In the Meiji Era, when the confusion of the\nMeiji Restoration and the Emperor\u2019s move to Tokyo caused a sudden population\ndecrease in Kyoto and set the city on a course of decline, there were people\nwho quickly found through art and craft exports the means both to survive and\nto support Kyoto\u2019s revival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kinkozan Sobei of Awatayaki produced\nKyo-Satsuma, Satsuma Kinrande-style pottery to which glazes of gold and other\ncolors were applied, while Namikawa Yasuyuki perfected elegant and\nsophisticated cloisonn\u00e9. Nishimura Sozaemon (the founder of Chiso) and Iida\nShinshichi (who founded Takashimaya) made requests to Japanese-style painters\nfor designs to serve as the basis for new art textiles such as embroidery\npaintings and Yuzen velvet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kyoto flourished as the center of both culture and industry in each of its various eras through the cultural creations of its court nobles, samurai families, and chonin merchants and tradesmen. Art works produced here exhibiting superlative technique and an aesthetic sense backed by tradition towered over not only Japan but the rest of the world as well, drawing rave reviews at domestic and international exhibitions, and foreign tourists who visited Kyoto often paid visits to these masters\u2019 workshops. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
At this exhibit, we hope that you enjoy the Kyo-Satsuma, Kyo-cloisonn\u00e9, and art textiles on display, as well as the gorgeous metal art of Komai, the lacquerware of Zohiko, and the numerous other works of the heralds of the era. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":184,"template":"","class_list":["post-185","special_exhibition","type-special_exhibition","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","en-US"],"acf":{"spex_mv":"https:\/\/sannenzaka-museum.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u4eac\u306e\u3055\u304d\u304c\u3051_web.jpg","spex_date_start":"2018\/5\/26","spex_date_end":"2018\/8\/19","spex_date_start_cal":"2018-05-26","spex_date_end_cal":"2018-08-19","spex_contents":[{"spex_contents_img":"https:\/\/sannenzaka-museum.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u82b1\u898b\u56f3\u82b1\u74f6tc_web.jpg","spex_contents_thumb":"https:\/\/sannenzaka-museum.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u82b1\u898b\u56f3\u82b1\u74f6_sweb.jpg","spex_contents_txt":"Kyoto Satsuma ware \/ Vase with scene of cherry blossom viewing, Kinkozan Sobei VII"},{"spex_contents_img":"https:\/\/sannenzaka-museum.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u83ca\u5510\u8349\u6587\u30c6\u30a3\u30fc\u30bb\u30c3\u30c8tc_sweb.jpg","spex_contents_thumb":"https:\/\/sannenzaka-museum.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u83ca\u5510\u8349\u6587\u30c6\u30a3\u30fc\u30bb\u30c3\u30c8_sweb.jpg","spex_contents_txt":"Kyoto Satsuma ware \/ Tea set with chrysanthemums and arabesque patterns, Kinkozan Sobei VII"},{"spex_contents_img":"https:\/\/sannenzaka-museum.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u540d\u6240\u56f3\u5c0f\u7baa\u7b25tc_web.jpg","spex_contents_thumb":"https:\/\/sannenzaka-museum.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u540d\u6240\u56f3\u5c0f\u7baa\u7b25_sweb.jpg","spex_contents_txt":"Metalwork \/ Small chest with famous places in Japan, Komai Otojiro"}],"spex_pdf":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sannenzaka-museum.co.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/special_exhibition\/185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sannenzaka-museum.co.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/special_exhibition"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sannenzaka-museum.co.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/special_exhibition"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sannenzaka-museum.co.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sannenzaka-museum.co.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}