Wajima Museum of Urushi Art

Wajima Museum of Urushi Art
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Established1991
LocationWajima, Japan
Coordinates37°23′23″N 136°53′32″E / 37.3897993°N 136.892168°E / 37.3897993; 136.892168
TypeArt Museum
Websitewww.city.wajima.ishikawa.jp/art/home_english.html

The Wajima Museum of Urushi Art (Japanese: 石川県輪島漆芸美術館) is a museum located in Wajima, Japan. The museum specializes in lacquer art.

History

The museum was opened in 1991, originally the museum contains 300 works at its opening, in 2021, it was recorded that there were 1428 works of art that the museum contained.[1] In August 2020, the museum organized a virtual exhibition through the Google Arts & Culture platform.[2] In June 2021, a ceremony was held for the expansion of the museum's storage.[1] This is the first museum in Japan that specializes in lacquer art.[3] The design of the building is inspired by Shogakuin's school building.[citation needed]

Collections

The museum contains exhibits that explain the history and characteristics of lacquer art.[4] The museum contains lacquer works by contemporary artists, as well as a lacquer ware collection from different countries of East and Southeast Asia.[5] Some of the lacquer works come from people from art academies.[citation needed] The museum contains exhibits about Wajima-nuri.[6] The museum contains videos about the Japanese lacquer ware.[7] In November 2014, the museum hosted an exhibition called the "Wajima Lacquer Art Artists 20th Anniversary," displaying works by active local artists.[3] In June 2015, the museum exhibited 70 works that come from the Edo period, these works were related to ghosts or demons of Japanese mythology.[8] In September 2015, Kikumaki paintings made by lacquer artists were exhibited at the museum.[9] In addition, in the September 2015 exhibition, the Maki-e Kaioke set, a tool used in weddings during the Edo period, was presented at the museum.[10] In December 2020, the museum organized an exhibition with 45 lacquer works from seven different countries and regions, which also featured sake sets and bowls.[11] In February 2021, the museum organized an exhibition of works by 153 students from five elementary schools, using Shikin's techniques, including carvings of flowers, cats, dragonflies and vines.[12] In November 2021, in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the opening of the museum, an exhibition was presented on the history of lacquer art in Wajima, called "Made in Wajima -The Age of Lacquer" featuring 92 works from latter half of the 19th century.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b "漆芸文化の拠点拡充 県輪島美術館 収蔵スペース２倍に 増築工事が竣工". 北國新聞 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  2. ^ "石川県輪島漆芸(しつげい)美術館トップページ". Wajima Museum of Urushi Art Official Website. 2020-08-13. Archived from the original on 2020-08-13. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  3. ^ a b "石川県輪島漆芸美術館、太陽光発電LEDを14,000個設置した「かがやきナイトミュージアム」を2015年3月31日まで開催 - 記事詳細". Infoseekニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  4. ^ "【輪島塗】の魅力を知ることができる世界唯一の「漆芸専門美術館」". THE GATE. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  5. ^ "【石川】能登観光で外せないスポット30選！雄大な自然や絶景など定番を厳選(3)". じゃらんニュース (in Japanese). 2020-07-31. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  6. ^ "石川県輪島市姉妹都市提携30年記念シリーズ輪島を知ろう｜マイ広報紙". マイ広報紙 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  7. ^ "石川県輪島漆芸美術館". Tabizuru.jp. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  8. ^ "漆とおばけの展覧会 石川県輪島漆芸美術館". 産経フォト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  9. ^ "菊蒔絵貝桶一式を公開 県輪島漆芸美術館、２年半かけ完成". 北陸新幹線で行こう！北陸・信越観光ナビ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  10. ^ "蒔絵貝桶に職人魂込め 江戸の嫁入り道具 / 石川". Denmira.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  11. ^ "各地の漆 顔合わせ 輪島漆芸美術館で展示：北陸中日新聞Web". 中日新聞Web (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  12. ^ "児童が卒業制作 沈金パネル展示 県輪島漆芸美術館：北陸中日新聞Web". 中日新聞Web (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  13. ^ "輪島漆芸の歩み紹介 江戸末期～現代 輪島で特別展 : ニュース : 石川 : 地域". 読売新聞オンライン (in Japanese). 2021-10-03. Retrieved 2021-11-05.