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"Old Noritake and Nostalgic Ceramics" Exhibition
Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum
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This exhibition examines, from a cultural history perspective, how the culture of using elegant Western tableware took root and progressed in Japan, from the Meiji era to the prewar Showa period. Around 200 pieces of Western tableware are on display, with a particular focus on the Moriya collection.
Western cutlery in Japan got started following a government policy to promote the development of new industries, as well as a general vogue for imitating and emulating European fashions. Through this process, "Old Noritake" soon became a brand name in porcelain for export purposes. Soon, Noritake began to apply Japanese preferences for certain ornamental techniques to their products in order to come up with designs that fused both Japanese and Western sensibilities, ushering in a unique tradition of Japanese "Western" tableware.
In addition to highlighting the export aspect of Noritake porcelain from the Meiji through Taisho periods, this exhibition also takes a retrospective look at "Taisho Roman" and "Showa Modern" aesthetics in the tableware that developed towards a Japanese decorative sensibility.
[Image: "Omodaka-mon Flower Vase" Morimura group (1891-1921) Moriya Collection]
Western cutlery in Japan got started following a government policy to promote the development of new industries, as well as a general vogue for imitating and emulating European fashions. Through this process, "Old Noritake" soon became a brand name in porcelain for export purposes. Soon, Noritake began to apply Japanese preferences for certain ornamental techniques to their products in order to come up with designs that fused both Japanese and Western sensibilities, ushering in a unique tradition of Japanese "Western" tableware.
In addition to highlighting the export aspect of Noritake porcelain from the Meiji through Taisho periods, this exhibition also takes a retrospective look at "Taisho Roman" and "Showa Modern" aesthetics in the tableware that developed towards a Japanese decorative sensibility.
[Image: "Omodaka-mon Flower Vase" Morimura group (1891-1921) Moriya Collection]
Schedule | Apr 17 (Thu) 2008-Jun 15 (Sun) 2008 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥1000, University Students ¥800, Elementary, Junior High, and High School Students, Age 65 and above ¥500 | ||||
| Venue | Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum https://www.teien-art-museum.ne.jp/en/  | ||||
| Location | 5-21-9 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0071 | ||||
| Access | 6 minute walk from exit 1 at Shirokanedai Station on the Toei Mita or Namboku line, 7 minute walk from the East exit of Meguro Station on the JR Yamanote line, 7 minute walk from the Main exit of Meguro Station on the Tokyu Meguro line. | ||||
| Phone | 050-5541-8600 (Hello Dial) | ||||
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