About the Tea Ceremony — A Viewpoint on Contemporary Kôgei (Studio Crafts)
Tokyo, Japan: National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo - Crafts Gallery, 2010. Softcover. Color illustrated wraps. 208 pp. Beautifully illustrated throughout in color. In English and Japanese. VG+, light smudges back cover, rubbing on front cover. Item #129796.1
As the art of the tea ceremony evolved, Japanese people have made many craft pieces using various materials. Those pieces have shown new ideas and forms as if reflecting the respective eras. This exhibition focuses on today’s artists creating forms and designs that express their thoughts as individuals in particular, to reflect on artists’ ideas about the tea ceremony, and on today’s form-making in the art. Catalogue of 159 works. Featured are mostly ceramic vessels, but there are also some interiors.
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