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" 350years of Japanese Porcelain Exports to Europe Ko-Imari in Paris: Enchanting Beauty "

2010 April 6 Tue. to June 13 Sun.
Special Exhibition Gallery

Whole picture of early Imari ware loved in Europe
Since the start of the export to Europe in 1659(Manji 2), lots of Imari ware had been crossed the ocean for nearly 100 years. And during those 100 years, Imarai ware had changed their style drastically from early stage, Kakiemon style then gold-painted porcelain, which includes great-flamboyant masterpieces.
In this exhibition, 165 pieces of early Imari ware will be displayed and they will show the 100 years history. This exhibition will demonstrate how European had loved early Imari ware.

Dubut! The allure of USUI COLLECTION
This opportunity will be the first to represent Mr. Fumio Usui’s collection, he had lived in Paris, France and collected early Imari ware in Europe. Here’s the brief introduction of USUI COLLECTION.
In Europe, there are many Oriental porcelain collections including early Imari ware, for example, “Porcelain Room” of Charlottenburg palace in Germany, Burghley House in UK. It has certain tendency since the time, trend and the class were different in each country, such as the Netherlands, UK, France and Germany. So it is difficult to clarify the whole picture of early Imari exported to Europe.
On the other hand, USUI COLLECTION was collected to bring down the full image of early Imari in Europe. USUI COLLECTION has marvelous pieces of Kakiemon style, gold-painted porcelains and some with gold relief. Also it contains fabulous work of conservative blue and white wares from famous Kakiemon kiln. The highlight of USUI COLLECTION is to appreciate early Imari ware loved in Europe and the whole image of those art works.

How European loved porcelains
This exhibition will show how Europeans had loved early Imari wares. The photo is “Porcelain Room” in Charlottenburg palace in Germany. It was a trend among European upper class to decorate rooms with oriental porcelains in 17th to 18th centuries.
Appreciating each piece is one thing but this exhibition will demonstrate how those pieces are used in foreign countries.
Early Imari wares in European paintings will be displayed in the panels and arranged early Imari with golden clasp attached in Europe were also shown.
We hope all of you enjoy this exhibition.

Outline

Date:	2010 April 6 Tue. to June 13 Sun.
Venue:	Kyushu National Museum, Exhibition Gallery,
	( 4-7-2 Ishizaka, Dazaifu, Fukuoka, 818-0118 )
Opening:	9:30 to 17:00 (last admission 16:30)
Closed:	Monday (However May 3 (Mon) is open)
Admission fee:	Adult 1,300yen (1,100yen) University students and High school students 1,000yen (800yen) Junior high school students and under 600yen (400yen) ( ) is for advance tickets and group (more than 20 people) tickets Admission free for disability and 1 caretaker. Please bring the physical disability certificate. *( ) fee is also for over 65 years old. Please bring the identification with birth date such as health insurance card, driving license, and so on.