Modern Design in Kyoto;
Contemporary Stripes and Kasuri Patterns |
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Chu Asai, having met Iwata Nakazawa in France, where they attended the
Art Nouveau focused Paris Exhibition, was soon to be professor of Kyoto
College of Textile Fibers (currently, Kyoto Institute of Technology). Chu
Asai, returned to Japan in 1902. Goichi Takeda also studied design in Europe,
and returned to Japan in 1903. The modern Art Noveau designs these men
encountered at the Paris Exhibition had a revolutionary influence on design
in Kyoto.
Kohrin Furuya who was instructing students in design and was an assistant
of Kamisaka Sekka at Kyoto City College of Fine Arts (currently, Kyoto
City University of Arts) was another influence at this time. Furuya studied
woodblock printing, architecture and interior design under Professor Asai
and we can find many Art Nouveau-type European furniture designs among
the graduation projects of Furuya’s students.
Meanwhile, just at the time during the Meiji Period (1868 to 1912) that Furuya was active, a new trend in striped and kasuri woven kimono became the rage. What had previously been fabric for commoners and laborers was now developing through creative and experimental methods. What was decisive for dyeing and weaving was the 1903, Fifth National Industrial Exposition in Osaka. At this Expo, in addition to art and craft, a section for weaving and dyeing of fabric was arranged, drawing a clear distinction between applied craft and industry. Soon after, mechanization and automation increased and this led to mass production which in turn thrust kasuri into the limelight by making it more accessible.
With the fashion demands for kasuri and increased mechanization, designers
specializing in kasuri patterns were in high demand. Tessen Fuse, who was
a student of Kohrin Furuya, emerged in response to this demand for designers
in the early 1900’s and created striped designs that gave the impression
of kasuri and were suitable for printing. Fuse’s apprentice, Tetsuo Terada,
further developed the technique of printed kasuri production and many designs
suitable to the modern era were achieved.
In this exhibition, by looking at the work of the little known Kohrin
Furuya and Tessen Fuse as well as the completely unknown apprentice and
print designer, Tetsuo Terada, we inquire into the ways that modern designs,
brought to Kyoto by Chu Asai and Goichi Takeda, changed through the Meiji,
Taisho and Showa Periods. (1868 to 1989) |
| Duration |
September 20 (Tuesday) to October 28 (Friday) |
| Hours |
10：00～17：00
（no admission after 16：30） |
| Venue |
Ground Floor Exhibition Hall, Museum and Archives |
| Holidays |
Sundays and national holidays
Exception：
Open October 16th (Sunday) |
| Admission |
Adults 200 yen
College Students 150 yen
Persons 18 and under Free |
| Inquiries |
Museum and Archives
Kyoto Institute of Technology
Ph.075-724-7924
E-mail：siryokan@kit.ac.jp
URL
http://www.cis.kit.ac.jp/~siryokan/ |
【Special Program】
■Gallery Presentation■
| Outline and History of Collection with a special focus on Modern Design in Kyoto
(This is the day of the KIT open campus.)
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| Time |
Sunday, Oct. 16th
16：00 |
| Venue |
Museum and Archives
Kyoto Institute of Technology |
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