
Contemporary Wood-Carved Netsuke Exhibition Tour
Touring Australia in 2021
Enjoy contemporary wooden netsuke in Australia with a touring exhibition by The Japan Foundation! Touring Sunshine Coast, Sydney, Bunbury and Perth.
As kimono culture flourished during the Edo period (1603-1868), netsuke, small carvings, were created as toggles to hold pouches and cases containing tobacco and medicine in place on the obi sash worn with the kimono. What began as functional pieces to prevent those little suspended containers from falling to the ground evolved into small but highly creative carvings. Today, classic netsuke have gained international acclaim as remarkably detailed carvings. Contemporary netsuke incorporating new subject matter and approaches have also been attracting attention. This traveling exhibition showcases contemporary netsuke carved of wood by living netsuke carvers in Japan, plus netsuke created by contemporary artists such as Izumi Kato. It also includes wooden netsuke that visitors may touch. Through this exhibition, visitors will appreciate the sophisticated skills and playful minds behind contemporary netsuke as well as its formal beauty and contemporaneity.
SUNSHINE COAST DETAILS
February 12 – March 14, 2021
Caloundra Regional Gallery
22 Omrah Avenue
Caloundra, QLD 4551
(next to Caloundra Library)
GALLERY HOURS
Tues-Fri: 10am-4pm
Saturday & Sunday: 10am-2pm
Closed public holidays.
ADMISSION
Free
ENQUIRIES
(02) 8239 0055
JPF SYDNEY DETAILS
June 4 – 26, 2021
The Japan Foundation, Sydney
Perth and Bunbury details coming soon