Green tour Kyoto | travel information in JAPAN » November 2011

Arts & Performances

Kyoto is a birth place of traditional arts, crafts and performances of Japan, and has been maintaining its tradition with the
coming of the new age. Here GTK'd like to introduce the monthly art highlights, museums, creators etc.

Highlights of November 2011 Art

Kyoto Kimono -Inspired Grace and Elegance from Momoyama to Edo

Copyright: 菊花流水文様小袖　＜きっかりゅうすいもんようこそで＞　（前期：京都きもの株式会社） This is an exhibition of kimono called Kosode, which is said to be the model of kimono. This time beautiful antique Kosode dating from the Momoyama era to the Edo era will be on display. You can see the change in the designs and patterns of kimono spanning 260 years. 5 tickets available [...]

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Akatsuka Fujio Manga University Exhibition

Copyright: 赤塚不二夫 The “Akatsuka Fujio Manga University Exhibition” is a project that aims to rediscover this genius manga artist, who was at the forefront of not just the manga industry, but the post-war period itself. This time many of his manga works and their artifacts with some famous characters in his manga are on display. [...]

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The Autumn Exhibition of Netsuke Art

Copyright: 「見立て瓢箪鯰図」・象牙・和地一風 Netsuke are special accessories for pilcases or tobacco pouches which are hung from the obi sashs of kimono. This exhibition features the netsuke with the theme of ukiyoe. Several netsuke artists created their special works using the motif of the unique characters printed on ukiyoe. You can enjoy the elaborate skill and [...]

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Takehisa Yumeji in the memory- Commemoration of acquisition: The Kawanishi Hide Collection

Copyright: 竹久夢二　榛名山賦　竹久夢二伊香保記念館 Takehisa Yumeji (1884-1934) was a popular painter whose works using motifs of beautiful women wearing kimono fascinated people. His works were used for mediums such as magazine covers, leaflets etc. This exhibition displays about 600 works by Yumeji and other painters collected by Kawanishi Hide, who was a woodblock artist and had cultivated [...]

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The 31st Nippon Bonsai Taikanten

Bonsai is one of the world-famous Japanese cultural arts. It is a fine and unique aesthetic sense with which Japanese people transform big trees into the elaborate miniature works. You can enjoy not only seeing about 250 bonsai works but also buying some materials for making bonsai.

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Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art

Copyright: GEORGES SEURAT, The lighthouse at Honfleur, 1886, National Gallery of Art, Washington / Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon The National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C was established in 1937 and all of its collection has been donated by American citizens. This time, 83 paintings of the collection including masterpieces of Impressionists [...]

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