Beautiful Handicrafts of Tohoku, Japan

“Beautiful Handicrafts of Tohoku, Japan” is an exhibition planned to mark the March 11 anniversary of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami. This exhibition reminds us once again of the distinctive appeal of Tohoku’s heritage of arts and craft. The displays present works of various genres—ceramics, lacquerware, textiles, metalwork, wood and bamboo crafts, etc.—allowing visitors to enjoy the diverse and exquisite world of Tohoku traditions.

Dates

March 3 - May 11, 2025
Ataturk Culture, Art and Congress Center(Eskisehir, Turkey)

January 21 - February 8, 2025
Museum of Applied Art Belgrade(Belgrade, Serbia)

October 9- December 8, 2024
National Museum Complex of Moldova (Lasi, Romania)

May 16- June 30, 2024
Liepaja Museum (Liepaja, Latvia)

March 14 - April 14, 2024
The Ethnographic Open-Air Museum of Latvia (Riga, Latvia)

January 11 - February 29, 2024
Museum of Applied Art and Design (Vilnius, Lithuania)

Photo of artwork by Shiko Munakata
Shiko Munakata
“The Cave of Lion" from the series Ryurisho hangakan (Wandering away from home: compositions on Isamu Yoshii's tanka)”1953

Photo of baskets
Nami Anakubo
Basket
Iwate Prefecture

Photo of Habiro iron kettle
Yamagata casting, Habiro iron kettle
Do-machi, Yamagata Prefecture

Photo of sake bottle
Sake bottle
Kawatsura, Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture

Photo of kokeshi doll
Kyutaro Ogura
Kokeshi doll (Kijiyama style)
Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture

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