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Kogei: The Art of Japanese craft
Summer Selections from Ippodo Gallery, New York , 2021年8月5日 - 8月27日

Kogei: The Art of Japanese craft : Summer Selections from Ippodo Gallery, New York

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Kogei: The Art of Japanese craft , Summer Selections from Ippodo Gallery, New York
“O-bon" refers to a tray in Japanese, a holder on which we put our offerings to our ancestors’ spirits.
In summer, we Japanese, customarily visit our family graves under the strong sunlight and amidst a chorus of cicadas.
Imagining the faces of our grandfathers and grandmothers, we pray and offer flowers while reciting names of our unseen ancestors.
 
In front of the graves, we share the things that happened to us in the previous year, tell our own secret stories, or simply show our gratitude to our ancestors.
It brings a peaceful moment when we close our eyes, put our palms together and think about our ancestors who came before us, talk to them, and pray.
 
The moment calms our minds and leads us to our roots.
It is a warm and tranquil time that we can connect with another world.
 
I miss summer in Japan.
 
-Shoko Aono

The 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 come back and visit their living relatives. During the holiday, from August 13th to 15th, many families visit ancestral graves and float paper lanterns with candles and incense down rivers and streams, representing the passing of the soul into the afterlife. Obon also signifies the season from late July through August when temples, shrines, neighborhoods, and schools hold public festivals and performances to bring communities together.

 

Traditionally, lanterns are hung in front of houses, and offerings (ozen) such as rice, wine, and fruit are laid out in front of altars, temples and sometimes gravesites. May people visit their family’s gravesites each year to wash the gravestones and grave markers.

 

This year in honor of 4,187,048 people that have died so far from the coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic, we would like to present this exhibition in honor of them. The unprecedented global health emergency caused impacts that will continue to ripple through our history. Dealing with the loss of a family member or a close friend during this time has been particularly difficult. In honor of our beloved community, we want to welcome visitors back into our space as a ritual and way of alleviating the grief caused by the passing of a loved one. We want to welcome you back and invite you to use our beautiful gallery as a place to grief.

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  • Keiji Ito Bussoku, 2017 Ceramic
    Keiji Ito
    Bussoku, 2017
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  • Keiji Ito Bussyu, 2018 Ceramic
    Keiji Ito
    Bussyu, 2018
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  • Keiji Ito Bussyu, 2019 Ceramic
    Keiji Ito
    Bussyu, 2019
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  • Shiro Tsujimura, Devon Kuro Chawan
    Shiro Tsujimura, Devon Kuro Chawan
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  • Shiro Tsujimura, Black Oribe Tea Bowl, 2018
    Shiro Tsujimura, Black Oribe Tea Bowl, 2018
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  • Suikei Saito "Kai" Calligraphy
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  • Suikei Saito "Inori" (Prayer) Calligraphy
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    "Inori" (Prayer)
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  • Hiroshi Goseki, Blue Yohen Tea Bowl
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  • Hiroshi Goseki, Blue Yohen Tea Bowl
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  • Shinobu Kawase 焼締容器 / 翠瓷盒子 Celadon Incense Burner Ceramic 薬師寺国宝東塔基壇の小さな石
    Shinobu Kawase
    焼締容器 / 翠瓷盒子 Celadon Incense Burner
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  • Mitsukuni Misaki Blue Color-Glazed Mud Vessel - 彩釉泥器, 2017 Ceramic
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    Blue Color-Glazed Mud Vessel - 彩釉泥器, 2017
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  • Mitsukuni Misaki Light Blue Color-Glazed Mud Vessel - 彩釉泥器, 2017 Ceramic
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    Light Blue Color-Glazed Mud Vessel - 彩釉泥器, 2017
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  • Kai Tsujimura, Shino Water Jar, 2019
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  • Kai Tsujimura, Kohiki Tea Bowl
    Kai Tsujimura, Kohiki Tea Bowl
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  • Takashi Tomo-oka Lotus Byobu Screens (set of 6), Hasu-Byoubu, 2013 Photography
    Takashi Tomo-oka
    Lotus Byobu Screens (set of 6), Hasu-Byoubu, 2013
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  • Yukiya Izumita, Henko Pot, 2017
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  • Ken Matsubara Sun & Moon, 2020 Painting
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    Sun & Moon, 2020
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  • Ken Matsubara Scenery, 2016 Painting
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    Scenery, 2016
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  • Ken Matsubara TAMAYURA Ⅲ, 2019 Painting
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    TAMAYURA Ⅲ, 2019
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  • Tohru Matsuzaki Tray, 2017 Lacquer
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    Tray, 2017
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  • Tohru Matsuzaki, Ridged Tray, 2017
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  • Tohru Matsuzaki Lacquer Plate Lacquer
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  • Jihei Murase, Checkered Tea Caddy, 2017
    Jihei Murase, Checkered Tea Caddy, 2017
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  • Jihei Murase, Negoro Stripe Tea Caddy, 2019
    Jihei Murase, Negoro Stripe Tea Caddy, 2019
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  • Jihei Murase, Negoro Nuri Tea Caddy, 2019
    Jihei Murase, Negoro Nuri Tea Caddy, 2019
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  • Jun Isezaki, Black Tea Bowl
    Jun Isezaki, Black Tea Bowl
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  • Akio Niisato, Black Tea Bowl
    Akio Niisato, Black Tea Bowl
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  • Takashi Tomo-oka Moon Lotus 1, 2017 Photography
    Takashi Tomo-oka
    Moon Lotus 1, 2017
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  • Shin Fujihira Cinnabar Cup, 1990 Ceramic
    Shin Fujihira
    Cinnabar Cup, 1990
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  • Katsuya Ohgita, HOUSE / RAIN
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  • Kai Tsujimura, Hikidashi Kuro Tea Bowl
    Kai Tsujimura, Hikidashi Kuro Tea Bowl
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  • Kai Tsujimura, Karatsu Dish
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  • Shiro Tsujimura, Black Oribe Tea Bowl, 2018
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Press release

Ippodo Gallery, New York, is pleased to welcome you to Kōgei: The Art of Japanese Craft, a selection of crafts that celebrate summer and the Obon holiday season.

 

The Japanese festival of Obon traces back to ancient Chinese and Buddhist rituals that honor one’s ancestors. During the holiday, from August 13th to 15th, many families visit ancestral graves and float paper lanterns with candles and incense down rivers and streams, representing the passing of the soul into the afterlife. Obon also signifies the season from late July through August when temples, shrines, neighborhoods, and schools hold public festivals and performances to bring communities together.

 

To mark Obon, Ippodo Gallery has assembled a selection of works that engage with Buddhist practices, and the pursuit of nirvana, the escape from the cycle of suffering, death, and rebirth. The lotus's ascent from the dark, murky water in which it grows to its vibrant, luminescent bloom on the surface symbolizes Buddhism's goal of spiritual awakening. Takashi Tomo-oka's photographic works, showing lotus flowers in full bloom and decay, suggesting the cycle of life and death. Many  works in the show are tea bowls, vases, and incense burners used in the tea ceremony, a practice with deep connections to Zen Buddhism. Yukiya Izumita’s glazed tea bowls emphasize the humble origins of the clay, connecting the person who drinks from the vessel the timeless materiality of the earth.

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Events
  • Obon Festival

    Obon Festival

    2021年8月12日 - 8月12日
    Ippodo Gallery invites you to our very own Obon festival on August 12 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm (reservation required). We welcome families and friends of all ages to join us for a craft hour where we will write our wishes and goals for the year on washi paper. We will be following CDC protocol on the day of the event, such as temperature screening and contact tracing of staff and attendees in a way that is safe and respectful, and in accordance with any applicable privacy laws and regulations....
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  • Obon Festival Events

    Obon Festival

    2021年8月12日 - 8月12日
    Ippodo Gallery invites you to our very own Obon festival on August 12 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm (reservation required). We welcome families and friends...
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