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Louise Jenks on thu 23 sep 99

I will be visiting my son in Tokyo from October 7 - 19. Are there any
pottery exhibits that I should see? In galleries or department stores? My
son lives in Nerima.
Thanks in advance.
Louise Jenks

Richard mahaffey on fri 24 sep 99

Dear Louise,

I believe that the Mitsukoshi department store in Nihonbashi has clay
exhibits all of the time. I know that they have a display of pots by very
highly regarded Japanese potters, including some Living National
Treasures.
Robert Yellin Writes a gallery column for teh Japan Times in English. I
don't know if he is still on this list. You might ask you son to watch
for Robert's Column.
The National Museum near/in Ueno park has some nice pots on display.

The best bet is to contact the Tourist Information center (I think you
can find them on the interent thru the Japanese Embassy web site) for help
they have lots of info in English. There is one in Tokyo and one in New
York and one in San Francisco. (you did notindicate where you live so I
can't be more specific).

Good luck and please do report on what you see.

Rick Mahaffey
Tacoma Community College
Tacoma, WA, USA
In Washington State where the weather said it was fall by raining and
dropping into the 50's for the first time in a couple of weeks.

Daniel Considine on sat 25 sep 99

Dear Louise
I did not read your original msg and am guessing that your son is visiting
Tokyo/Japan.
First Robert Yellin can be reached at
rlyell@izu.co.jp
secondly I would recommend a book by Richard Wilson "Inside Japanese
Ceramics" ISBN 0-8348-0346-1 This would give bckground on the different
regions and schools of ceramics in Japan
Lastly take a 2-3 hour trip north of Tokyo to the Mashiko Museum of
ceramics where they have an excellent display of representative work from
all the areas (regions) of Japan

Almost all of the major department stores have great pottery departments and
you can always find special exhibits in the bigger stores. The saturday
issue of Japan Times has one page listing exhibits and shows.
DPC

>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Dear Louise,
>
>I believe that the Mitsukoshi department store in Nihonbashi has clay
>exhibits all of the time. I know that they have a display of pots by very
>highly regarded Japanese potters, including some Living National
>Treasures.
>Robert Yellin Writes a gallery column for teh Japan Times in English. I
>don't know if he is still on this list. You might ask you son to watch
>for Robert's Column.
>The National Museum near/in Ueno park has some nice pots on display.
>
>The best bet is to contact the Tourist Information center (I think you
>can find them on the interent thru the Japanese Embassy web site) for help
>they have lots of info in English. There is one in Tokyo and one in New
>York and one in San Francisco. (you did notindicate where you live so I
>can't be more specific).
>
>Good luck and please do report on what you see.
>
>Rick Mahaffey
>Tacoma Community College
>Tacoma, WA, USA
>In Washington State where the weather said it was fall by raining and
>dropping into the 50's for the first time in a couple of weeks.
>
>

Daniel P. CONSIDINE, PhD
Waseda University

102 Century Mansion
4-23-11 Irumagawa
Sayama city 350-1305, Japan

Phone/Fax +81 42-954-2401
Cellular 090-8105-8750

Fumio Shimada on sat 25 sep 99

Dear Louise,
That time
The National modern museum in Takebashi he was a Nation
Treasure till 1969> He was a professor in Tokyo Geidai.

The Tokyo Geidai Museum in Ueno. Opening Exhibition < Collection of Geidai Museu
past National Living Treasures Works.
Kenkichi Tomimoto, Hajime Kato, Yoshimichi Hujimoto, Koichi Tamura, Akira Asano,

The Tokyo Geidai Museum old gallery in Ueno Geidai> He is a professor of Tokyo Geidai, He is an also National Living Treasur

The National Museum in Ueno, You can see Japanese Ceramic History of Works.

Mitsukoshi Takashimaya, Isetan, Keio, Seibu, Tobu Department store, there are ma
ceramic Artists exhibition will be held in Tokyo.

Fumio Shimada

>I will be visiting my son in Tokyo from October 7 - 19. Are there any
>pottery exhibits that I should see? In galleries or department stores? My
>son lives in Nerima.
>Thanks in advance.
>Louise Jenks

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Fumio Shimada shimada@fa.geidai.ac.jp