in commemoration of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami. The Japan Foundation Manila along with Ayala Museum and JT International (Philippines) Inc. will be ushering in Eastern treasures in the form of handcrafted art from the Land of the Rising Sun.
Around 70 different works of art that embodies the artistic philosophy of those from Aomori, Akita and Fukushima Prefectures will be on display as a form of recognition of the region’s fast recovery from the 2011 calamity. The gallery will also be featuring the mingei (folk craft) movement artists whose pieces were greatly influenced by traditional Tohoku handicrafts. Among these artists are Keisuki Serizawa and Shoji Hamada, who were dubbed by the Japanese government as Holders of Important Intangible Cultural Property. The collection will not only show Japan’s unique artistic talent but as well as its roots and influences.
This traveling exhibition will be in Manila until the 26th of July and is a part of the Japan Foundation Manila’s activities for the Philippine-Japan Friendship Month. For more information and updates, you may visit www.jfmo.org.ph and www.facebook.com/jfmanila. You may also call JFM at 811-6155 to 58 or send a message to email@jfmo.org.ph for inquiries.
