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Exhibition Opening Ceremony cum Media Preview Exquisite Craftsmanship: Japanese Cloisonné Enamels and Embroideries of the Meiji Period from the Collections of the Ise Foundation
03 Jul 2013
The University Museum and Art Gallery will present an exhibition of 56 cloisonné enamels and 16 embroidered textiles from the collections of the Ise Foundation in Tokyo, Japan, starting from 6 July to 1 September 2013. These treasures are executed in sophisticated techniques and exemplary of the high skill and exquisite craftsmanship for which the Meiji Period (1868–1912) is celebrated.
The opening ceremony and media preview will be held on July 5, 2013 (this Friday).
Enamelled objects (shippo) were made on the orders of the Imperial Household or for merchants who supplied local and overseas markets. Japanese manufacturers participated in regularly organized international expositions and World Fairs in Europe and America, where they displayed an array of artistic creativity and technical virtuosity. Among which the Nagoya Cloisonné Company won a first prize at the Vienna Exhibition of 1873.
Like the shippo wares, Japanese embroidered textiles were first produced during the Nara period (710-794) and became known for their technical innovation. They testify to artistic exchanges between Japan and the West in the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-centuries.
Media preview
Date: July 5, 2013 (Friday)
Time: 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Venue: University Museum and Art Gallery, HKU
Speakers: Mr Hikonobu ISE, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Ise Foundation
Dr Florian Knothe, Director, University Museum and Art Gallery.
Exhibition Opening Ceremony
Date: July 5, 2013 (Friday)
Time: 6:00pm to 7:30 pm
Venue: University Museum and Art Gallery, HKU
Guests of honour:
Mr Hikonobu ISE, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Ise Foundation|
Mr Tetsuya Ishii, Deputy Consul-General of Consulate-General of Japan in Hong Kong
Details of the Exhibition|
Date: July 6 to September 1, 2013
Venue: University Museum and Art Gallery, HKU
For media enquiries, please contact Communications and Public Affairs Office:
Assistant Director (Media) Ms Trinni Choy, tel: 2859 2606 email: pychoy@hku.hk, or
Manager (Media) Ms Rhea Leung, tel: 2857 8555 / 9022 7446 email: rhea.leung@hku.hk
For details of the Exhibition, please contact:
University Museum and Art Gallery, the University of Hong Kong; tel: 2241 5500
Embroidered Wall Hanging with a Peacock and
Peahen, Cherry Blossom and Peonies
Designed by Miki; Embroidered by Sumiyama
Japan, c. 1900
H: 300 cm W: 199 cm
Vase with Goldfish (Ginbari & Tsuiki)
Artist: Shoubei TOMIKI
H: 39 cm W: 19.5 cm