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  • 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.

    Arts and Crafts : Filled with Flowers

    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

  • The 71st Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition

     

    Akane Yamamoto's Kirikane Glass Vessel “Flying Away Ginkgo Leaf” has been selected as part of the exhibition.

    More about this exhibition

     

    Kirikane Glass Plate “Flying Away Gingko”（Photo by Yusuke Kawagoe)

    Location: This work will travel to the following venues.

    ●Tokyo：Nihombashi Mistukoshi Main Store    Dates: September 11 - September 23, 2024

    ●Kyoto：Takashimaya Kyoto Srore     Dates: October 9 - October 14, 2024 

    ●Osaka：Takashimaya Osaka Store    Dates: October 16 - October21, 2024

    ●Ishikawa：Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art    Dates: October 25 - November 4, 2024 

    ●Okayama : Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art  Dates:  November 21- December 8, 2024

    ●Shimane：Shimane Art Museum    Dates: December 11 -December 25, 2024

    ●Kagawa：The Kagawa Museum    Dates: January 2 -January 19, 2025 

    ●Fukuoka :  Fukuoka Mitsukoshi    Dates: February 5 - February 10, 2025

    ●Aichi：Furukawa Art Museum    Dates:  February 13 - February 16, 2025

    ●Hiroshima :  Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum   Dates:  February 19 - March 9, 2025

     

     

     

     

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