Special Fall Exhibition
“Admire the skin - Raku ware teacups' ceramic skin, Onishi kettles' iron skin, Ikkan & Sotetsu's laquer skin”
September 8 (Sun.) - December 24 (Mon.)
Chojiro Original Work, Black Raku Cylindrical Cup, Inscription: Murasame
View these textured works and explore the beauty of the Momoyama/Rikyu period.
When it comes to raku ware teacups there are various textures and tastes. This exhibition focuses on the textures and materials developed by tea ceremony. As well as representative works of successive generations of raku ware, there is also a collection of kettles, centered around the Onishi Seiwemon family. Also, there is a great lineup including the two renowned masterpieces "Bonchonatsume & Mochizukinatsume" from Sotetsu of the first generation of the Nakamura house, as well as original works from the Hiki Ikkan house.
Raku Museum
- Dates
- ：September 8 (Sun.) - December 24 (Mon.)
- Address
- ：Aburanokôji-dori Ichijo-sagaru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto
- Telephone
- ：075-414-0304
- Open Hours
- ：10:00 - 16:30(entry until 16:00)
- Closed
- ：Monday (open if a national holiday)
- Fee
- ：Adults 900 yen, University Students 700 yen, High School Students 300 yen, Free for Junior High School Students and younger
- Inquiries
(Non-Japanese) - ：English / Chinese (Traditional) / Chinese (Simplified)
*Jcrafts will respond to inquiries Monday to Friday, 10:00 to 17:00 (Japan time).
* Inquiries that arrive on Saturday, Sunday or on national holidays will be answered after the next working day.
Also, depending on the inquiry, it may take some time to respond. - web site:
- Japanese / English
