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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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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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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October 7, 2010 via Cultural News On Sunday, September 26, the LA Kimono Club met to honor several prominent members of the community. Mme. Makiko Ihara, wife of the Japanese Consul General, accepted an appointment as Honorary President of the LA Kimono Club. Mrs. Ihara has shown strong support of Japanese culture here in...
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Kimono: from Past to Present Saturday, April 24, 2:00 pm Japanese American National Museum, 100 North Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012, (213) 625-0414, www.janm.org The International Beauty Association Yamanoryu Kisou (Yamano Style Kimono Dressing School) will present a beautiful and educational kimono show and lecture, featuring men and women’s kimono for all different...
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