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  • Notice of web page publication

    Akane Yamamoto's page on the PREMIST SALON for Japanese Culture is now available to the public. (Interviewed in January 2023)

    She was interviewed very carefully, and in "PART 1" and "PART 2," she talks about the secret story behind the birth of KIRIKANE glass and her thoughts on "The Tale of Genji".
    The "PHOTO GALLERY" at the bottom of the page is full of photos of "KIRIKANE Glass Vessel  'Snowing '" and "Leaf Boat (Autumn)" in production, and the process of  burning gold leaves together.
    We hope you will take a look.

    PREMIST SALON

    PART1
    PART2

     

     

    PREMIST SALON Top Page

  • Mastering the Art: Exploring the Cultural Messages Connoted in Japanese Works

    “Mastering the Art: Exploring the Cultural Messages Connoted in Japanese Works” exhibition will be held at the former headquarters of the Imperial Guards.
    (Exhibition website https://www.kogei2024.com)

    A total of 16 works by Living National Treasures and young craft artists will be exhibited.
    Akane Yamamoto will exhibit the following works, which were exhibited at the 70th Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition.
    ・Kirikane Glass Vessel “Snowing”

    Mastering the Art: Exploring the Cultural Messages Connoted in Japanese Works

    Dates:March 20 – March 24, 2024
    Place: The former headquarters of the Imperial Guards.

    Exhibition flyer

  • Notice of Museum Exhibitions (TOKYO FUJI ART MUSEUM)

    “THE TALE OF GENJI” exhibition will be held at the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum.
    Three works from the Tale of Genji series deposited at the Yoshizawa Memorial Sano City Museum of Art will be on display.
    We hope you will take this opportunity to view the exhibition along with other valuable art, craft, and literary works related to "The Tale of Genji" and Murasaki Shikibu.

    The following 3 works by Akane Yamamoto will be exhibited.
    ・“Kiritsubo ”, Chapter 1 of The Tale of Genji
    ・“Fujinouraba ”, Chapter 33 of The Tale of Genji
    ・“Minori (The Law)”, Chapter 40 of The Tale of Genji

     

    THE TALE OF GENJI: Unfolding Narrative of Art and Culture from the Past to Modernity

    Dates: February 23 – March 23, 2024  (Closed on Mondays)
    Place: TOKYO FUJI ART MUSEUM

    The “Shining Road” from “Fujinouraba”, Chapter 33

  • Notice of Video Release

    A video created by the British Museum is now available on YouTube.
    It includes scenes of Akane Yamamoto’s work and interviews filmed at her studio in March 2023, as well as a detailed explanation of the “Leaf Boat” in the collection by a curator of the British Museum.
    We hope you enjoy the video.

    Click here to watch the video.↓
    The only artist in the world to embed gold leaves in glass; kirikane | Yamamoto Akane: Making Beauty

  • Announcement of the museum exhibition in Kanazawa, Japan

    The Ishikawa Hyakumangoku Cultural Festival 2023
    “Kanazawa Nakamura Memorial Museum Special Exhibition Kanazawa’s Aesthetic Sense ~ Masterpieces related to Kanazawa ~” will be held.

    The following 2 works by Akane Yamamoto will be on exhibit.
    ●Kirikane Glass Incense  container “Konpeito”
    ●Kirikane Glass Incense  container “Ume-ga-ka(Plum Fragrance)”

    The Ishikawa Hyakumangoku Cultural Festival 2023
    “Kanazawa Nakamura Memorial Museum Special Exhibition Kanazawa’s Aesthetic Sense ~ Masterpieces related to Kanazawa ~”

    Dates: October 7 – December3 , 2023
    (Closed on Mondays, the day following national holidays,October 31, Open on October 30)
    Place: Kanazawa Nakamura Memorial Museum

    “Konpeito”
    “Ume-ga-ka(Plum Fragrance)”
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