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"Kinma (Thai Lacquer Art) and Annamese Enameled Ware Imported to Japan" Special Exhibition
Tokyo National Museum
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This thematic display features Southeast Asian lacquer ware and ceramics which were imported to Japan during the Edo period (1603-1868) and favored in the world of the tea ceremony.
Kinma is a decorative lacquer art technique, in which a design is line-engraved on the lacquered surface and later filled with colored lacquer. The name Kinma is derived from the Thai words chien mahk, a Southeast Asian custom of chewing (chien) betel nuts (mahk) mixed with quicklime and wrapped in a vine leaf. Vessels used for chien mahk were decorated in kinma and were imported to be used as tea powder containers or for the delicacies served as an accompaniment.
Around the same time, Japanese tea masters became fond of a type of Southeast Asian ceramic ware. This was Vietnamese enameled ware known as "Red Annamese Ware" which is made of reddish brown clay covered with white slip and colorless transparent glaze and decorated with painted designs of flowers, deer, cows, birds, and others, by specialist craftsmen in overglaze enamel. It has a unique charm, distinct from that of the Chinese or Korean ceramics.
Kinma is a decorative lacquer art technique, in which a design is line-engraved on the lacquered surface and later filled with colored lacquer. The name Kinma is derived from the Thai words chien mahk, a Southeast Asian custom of chewing (chien) betel nuts (mahk) mixed with quicklime and wrapped in a vine leaf. Vessels used for chien mahk were decorated in kinma and were imported to be used as tea powder containers or for the delicacies served as an accompaniment.
Around the same time, Japanese tea masters became fond of a type of Southeast Asian ceramic ware. This was Vietnamese enameled ware known as "Red Annamese Ware" which is made of reddish brown clay covered with white slip and colorless transparent glaze and decorated with painted designs of flowers, deer, cows, birds, and others, by specialist craftsmen in overglaze enamel. It has a unique charm, distinct from that of the Chinese or Korean ceramics.
Schedule | May 8 (Thu) 2008-Jul 27 (Sun) 2008 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥1000; University Students ¥500; High School Students and Under, Under 18s and Seniors 70 & Over free. Special Exhibition Fees may be charged separately. | ||||
| Website | http://www.tnm.jp/en/servlet/Con?pageId=B01&processId=01&event_id=5389 | ||||
| Venue | Tokyo National Museum https://www.tnm.jp/?lang=en | ||||
| Location | 13-9 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8712 | ||||
| Access | 10 minute walk from the Koen exit of JR Ueno Station, 13 minute walk from the Main exit of Keisei Ueno Station on the Keisei line, 15 minute walk from exit 7 at Ueno Station on the Ginza and Hibiya lines. | ||||
| Phone | 050-5541-8600 (Hello Dial) |
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