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Magic of the Tea Bowl
Volume 2 2 Jun - 7 Jul 2022Magic of the Tea Bowl (Vol.2) April 2022 The Japanese tea ceremony was first established during the 16th century and has continued to flourish to the present day. Closely related...Read more -
Moonlit Night
A selection of crafts that celebrates this Otsukimi season 2 Sep - 5 Oct 2021The Moon and Japan The moon can be seen faintly against the blue sky as the sun goes down. The waxing and waning of the moon have long appealed to...Read more -
Kogei: The Art of Japanese craft
Summer Selections from Ippodo Gallery, New York 5 - 27 Aug 2021The Japanese festival of Obon ( お盆) traces back to ancient Chinese and Buddhist rituals that honor one’s ancestors. It is believe that this time every year, the ancestor’s spirits...Read more -
A Lotus in Bloom
The Beauty That Rises 10 Jun - 10 Jul 2020Lotus: Beauty that Rises from the Mud Growing out of muddy water, the lotus produces flowers that represent purity and clarity, resulting its use as a symbol of Buddha’s wisdom....Read more -
Tea Bowls: Art of Five Senses
Contemporary Japanese Tea Ceremony Wares 15 Mar - 7 Apr 2018Expressing Gratitude for Ippodo Gallery’s First 10 Years Shoko Aono “It (Teaism) insulates purity and harmony, the mystery of mutual charity, the romanticism of the social order. It is essentially...Read more -
The Essence of Imperfection
Wabi Sabi at Ippodo Gallery 26 Oct - 22 Nov 2017Wabi Sabi Shoko Aono The call of the evening cicada that signals the approach of autumn, a lonely plain of eulalia grass, a moss-covered rock, a simple teahouse… The Japanese...Read more