The Cosmos In A Tea Bowl – Transmitting a Secret Art Across Generations of the Raku Family

The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

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Raku Kichizaemon XV et al.

Displaying works of Raku ware ceramics by a family of artists practicing for 15 generations. This exhibition focuses on the modernity to be observed in these pieces created through practices passed down in secret since the time of Chojiro, the first Raku ware artist who began the craft some 450 years ago.

Schedule	Mar 14 (Tue) 2017-May 21 (Sun) 2017  Opening Hours Information Hours 10:00-17:00 Closes at 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. Closed Monday Open on a public holiday Monday but closed on the following day. Closed during the New Year holidays and in between exhibitions.
Fee	Adults ¥1400, University Students ¥1000, High School Students ¥500, Junior High School Students & Under and Persons with Disability Certificates + 1 Companion Free.
Venue	The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo http://www.momat.go.jp/english
Location	3-1 Kitanomaru Koen, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8322 Open with a Map App
Access	3 minute walk from exit 1b at Takebashi Station on the Tozai line. 5 minute walk from exit 4 at Kudanshita Station on the Hanzomon and Tozai lines or Toei Shinjuku line. 15 minute walk from exit A1 at Jimbocho Station on the Toei Shinjuku and Mita lines or Hanzomon line.
Phone	050-5541-8600 (Hello Dial)

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