Special Exhibition
"Export Lacquer: Reflection of the West in Black and Gold Makie"
Japan continued to export its lacquerware using the decorative technique of makie ("sprinkled metal design") well into its period of national isolation. As luxury items from the Far East, these objects were highly valued and used to decorate castles throughout Europe. This exhibition traces the history of Japanese makie lacquerware that went outside Japan through masterful works that have been passed down in Europeans collections, starting with that of Marie Antoinette.
- DATE:
- Oct.18 (Sat.) ~ Dec.7 (Sun.)
- HOUR:
- 9:30~18:00, until 20:00 on Friday (Entry ends 30min. before the closing)
- FEES:
1,400 (Adults) / 900 (Univ. & hi. sch. stus.) / 400 (Jr. hi. & elmt. sch. stus.)
*The admission fee includes admission to Regular Exhibition.
- FEES(Regular Exhibition only):
- 500 (Adults) / 250 (Univ. & hi. sch. stus.) / Free of Charge (Stus. of Jr. hi. sch. level and below)
- CLOSED:
- Mondays (Closed on Tuesday if Monday is a holiday.)
- ACCESS:
- Hakubutsukan Sanjusangendo Mae of the City Bus No. 100, 206 or 208 from Kyoto Stn. on the JR and Kintetsu Lines, 7-min. walk east from Shichijo Stn. on the Keihan Line
- Due to the construction of a new Collections Hall, the current hall will close as of December 8, 2008 except the duration of special exhibition. "Free Admission Ticket" of Museums Grutto pass KANSAI may not be used from December 8.
