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  • Notice of Museum Exhibition ( TOYAMA GLASS ART MUSEUM)

    “10th anniversary exhibition:Reflecting encounters with the now-Japanese contemporary glass 1975-2025” will be held at TOYAMA GLASS ART MUSEUM.
    The following 2works by Akane Yamamoto will be exhibited.

    ・“Momijinoga(The Festival of Red Leaves)”, Chapter 7 of The Tale of Genji
    ・“Usugumo(A Wreath of Cloud) ”, Chapter 19 of The Tale of Genji

     

    10th anniversary exhibition:Reflecting encounters with the now-Japanese contemporary glass 1975-2025

    Dates: November 1, 2025 – January 25, 2026  (Closed: 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, December 29 – January 1)
    Place: TOYAMA GLASS ART MUSEUM

     

    “Momijinoga”, Chapter 7 of The Tale of Genji
  • Announcement of the museum exhibition in Kanazawa, Japan

    Akane Yamamoto's work is now on display at the Kanazawa Nakamura Memorial Museum in the special exhibition “Arts and Crafts: Fulled with Flowers ”.

    One incense container from the museum's collection is shown below.
    ●Kirikane Glass Incense  container “Ume-ga-ka(Plum Fragrance)”

    We hope you enjoy the exhibition.

    Dates: December 7, 2024  – February 16, 2025
    (Closed on Mondays, the day following national holidays, New Year holidays (December 29 - January 3)
    Place: Kanazawa Nakamura Memorial Museum

    “Ume-ga-ka(Plum Fragrance)”
  • Notice of Exhibit of Work

    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://kogei-r6.com)

    A total of 22 works by Living National Treasures and artists who maintain craft techniques for the next generation will be exhibited.
    Akane Yamamoto will exhibit the following work.

    ・Vortex

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

    Dates: December 9 – December 22, 2024 (Open throughout the exhibition)
    Place: The former headquarters of the Imperial Guards.

    Exhibition flyer
  • Website updated.

    Updated the “WORKS” and “PROFILE” pages.

  • Notice of Museum Exhibition in Tochigi, Japan

    The exhibition “The Tale of Genji and Miyabi” will be held at the Yoshizawa Memorial Museum of Art in Sano (Tochigi Prefecture). The exhibition will feature paintings and crafts that showcase the “miyabi” of the imperial court culture, including Tale of Genji and other literature of the imperial court and bugaku. The exhibition will feature seven works by Akane Yamamoto from the museum's collection, including works from the new collection, and we hope you will take this opportunity to view them.

    The following 7 works by Akane Yamamoto will be on exhibit.
    ・“Kiritsubo ”, Chapter 1 of The Tale of Genji
    ・“Wakamurasaki ”, Chapter 5 of The Tale of Genji ←New collection
    ・“Fujinouraba ”, Chapter 33 of The Tale of Genji
    ・“Minori (The Law)”, Chapter 40 of The Tale of Genji
    ・“Futari-Shizuka”
    ・ Kirikane Glass Incense container “Happy Plum Blossom”
    ・Wooden Box for Tanzaku “The Melody of the Sho

     

    The Tale of Genji and Miyabi

    Dates: November 2 December 15 –December 15, 2024
    ※Closed on Mondays(open on November 4), the day following national holidays(closed on November 5)
    Place: Yoshizawa Memorial Museum of Art,Sano

    “Wakamurasaki ”, Chapter 5 of The Tale of Genji