In Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena, “Kimono in the 20th Century” exhibition will close Sunday, March 10. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how modern design influenced this traditional garment in the mid-20th century. Make the most of your final visit to the exhibition with these resources: This Sunday, March 3 at 2 pm,...
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Since 2000, Los Angeles’ kimono enthusiasts gather in Little Tokyo, Downtown Los Angeles on January 1 every year to promote kimono in Los Angeles. LA Kimono Club, a name of this group now officially called, will conduct the 2013 Miss Kimono LA and Mr. Kimono LA Contest on Jan. 1, 2013 at a plaza...
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Fowler in Focus: Japanese Pictorial Ikats from the Krauss Collection The Fowler Museum at UCLA January 8–June 24, 2012 Sake-swilling imps, Buddhist saints in the form of pop-up dolls, turtles trailing seaweed as longevity symbols—welcome to the engaging imagery of Japanese e-gasuri, or “picture ikat” cloth. Japanese weavers, like their counterparts in South,...
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The Nibei Foundation’s Japan Study Club features kimono consultant Mme. Fumi Akutagwa on June 19 at 7:30 pm at the Terasaki Foundation Laboratory Building, 11570 West Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064. Reception and dinner at 6:30 pm Followed by the presentation at 7:30 pm (310) 479-6101 ext 134 japanstudies@nibei.org ...
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Pacific Asia Museum, 46 North Los Robles Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101 www.pacificasiamueum.org Demonstration: Yuzen and Shibori Dyeing Sunday, May 20, 2:00 pm Master textile artist Setsuko Hayashi demonstrates the classic yuzen and shibori dyeing techniques as featured in the fabrics of ongoing Kimono in the 20th Century exhibition at Pacific Asia Museum. Her lecture...
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Uchikake, or outer robe, originated in the Kamakura period (1185-1333), when women of the samurai class adopted for formal occasions. One of the garments on display at the Clark Center’s “Woven Identities of Japan” is a spectacular “Blue uchikake with courtly scene” dating from the nineteenth century. Made of plain-weave blue satin, this garment...
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Since 2000, Los Angeles’ kimono enthusiasts gather in Little Tokyo on January 1 every year to promote kimono in Los Angeles. LA Kimono Club, a name of this group now officially called, held the Third Miss Kimono LA Contest on Jan 1, 2012 at a plaza of Weller Court shopping center in Little Tokyo,...
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www.YouTube.com/CulturalNewsVideo The Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture in Hanford, California, is currently exhibiting Woven Identities of Japan: Ainu and Okinawan Textiles from Sept 4 through Oct 29. The first of two rotations, this exhibition is showcasing articles of clothing made using different weaving, dyeing, and decorative techniques. This rotation focuses on the...
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Textiles are an intrinsic part of life across all cultures throughout history. Whether used as clothing, containers, or mere decoration, textiles literally bind communities together. No other medium at once communicates social standing, cultural values, and aesthetics while also carrying out a functional purpose. This fall, the Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture...
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Nisei Week 2011 Japanese Textile Dyeing Exhibition by AkaneKai
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Japan in Blue and White explores the dynamic pairing of blue and white in Japan’s ceramics, textiles and prints over the last 400 years. The exhibition presents several loaned objects from local institutions and collectors such as the Fowler Museum at UCLA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and private collections. At featured object...
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