NENDO SEES KYOTO

An exhibition showing seven works created in collaboration with Kyoto’ s traditional craftspeople and ateliers, presented in the Daidokoro of Ninomaru-goten Palace and Okiyodokoro at Nijo-jo Castle. An installation inspired by the Kyodo Hall and Sai-mon (West Gate) of Kiyomizu-dera Temple was concurrently displayed during the session. The exhibition is titled NENDO SEES KYOTO in the hope of bringing to light unconventional artistic expressions and the fascinating power of Kyoto by introducing new perspectives.

It is a fusion of diverse techniques;
a visualization of intangible values;
an opportunity to experience the flow of time through the five senses;
and an action to propel changes to the production processes.

Instead of going with or against the expansive historical flow of crafts and design, the slightest of the opportunity that the project provides creates new, thinner branches flowing out from it. The project strives for such modest flows to be noticed by those who have had little contact and interest in traditional crafts. And it hopes that this branch would one day rejoin the main flow, and contribute, even on a small scale, to the development of crafts and design in Kyoto.

works

ishidansu

For more than 250 years since the Edo period’s Horeki era (1751–1764), generatio...

fuu-raijin

Sashimono is a traditional Japanese joinery technique that assembles wood pieces...

teppun

Onishi Seiwemon is a master artisan household name of Chagama (iron kettle for t...

yuikou

Shoyeido Incense Co., a traditional Kyoto-based incense company, has its beginni...

hyouri

Kojima Shouten has been making Kyoto paper lanterns since its founding in the mi...

junwan

Raku ware was first produced in Kyoto in the Momoyama period in the 16th century...

sunafuki

When a tea that was considered medicinal in China was brought into Japan, airtig...

koumyo

Kiyomizu-dera Temple, founded in 778, is one of the most prestigious temples in ...

koumyo_space

Kiyomizu-dera Temple, founded in 778, is one of the most prestigious temples in ...

nissoudan

The founding and history of Kyoto’s Kiyomizu-dera Temple stretch back over 1,200...