| Period | Date of the event 2023.06.20 – 2023.09.10 |
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| area | Kyoto (city) |
| Location | Kyoto National Museum |
| Hours. | 9:30-17:00 (last admission 16:30) |
| entrance fee | 700 yen |
Stately tea bowls used in the tea ceremony are on display.
Tea bowls used in the tea ceremony are important utensils that connect the host and the guests at the tea ceremony. It is not only a vessel for drinking tea, but also a pleasure to hold in one’s hand and appreciate. Tea bowls called “Meibowls” have a long history of being cherished and prized by many people because of their elegance and grace.
In this special exhibition, such famous bowls are divided into three categories: karamono tea bowls, koryo tea bowls, and wamono tea bowls, and their types, personalities, origins, and anecdotes are introduced.
Among the must-see items is the “Kurogaku Tea Bowl, Mukiguri,” which is owned by the Agency for Cultural Affairs. It was produced by Chojiro, a Kyoto potter representing the Azuchi-Momoyama period in his early years, and is an extremely valuable work in the history of tea ceremony culture that shows the way tea utensils were made in the Momoyama period.
On Saturday, July 1, from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m., Mr. Tetsuo Furuya, Director of the Research and International Relations Office, Kyoto National Museum, will give a lecture on the theme of “Tea Bowls, Utensils of the Tea Ceremony: Their Characteristics in terms of Form, Size and View.
Event Summary
7 minutes east of Shichijo Station on Keihan Railway
| Location | Kyoto National Museum Heisei-Chishinkan 3F-1, 527 Chayamachi, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto |
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| Holding period | Tuesday, June 20, 2023 – Sunday, September 10, 2023 |
| Opening Hours | 9:30-17:00 (last admission 16:30) |
| Contact Us | 075-525-2473 (Telephone service) |
| admission fee | 700 yen |
| closed day | Monday *The museum will be open on Monday, July 17 (national holiday) and closed on Tuesday, July 18. |
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