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Family Gallery Making Works of Japanese Art

  • Image of "On view is the printing process of Katsushika Hokusai's "The Great Wave off the Coast of Kanagawa"."

    On view is the printing process of Katsushika Hokusai's "The Great Wave off the Coast of Kanagawa".

    Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room T2
    July 28, 2009 (Tue) - September 6, 2009 (Sun)

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    This year's Family Gallery introduces five major techniques for making Japanese artworks.

 Major works in this exhibition

* Works listed below are in the TNM Collection unless otherwise indicated.
日本画の描き方　―裏から色を塗る方法 ＜制作工程模型　仏画（裏彩色）　一字金輪像＞　平成20年度東京芸術大学学生ボランティア作　平成20年（2008）
十六羅漢像（迦諾迦伐蹉尊者）　三重・天然寺旧蔵　南北朝時代・14世紀
浮世絵版画のつくり方 ＜制作工程模型 浮世絵版画　冨嶽三十六景・神奈川沖浪裏＞　アダチ伝統木版画技術保存財団作　平成21年（2009）
1. Coloring from the reverse side (Urazaishiki)
Many old Japanese paintings are painted on silk, not only on paper. See the results when colors or gold leaf are applied to the reverse side of the silk.
2. Carving from a single woodblock (Ichibokuzukuri)
Most old Japanese sculptures are made of wood. Cypress, nutmeg, camphor, Japanese zelkova, and katsura are some examples of types of trees used for sculpture. Look at the processes of carving, and feel the texture, weight, and smell of the various types of wood.
3. Overglaze enamel porcelain
Sometsuke blue-and-white porcelain, on view in the Heiseikan special exhibition, is created by painting designs on the porcelain before coating it with glaze. Overglaze enamel porcelain is made by painting multicolor designs on the porcelain after it has been glazed and fired. The work is fired again after the designs are painted.
4. Nunome (fabric texture) inlay
This is a technique of inserting gold and silver into finely engraved bronze and steel to produce a texture very similar to fabric. By using this method, more detailed expressions with less precious materials became possible.
 
5. Ukiyoe prints
Ukiyoe woodblock prints are completed by using many blocks. Each block is used to print a different color to create the multicolor images. On view is the printing process of Katsushika Hokusai's "The Great Wave off the Coast of Kanagawa". The picture is printed in seven layers so that the various shades would appear. Look at the extraordinary color printing techniques of the Edo period.
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