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Art Triennale 2024] Special Exhibition - Takekagedo: Kyoto Metal Crafts by Eishin and Hammering Hammer [FINISHED] (Japanese only)

To express our gratitude for your patronage, we will hold the Art Festival in CHOURAKUKAN on September 29, 2024.
The theme of the Art Festival in CHOURAKUKAN 2024 is "Weaving Thoughts.
We offer a special experience at the intersection of food and artistic culture.

At the Chorakuan Tea Room on the 3rd floor, there will be an exhibition and sale of elegant metal crafts that have been handed down in Kyoto for more than 200 years.
Kazari Sho Takekagedo Eishin and Nakamura Yakimai have responded flexibly to the changing demands of the times, and are currently involved in a wide variety of productions, mainly in silver, including tea ceremony utensils, incense instruments, and Buddhist altar fittings.
Takekagedo Eishin will be present at the exhibition, and their beautiful craftwork will be available for purchase on the spot.
About the Art Festival >
　　　

Special Exhibition - Takekagedo Eishin/Hamamai's Kyoto Metal Crafts

  • Hours: 10:30-17:30
  • Free admission for those who have a ticket for the Art Festival (from ￥1,000) and a DM postcard from Chikkagakudo

Artist Profile

  • Eishin Chikueido
    Born in Kyoto in 1958. Studied under his father, Chikkedo Eishin (Nakamura Seiichiro) III.
    In 1990, he established Kyokazari Chikkeido Co., Ltd. and was given the title of "Chikkeido Keiei" by the order of Eishin III.
    In 2009, he assumed the name Chikkedo Eishin IV.
    Even in this age of mechanization in the metal industry, he dares to stick to manual work, producing tea ceremony utensils and exhibiting his works utilizing his high artistic skills.
    He has been teaching students about the fascinating work of kyozari and continues to train his successors.
    <Awards, Exhibitions, etc.
    1992 Received the high praise of Her Imperial Highness Princess Norihito Takamado and Her Imperial Highness Princess Hisako for the Art and Culture Exchange.
    1997 Kyoto Takashimaya Arts and Crafts Salon, solo exhibition
    2002 Verification and restoration of the hwaman of the portable shrine's metal fittings
    2004 Solo exhibition at Keio Department Store, Tokyo
    2011 Daitokuji Temple, Jukouin, Attic, pull and nail cover production
    2018 Kyoto Takashimaya, Kyoto Nomura Museum of Art, KANREKI Exhibition
    2022 Kyoto Takashimaya "Chikkedo Eishin VII and Nakamura Uchimai: Chanoyu Metal Craft Exhibition" etc.
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  • Nakamura Tsuchibu
    Born in Kyoto in 1956. Studied under his father, Chikkedo Eishin (Nakamura Seiichiro) III.
    In 1990, he founded the craft studio Hammai, and in 2015, he established Tofu Art Crafts Co.
    He has been actively involved in the production of reproductions of national treasures from the Tokyo National Museum collection and has won awards at the Japan Metal Crafts Exhibition of Traditional Crafts.
    He also conducts workshops on handmade rings to familiarize people with the joys of metal crafts and handcraft.
    <Awards, Exhibitions, etc.
    2018 Nikkei Newspaper Award, 47th Japan Traditional Crafts Kinki Exhibition
    2018 Asahi Newspaper Company Prize, 47th Traditional Crafts Japanese Metalwork Exhibition
    2019 48th Annual Traditional Japanese Metal Crafts Exhibition, Japan Crafts Association Award
    2022 Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award at the 50th Japan Metal Crafts for Traditional Crafts Exhibition
    Production of a sample of the manufacturing process and hands-on replica of the central platform peacock of Chusonji Konjikido at the Tokyo National Museum in 2023.
    2022 Kyoto Takashimaya "Chikkedo Eishin VII and Nakamura Uchimai: Chanoyu Metal Craft Exhibition" etc.

Kyo Kazari Sho Takekagedo Official Web Site

schedule

  • Sunday, September 29, 2024 (one day only)

venue

  • Honkan, 3rd floor, Chorakuan
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All prices include 10% service charge and tax.
*Please come by public transportation as parking space is limited.

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