Tea Utensils from the Sumitomo Collection
Spirit of Elegance of a Modern Tea Ceremony Master
Until Sunday, October 28 and from Tuesday, October 30 to Sunday, December 9, 2012
(Chinese Bunrin Tea Container "Wakakusa")(Tsuishu Tray with Building and Figure Design)
Collection to understand the asthetic spirit of tea ceremony master Sumitomo Shunsui.
About 80 works of tea utensils from the collection of the 15th generation head of the Sumitomo family, Sumitomo Kichizaemon Tomoimo (alias "Shunsui") are displayed in this exhibition.
Tea ceremonies held by the Sumitomo family during the Meiji and Taisho periods included guests such as the Japanese painter Ueda Koho and the Noh actor Onishi Ryotaro. The utensils in the exhibit, which were used in these ceremonies, lets one feel Shunsui's deep knowledge of Chinese art. The exhibit especially has a fine collection of Chinese works.
Some exhibit items will be rotated.
Sen-Oku Hakuko Kan (Sumitomo Collection)
- Exhibit open until Sunday, October 28 and from Tuesday, October 30 to Sunday, December 9, 2012
- Address
- ：24 Shimomiyanomae-cho, Shishigatani, Sakyo-ku Kyoto, Japan 606-8431
- Phone
- ：+81-75-771-6411
- Open Hours
- ：10:30 to 17:00 (last entry 16:30)
- Closed
- ：Mondays
- Admission
- ：Adults JPY730, University & High School Students JPY520, Junior High & Elementary School Students JPY310
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