Saturday, July 27, 2019

A Textile Tour of Japan[1] - Part II
(Kyoto City and Other Areas)
Resource Review

Marie-Therese Wisniowski


Preamble
For your convenience I have listed other posts on Japanese textiles on this blogspot:
Discharge Thundercloud
The Basic Kimono Pattern
The Kimono and Japanese Textile Designs
Traditional Japanese Arabesque Patterns (Part I)
Textile Dyeing Patterns of Japan
Traditional Japanese Arabesque Patterns (Part II)
Sarasa Arabesque Patterns (Part III)
Contemporary Japanese Textile Creations
Shibori (Tie-Dying)
History of the Kimono
A Textile Tour of Japan - Part I
A Textile Tour of Japan - Part II
The History of the Obi
Japanese Embroidery (Shishu)
Japanese Dyed Textiles
Aizome (Japanese Indigo Dyeing)
Stencil-Dyed Indigo Arabesque Patterns (Part V)
Japanese Paintings on Silk
Tsutsugaki - Freehand Paste-Resist Dyeing
Street Play in Tokyo
Birds and Flowers in Japanese Textile Designs
Japanese Colors and Inks on Paper From the Idemitsu Collection
Yuzen: Multicolored Past-Resist Dyeing - Part 1
Yuzen: Multi-colored Paste-Resist Dyeing - Part II


Introduction[1]
There are some twenty-five galleries and museums in Japan that have textiles in their collection. There are over 38 major textile-producing areas in Japan. For example, the Arimatsu Narumi in Aicchi is famous for their shibori. The origins of Arimatsu Narumi Shibori date back to the Keicho era in the Edo period (1596-1615) when Takeda Shokuro used the sophisticated tie-dyeing technique called shibori (which was handed down from people involved in the construction of Nagoya Castle), manufactured washcloths (called mame-shibori) and marketed them as kukuri-shibori.

Arimatsu-Narumi Shibori goods - 400 years of tie-dye tradition.

In Australia wearable art is collected by the National Galley of Australia, Ian Potter Centre, National Gallery of Victoria as well as in small regional galleries such as the Ararat Regional Art Gallery etc. However, the number of galleries and museums with sizeable wearable art collections is minuscule compared to Japan.

Costume for a Syrian woman in 'Cleopatre' (1909, 1930).
Designer: Leon Bakst.

Today's post will concentrate on Kyoto City and other areas outside of Tokyo and its surrounds.


A Textile Tour of Japan[1] - Part II (Kyoto City and Other Areas)
Kyoto City

Kodai Yuzen'en with Yuzen Gallery (Japanese: Yuzen Bijutsukan)
Inokuma Nishi-iru, Takatsuji-dori, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto. Tel:(075) 811-8101.
Traditional textiles and dyeing techniques.
On Horikawa-dori.
Kozai Yuzen-en and Kimono Design Gallery.

Kyoto National Museum (Japanese: Kyoto Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan).
527 Chaya-machi, Higashiyama-ku Kyoto. Tel: (075) 541-1151.
A major collection of dyed and woven fabrics.
Ten minute walk from JR Kyoto Station.


Kyoto Prefectural General Museum (Japanese: Kyoto Furitsu Sogo Shiryokan).
1-4 Hangi-cho, Shimogamo, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto. Tel: (075)781-9101.
Excellent examples of tsujigahana and other woven and dyed fabrics.
Take the Midorogaike-yuki bus from JR Kyoto Station and get off at Sogo Shiryokan-mae.


Nishijin Textile Center (Japanese: Nishijin Ori Kaikan).
Imadegawa Minami-iru, Horikawa-dori, Kamigyoyu, Kyoto. Tel: (075)451-9231.
Historical materials and kimono.
Take a bus from JR Kyoto Station and get off at Horikawa/Imadegawa-dori.


Shozan Dyeing and Weaving Gallery/Shozan Dyeing and Weaving Studio (Japanese: Shozan Senshoku Gallery/Shozan Senshoku Kogei Kan).
47 Eagamiishi-Cho, Kinugasa, Kita-ku, Kyoto. Tel: (075)491-5101.
Part of a large park with a Japanese garden, textile gallery, and restaurants.


Other Areas

Arimatsu-Narumi Shibori Museum (Japanese: Arimatsu Narumi Shibori Kaikan).
60-1 Hashi Higashi, Minami, Arimatsu-cho, Midori-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken. Tel: (052) 621-0111.
More than one hundred traditional tie-dyeing patterns developed during the 370 years of the town's history.
From JR Nagoya Station take the Meitetsu Nagoya Honsen train to Arimatsu (the express train does not stop there), so take or transfer to a local line.


Hamakasuri Folk Arts Museum (Japanese: Hamakasuri Mingeikan).
57 Oshinozu-cho, Yonago-shi, Tottoriken. Tel: (0859) 25-1411.
Kasuri from the San'in area.
Take a Sotohama-line bus bound for Sakai Minato from Yanago Station on the JR San'in Honsen Line. Get off at Watamisaki Jinja-mae.


Hayashibara Museum of Art (Japanese: Hayashibara Bijutsukan).
2-7-15 Marunouchi, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken. Tel: (0862)-23-1733.
A superb collection of Noh costumes from the Momoyama period to the Edo period belonging to the Ikeda family.
A few minutes by taxi from JR Okayama Station.


Hikone Castle Museum (Japanese: Hikonejo Hakubutsukan)
1-1 Konki-machi, Hikone-shi, Shiga-ken. Tel: (0749) 22-5657.
Possessions of the Ii family (feudal lord of Hikone) including Noh costumes and masks.
About five minutes by taxi from JR Hikone Station.


Izumo Folk Arts Museum (Japanese: Izumo Mingeikan).
628 Chiimiya-cho, Izumo-shi, Shimane-ken. Tel: (0853) 22-6397.
Tsutsugaki collection.
A five to seven minute walk from Chiimiya Station on JR San'in Honsen line.


Matsumoto Folk Arts Museum (Japanese: Matsumoto Mingeikan).
1313-1 Shimpganai, Satoyamabe, Matsumoto-She, Nagano-ken. Tel: (0263) 33-1569.
A good collection of sashiko
Take a Chuo-Line bus from JR Matsumoto Station bound for Utsukushigahara Onsen and get off at Shimoganai-mae.


Okinawa Prefectural Museum (Japanese: Okinawa Kenritsu Hakubutsukan).
1-1 Onaka-machi, Shuri, Naha-shi, Okinawa-ken. Tel: (0988) 84-2234.
A collection of about one thousand dyed and woven fabrics of Okinawa.
Take a Sueyoshi-Line bus from Naha to Ikehata.


Shizuoka Minicipal Serizawa Keisuke Museum (Japanese: Shizuoka Shiritsu Serizawa Keisuke Bijutsukan).
Toro Koen, 5-10-5 Toro, Shizuoka-She, Shizuoka-ken. Tel: (0542) 82-5522.
Renowned textile designer Keisuke Serizawa's textile collection, his varied designs, kimono and loren.
From the north exit of JR Shizuoka Station, take bus number 4 to Toro Tseki, the last stop.


Tokugawa Art Museum (Japanese: Tokugawa Bijutsukan).
1017 Tokugawa-cho, Higashi-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichiken. Tel: (052) 935-6262.
Finest Noh robes and masks in Japan. Also two quilted kosode worn by Ieyasu.
From Nagoya City Bus Terminal, Green Platform number 7, take the bus for Jiyugaoka and get off at Shindeki.


Yukara Ori Folk Craft Museum (Japanese: Yukara Ori Kogeikan).
37-218 Kamui-cho, Chuwa, Asahikawa-shi, Hokkaido. Tel: (0166) 62-8811.
The colorful fabric designs of the Tiny textiles on display here reflect natural features of the northern region.
About fifteen minutes from JR Asahikawa Station.


Reference:
[1] S. Yang, and R.M. Narasin, Textile Art of Japan, Shufunotomo, Tokyo (1989).

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