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[Image: Lined costume in Bingata dyeing, National Treasure: Ryukyu King Sho Family Related Documents, 18th-19th century, Naha City Museum of History 【Exhibition period：8/27～9/8】]

Churashima Textiles — The Magic of Color and Pattern

The Shoto Museum of Art

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Before the Meiji Era, Okinawa, popularly known as “Churashima” (beautiful islands) flourished as the Ryukyu Kingdom and had a unique and thriving dyeing and weaving culture. This exhibit focuses on woven and dyed goods passed down by the Sho Ryukyu royal dynasty that are national treasures of the highest quality and dyed with Okinawan traditional techniques such as bingata. The notable items on display will include bashofu and jofu (woven fabric of specific plants), and the exhibition will offer new research findings on dyeing various modern works, including by Living National Treasures, and introduce the current state of dyeing and weaving in Okinawa.

Schedule

Aug 10 (Sat) 2019-Sep 23 (Mon) 2019

Opening Hours Information

Hours	10:00-18:00 (Open submission exhibitions and salon exhibitions are open from 9:00 to 17:00. *On the final day, the open submission exhibition venue will close at 16:00.)
Closed	Monday Open on a public holiday Monday but closed on the following day. Open on public holidays but closed on the following day (unless this falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday when the venue will open). Closed during the New Year holidays and in between exhibitions.

Fee

Adults ¥500, University Students ¥400, High School Students and 60 & Up ¥250, Junior High & Elementary Students ¥100

Website

https://shoto-museum.jp/en/exhibitions/184okinawa/