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"Silk Stories - Creating Japanese Culture" Exhibition
Bunka Gakuen Costume Museum
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Silk has a lustrous, supple texture that cannot be seen in other clothing materials. The Japanese, especially the upper class Japanese, have had a historic deep connection with silk as is evidenced in the Shousoin relics. In the Edo era, silk began to be used by the masses as well and in recent years it has supported the Japanese economy as a representative export item. Different silk items were created for use in different situations, and the oft-heard chirimen, habutae, rinzu, kinran, donsu are only a few of the names of the numerous types of silk textiles that exist in Japanese.
In this exhibition, various traditional silk textiles will be on display from kimonos to court costumes and Noh theater costumes. Also, the newest silks and research on silkworms will be introduced by the Textile Department of Shinshu University.
-Gallery Talk: July 7th & September 8th, 13:30-, for first 30 arrivals
-Lecture: Symposium on 21st Century Japanese Silk Culture, Part 2
"The New Development of Silk and Manufacturing"
Date: July 25th, 13:30-16:00 (First 100 arrivals. Free.)
Lecturer: Yoshikazu Hattori (Ori-doraku Shiono-ya) and others
In this exhibition, various traditional silk textiles will be on display from kimonos to court costumes and Noh theater costumes. Also, the newest silks and research on silkworms will be introduced by the Textile Department of Shinshu University.
-Gallery Talk: July 7th & September 8th, 13:30-, for first 30 arrivals
-Lecture: Symposium on 21st Century Japanese Silk Culture, Part 2
"The New Development of Silk and Manufacturing"
Date: July 25th, 13:30-16:00 (First 100 arrivals. Free.)
Lecturer: Yoshikazu Hattori (Ori-doraku Shiono-ya) and others
Schedule | Jul 3 (Tue) 2007-Sep 22 (Sat) 2007 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥500, University and High School Students ¥300, Elementary and Junior High School Students ¥200, Persons with Disability Certificates + 1 Companion free. | ||||||
| Venue | Bunka Gakuen Costume Museum http://museum.bunka.ac.jp/english/  | ||||||
| Location | 1F Shinjuku Bunka Quinto Building, 3-22-7 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-8529 | ||||||
| Access | 9 minute walk from the South exit of JR Shinjuku Station. | ||||||
| Phone | 03-3299-2387 | ||||||
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