Crafts and the Weather: Centered on Artists Associated with Ishikawa Prefecture —In commemoration of the fifth anniversary of the museum’s relocation, and in prayer for recovery from the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake
National Crafts Museum
Until Mar 1
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The Noto Peninsula Earthquake struck on January 1, 2024, causing severe damage in the Hokuriku region of Japan. The worst impact centered on Ishikawa prefecture. Today, two years later, recovery is still in underway. A prayer for faster recovery in the disaster-stricken area, this exhibition focuses on artists with connections to Ishikawa prefecture, introducing works from the National Crafts Museum collection. Our theme is crafts and the weather.
The Hokuriku region, which faces the Sea of Japan, is mountainous. Winds blowing from the sea cross the mountains, bringing a moisture-filled climate to the towns, cities, and cultivated areas of this region. These humid weather conditions affect how people live throughout the year and are a blessing to the crafts in the Hokuriku. Since, for example, lacquer hardens by absorbing moisture from the air, humidity is a plus when creating lacquerware.
The deep winter snow soaks into the soil and through layers of rock in the mountains, eventually becoming the water flowing through the rivers. In the past, those rivers supported the Yuzen nagashi step in the Kaga Yuzen dyeing process, in which glue and excess dye on the fabric were washed away in a clean river. In Ishikawa prefecture and throughout the Hokuriku region, the crafts and the weather have close ties.
The weather is not stable throughout the day but changes, moment by moment. In the Hokuriku, where the weather is particularly changeable, people often look up to see what is happening in the sky. And because of the long, harsh winters, the arrival of spring is a special source of joy. Through the eyes of the artists who live in this region, we can rethink the connections between the crafts and the weather and make new discoveries.
We invite you to enjoy the styles nurtured by the weather in the Hokuriku region, through the works of craftsmen who have captured those ever-changing skies and offer us a breath of spring.
Some of the works on display will change during this exhibition.
first seciton: Tuesday, December 9, 2025 – Sunday, January 18, 2026
second section: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 – Sunday, March 1, 2026
The Hokuriku region, which faces the Sea of Japan, is mountainous. Winds blowing from the sea cross the mountains, bringing a moisture-filled climate to the towns, cities, and cultivated areas of this region. These humid weather conditions affect how people live throughout the year and are a blessing to the crafts in the Hokuriku. Since, for example, lacquer hardens by absorbing moisture from the air, humidity is a plus when creating lacquerware.
The deep winter snow soaks into the soil and through layers of rock in the mountains, eventually becoming the water flowing through the rivers. In the past, those rivers supported the Yuzen nagashi step in the Kaga Yuzen dyeing process, in which glue and excess dye on the fabric were washed away in a clean river. In Ishikawa prefecture and throughout the Hokuriku region, the crafts and the weather have close ties.
The weather is not stable throughout the day but changes, moment by moment. In the Hokuriku, where the weather is particularly changeable, people often look up to see what is happening in the sky. And because of the long, harsh winters, the arrival of spring is a special source of joy. Through the eyes of the artists who live in this region, we can rethink the connections between the crafts and the weather and make new discoveries.
We invite you to enjoy the styles nurtured by the weather in the Hokuriku region, through the works of craftsmen who have captured those ever-changing skies and offer us a breath of spring.
Some of the works on display will change during this exhibition.
first seciton: Tuesday, December 9, 2025 – Sunday, January 18, 2026
second section: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 – Sunday, March 1, 2026
Schedule Now in session | Dec 9 (Tue) 2025-Mar 1 (Sun) 2026 74 days left Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥1200; University Students ¥700; High School Students ¥500; Junior High School Students and Under, Persons with Disability Certificates + 1 Companion free. | ||||
| Website | https://www.momat.go.jp/craft-museum/en/exhibitions/565 | ||||
| Venue | National Crafts Museum https://www.momat.go.jp/english/cg/ | ||||
| Location | 3-2 Dewamachi, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa 920-0963 | ||||
| Access | From the East exit of Kanazawa Station on the JR Hokuriku Main line, take the bus and get off at Hirosaka, 21st Century Museum. | ||||
| Phone | 050-5541-8600 (Hello Dial) | ||||
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