Yōkai Netsuke Exhibition
January 24th, 2025 @ 11:30 am - 4:30 pm EST
An event every week that begins at 11:30 am on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, repeating until January 25th, 2025
An event every week that begins at 11:30 am on Thursday, repeating until January 25th, 2025
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Transformation from Historical Flat Images to Contemporary 3-Dimensional Figures by Kaiyōdō
Transformation from Historical Flat Images to Contemporary 3-Dimensional Figures by KaiyōdōNetsuke: Miniature sculpted figures / Toggles to hang personal items on an obi sash.
Yōkai: Monsters, spirits, deities, demons, goblins, ghosts, imaginative animals, and all manner of mysterious occurrences.
In 2001, the images from Hyakkiyagyō (Demon Horde’s Night Parade) pictorial book series, published from 1776 to 1784, were transformed to the Yōkai Netskue resin figures by Kaiyōdō Co. Ltd. which came to the public in boxes of sweets. Consisting of 25 species each, in three different styles (multi-coloured, red-lacquer, and jade), these 75 figures in total are central to this exhibition, demonstrating soaring imagination from flat to 3D, and from monochrome to colour.
The Yōkai theme of Kaiyōdō expanded into multiple series of Yōkai in their Gashapon vending-machine miniature figures, such as Hokusai and Ge-Ge-Ge no Kitarō.
Exquisite techniques and imagination of the 3-dimensionalization of flat images have been developed at Kaiyōdō through their main business of figures from comics and animation, together with their various collaborations with museums in creating miniature 3D figures for their special events.
Come and experience the mysterious universe of Yōkai through these Netsuke figures which serve as gateways to bridge across the dimensions.
Admission: FREE
Advanced, time-specific reservations are recommended.
Hand-sanitization at the entry and wearing face-coverings on our premises are recommended.
Gallery Hours: Open on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. Hourly timeslots starting at 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, 1:30PM, 2:30 PM, 3:30 PM (4:30 PM and 5:30 PM on Thursdays)
Closed on select days: November 9 (Remembrance Day weekend), December 22- January 06 (End of Year and New Year Closure)
Exhibition Period: October 17, 2024 – January 25, 2025
This exhibition includes images of violence and cruelty. Viewer discretion is advised.
Library & Gallery Opening Hours
| Monday | CLOSED |
| Tuesday | 11:30am to 4:30pm |
| Wednesday | CLOSED |
| Thursday | 11:30am to 6:30pm |
| Friday | 11:30am to 4:30pm |
| Saturday | 11:30am to 4:30pm *Closed on select Saturdays |
| Sunday | CLOSED |
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