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SUMMARY:Living with Ceramics in Japan: From Edo (1603-1868) to Meiji (1868-1912)
DESCRIPTION:This online talk will explore how people in Japan used ceramics during the Edo period\, when the Tokugawa shogunate ruled the archipelago and the samurai held political and military dominance\, and the Meiji period\, when the emperor was symbolically restored to power and modernization transformed the nation. \nUsing extant examples of ceramics from a variety of museum collections\, the lecture will consider ceramics in plebian\, everyday contexts\, used for daily offerings at altars\, for family meals\, or for tea and sake drinking with friends. It will also discuss the use of ceramics in politically and economically significant encounters\, such as gifts to a samurai lord\, meetings between merchants and customers\, tribute offerings to the Tokugawa shoguns\, and diplomatic exchanges between the Meiji government and their global counterparts. \nThis talk is presented to complement our ongoing exhibition titled “From Edo to Meiji: Transformation of Japanese Ceramics”. \n\nThe Speaker \nDr. Morgan Pitelka is the Bernard L. Herman Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\, with joint appointments in the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies and the Department of History. He is a historian of medieval and early modern Japan who focuses on material culture\, environmental history\, and urban history. His new project is an environmental and cultural history of early modern Kyoto. His most recent book\, Reading Medieval Ruins: Urban Life and Destruction in Sixteenth-Century Japan (Cambridge University Press\, 2022) was named one of the ten best humanities books in Asian Studies by the International Convention of Asia Scholars and received the honorable mention for the John Whitney Hall Book Prize in Japanese Studies. \n  \n  \n\nRelated Programming:  \nJFT Book Club (Hybrid)– With Silent Reading Time – Japanese Ceramics & Life in the Edo to Meiji Periods\n \nTuesday\, June 18\, 5:30PM – 7:00PM (ET)\nHybrid (Online & In-Person) | JFT Library | Admission Free | Registration Required \nAre you interested in learning deeper about Japanese arts\, as well as the culture and history behind those works of art? Our upcoming hybrid-style book club meeting\, inspired by the JFT Gallery’s current exhibition\, invites you to explore the beauty of Japanese ceramics and life during the Edo and Meiji periods through books! No prior knowledge/preparation is required – pick a book from the library’s book list (or bring your own) and indulge in the simple pleasure of reading in silence. Afterward\, engage in optional discussion to share your discoveries with fellow book\, art\, and history enthusiasts. This is a perfect opportunity to enhance your understanding of Japanese arts and culture while connecting with like-minded individuals. We welcome both seasoned book club members and first-time participants to join this enriching literary and cultural experience! \nDetails here
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SUMMARY:Conversation avec des designers\, par matohu à Montréal
DESCRIPTION:Esthétisme et artisanat – La philosophie de matohu sur le design –\nVendredi 26 avril à 18 h \nÉcole supérieure de mode (ESM) de l’ESG UQAM Room DM-R310 (280 rue Sainte-Catherine Est\, Montréal\, Québec) \nBook your visit here \n\n  \nÀ chaque pays son climat\, sa nature. Ce sont de telles particularités qui donnent naissance à une culture culinaire\, une architecture\, un artisanat et un art du spectacle qui lui sont propres. À leur tour\, vêtements et accessoires\, fondation d’un sens de la beauté façonné et perfectionné au fil d’une longue histoire\, reflètent les valeurs culturelles du territoire.\nDepuis quand\, alors\, appelle-t-on simplement « mode » toute une variété de cultures vestimentaires ? La mode n’est pas le nom d’une chose\, mais d’un phénomène.\nAvec la modernité et la mondialisation s’érodent jusqu’à disparaître non seulement notre sens unique et original de ce qui est beau\, mais aussi le travail manuel servant à l’exprimer. Voyons d’un nouvel œil les accoutrements du passé devenus synonymes de « mode » et rendons-leur leur statut de symbole culturel unique à chaque nation.\nmatohu s’intéresse continuellement à ces questions à travers les vêtements. Nous souhaitons présenter notre travail aux gens du Canada et l’utiliser pour partager ce qui\, selon nous\, constitue la place nécessaire de la diversité et de la durabilité dans les époques à venir. \nEsthétisme\nNous aborderons le sens de la beauté en prenant pour exemple notre collection Œil du Japon (Nihon no Me) et en nous appuyant sur un agencement d’images\, de concepts\, de textiles maison et de pièces de vêtement de notre cru. \nArtisanat\nNous aborderons le travail manuel en prenant pour exemple notre collection Voyage de la paume des mains (Tenohira no Tabi). En nous appuyant sur des images\, nous présenterons l’histoire de cet artisanat\, sa situation actuelle ainsi que de véritables pièces réalisées dans le cadre de collaborations avec lesquelles vous pourrez faire connaissance de très près. \n– Hiroyuki Horihata et Makiko Sekiguchi\, designers de matohu\, mars 2024 \n\nParcours des designers / Designers’ Profile \n \nHiroyuki Horihata a réalisé une maîtrise à l’université Doshisha.\nMakiko Sekiguchi a obtenu son diplôme à l’université Kyorin. \nEnsemble\, les deux ont étudié la mode masculine sous le programme de conception vestimentaire du Bunka Fashion College.\n1998 : Après avoir obtenu leur graduation\, le couple a travaillé pendant cinq ans en fabrication de patrons pour les marques japonaises Comme des Garçons et Yohji Yamamoto.\n2003 : Le couple a remis sa démission\, déménagé au Royaume-Uni et commencé à travailler pour Bora Aksu\, designer basé à Londres\, sur sa collection automne-hiver 2004-2005.\n2005 : Le couple a fondé sa propre marque\, matohu\, et s’est mis à participer à la Fashion Week du Japon à partir de 2006.\n2009 : Monsieur Hirohata et madame Sekiguchi ont remporté le prix New Designer dans le cadre de la Mainichi Fashion Grand Prix et le prix des commanditaires Shiseido. \nÀ propos de matohu / About matohu \n \nEn japonais\, le mot matohu (まとふ\, prononcé ma-to-u) revêt deux significations.\nLa première est le verbe matou\, qui rappelle un tissu recouvrant ou enveloppant le corps avec douceur.\nLa deuxième est la forme volitive du verbe matsu\, « attendre »\, ce qui revient à dire : « attendons ». Plutôt que consommer des biens et les jeter\, matohu nous invite donc à laisser à notre sens de la beauté le temps de venir à maturité.\nAnimée par la création de nouveaux vêtements qui perpétuent le sens japonais de la beauté\, matohu offre des motifs nés de l’histoire\, de la culture et du terroir du Japon dans des styles authentiques à l’expérience japonaise. \n  \nCo-presenter:
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LOCATION:École supérieure de mode (ESM) de l’ESG UQAM Room DM-R310\, 280 rue Sainte-Catherine Est\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2X 1L4\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Designers’ talk by matohu in Toronto
DESCRIPTION:Aesthetics and Handicraft – The Design Philosophy of matohu – \n美意識と手仕事　– matohuのデザイン哲学について – \nWednesday\, April 24\, 2024 @ 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM\nRSVP Required | Talk Event | @ The Japan Foundation\, Toronto (2 Bloor St. East\, Toronto\, Ontario) \n\nEvery country has its unique climate and natural features\, to which accordingly it develops its suitable food culture\, architecture\, craft works\, and performing arts. Clothing also always embodies cultural values which reflect the distinctive characteristics of those places. Clothes have been produced based on the aesthetics which have gone through continuous sophistication in the course of a long history. \nBut when did we start to call this versatile clothing culture simply “Fashion”? “Fashion” must not be the name of an existing thing\, but just a noun to describe a phenomenon. \nUnique aesthetics with tremendous originality and handicraft which materialize the aesthetics can be lost first in modernization and globalization. While clothing has been downgraded as the equal of fashion for a long time\, let’s re-examine our clothing culture as a representation of each culture anew. \nMatohu（まとふ）has continued to question these fundamental issues between clothing and culture through our clothes. By introducing our work of matohu as examples\, we will share our pursuit of versatility and sustainability which all of us\, both in Canada or Japan\, desperately need in upcoming times. \nAbout the aesthetics\, the “Japanese Eye （日本の眼）” series will provide examples. The talk will be delivered with video clips\, conceptual images\, and original textile/clothes. \nAbout the handicraft\, the “Journey from Palms of Hands （手のひらの旅）” series will give examples. The talk will be delivered with video clips\, an explanation of the history and current status of each craft\, and the actual results of collaboration with matohu. \n– HORIHATA Hiroyuki\, SEKIGUCHI Makiko\, matohu designers\, March 2024
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SUMMARY:29th Annual Katari Japanese Storytelling Festival – After Every Storm Comes a Rainbow –
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe recording of the event is now available on the YouTube channel of Katari Japanese Storytellers!  \n \n  \nStep into a world of enchanting Japanese tales at our traditional storytelling event\, celebrating Japanese culture through captivating narratives\, folk songs\, and musical performances! \nAlthough the pandemic prevented us from holding in-person events for the past five years\, Katari has evolved into a cherished tradition\, spreading Japanese folklore\, creativity\, and language to the diverse communities of Canada. The Katari Japanese Storytellers’ programme showcases family-friendly traditional Japanese stories in English. This year’s theme\, “After every storm comes a rainbow” (「待てば海路の日和あり」) promises a celebration of resilience\, hope\, and the triumph of positivity in the face of challenges. \n\nAudience: General (6 yrs old and above) \nAdmission: Free (RSVP required) \nWheelchair Accessibility: Yes \n\nProgramme:\n\n「座敷わらし」菊池幸工 / Tatami Room Boy by Koko Kikuchi\n「山姥（やまんば）」田中裕介 / Mountain Woman by Yusuke Tanaka\n「さくらさくら」唄：白藤青湖 / Song Sakura Sakura by Seiko Shirafuji    「春の海」琴：藤井愛子/ Koto solo The Spring Ocean by Aiko Fujii-休憩- Intermission\n グループ 弥栄 による民謡演奏 / Folk song performance by the group Iyasaka      「こきりこ節」/ Kokiriko-bushi      「津軽甚句」/ Tsugaru Jinku      唄と小太鼓：秦佐千子 / Vocal & Framedrum by Sachiko Hata\,       津軽三味線と尺八：Gerry McGoldrick /Tsugaru-shamisen & Shakuhachi by Gerry McGoldrick\,       津軽三味線：Martin Posen / Tsugaru-shamisen by Martin Posen\n「浦島太郎」森俊樹 / Urashima Taro by Toshiki Mori\n「無手勝流」梅沢ルイ / The Art of Fighting Without Fighting by Rui Umezawa\n\n*The event closing time may be extended by 10-15 minutes depending on the progress of the programme.　 \n\nJFT Library is open from 11:30 am to 4:30 pm to the public on Saturday\, March 23. Feel free to explore our physical collection\, with complimentary tea! Apply for a new JFT library card or renew your expired card here. \n\nStorytellers\n Sachiko Hata Born in Hyogo\, Japan\, Sachiko is an active community worker and singer at various local community events and she loves painting and teaching Etegami (picture card) craft\, while practicing Voice Yoga everyday. \n\n Koko Kikuchi Born in Tohoku\, the northeast of Japan\, Koko has been involved in Katari since its inception. He specializes in the folktales of his native region of Iwate\, Northern Japan. \n\n Toshiki Mori Toshiki started his career as storyteller of Kamishibai in Toronto and was invited to the Japan Festival 2020 in Ottawa. He currently lives in Yamagata\, Japan and has been actively performing at libraries and schools. \n\n Seiko Shirafuji Born in Yamaguchi Prefecture\, she is a singer and folk dancer and a retired medical doctor. Seiko has been performing in community events and local festivals since 1995. \n\n Yusuke Tanaka A veteran translator\, writer\, director of the Katari since 1994. He has been telling his own adaptations of Japanese folklore in many places such as New York\, Seoul\, Kyoto\, Tokyo and Sapporo. \n\n Rui Umezawa A Toronto writer and storyteller. His novel\, The Truth About Death and Dying was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Book Prize for Best First Book. His past participation in Katari inspired his latest publication\, Strange Tales Afar: Tales of the Supernatural from Old Japan. \n\nMusicians\n Aiko Fujii Started learning koto\, shamisen and jiuta at an early age. She holds a koto teacher’s diploma in the Ikuta school from the Kyoto Todokai. Since 2017\, she has experienced many concerts abroad\, collaborative ensembles with other genres and teaching. \n\n Gerry McGoldrick He has been involved with traditional Japanese music for over thirty years\, and has played shamisen and shakuhachi in a variety of styles in Japan and Canada. A professor at Toronto Metropolitan University. \n\n Martin Posen He is an acoustic guitarist and composer and is currently studying Minyo and Tsugaru shamisen with Omodaka Akiko. \n\nCo-presented by\n  \nSupported by\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\nThis event is now fully booked\, and registration is closed. Rush tickets will be available at the entrance on day of the event.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/katari-storytelling-festival-2024/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Filmmakers Conversation: Short Films of the Ainu
DESCRIPTION:Filmmakers Conversation: Short Films of the Ainu\nWatch now on the JFT Youtube Channel \nIn conjunction with our online film program\, Short Films of the Ainu\, we invite you to join us for a special conversation about the preservation of Ainu culture\, family\, language\, and identity\, through the lens of documentary filmmaking.  \nOur guests include YAMADA Yuichiro\, an award-winning Hokkaido-based filmmaker\, who directed the two contemporary documentaries Happy Ainu and rametokkor yan that centres on the Sekine family and their efforts in saving the Ainu language. We also welcome MIZOGUCHI Naomi\, a filmmaker based in New York who will be speaking on behalf of KAYANO Shiro\, the director behind the ethnographic documentaries TONOTO Kamuy\, a Spirit of Sake and Language is the Proof of People — A Story about Canoe-Making. Naomi’s company\, GARA FILMS\, serves as the distributor of Director Kayano’s films and helped facilitate their English translation and subtitling. \nThis talk is presented in English.  \n \n\n \nNotes from Director KAYANO Shiro: \nThe director’s father\, KAYANO Shigeru (1926-2006)\, was one of the last native speakers of the Ainu language\, and a leader of the Ainu’s ethnic movement in Japan in the 1990s. He wrote over 100 books about Ainu culture and language and recorded traditional stories which were passed down only orally. He was also famous for being the first Ainu politician in the Japanese Diet. His effort led to the enactment of a law to promote Ainu culture in1997\, and this led to the law in 2019\, which categorized the Ainu as indigenous people in Japan for the first time in history. \nShiro inherited his father’s legacy and has been leading the Nibutani Language Class as well as FM Pipausi\, the first Ainu community radio station. FM Piapusi has broadcast over 260 shows since 2001. \n \nDirector Biography – YAMADA Yuichiro: \nYAMADA Yuichiro is a filmmaker based in Hokkaido\, Japan. After graduating from the graduate school of the University at Buffalo\, the State University of New York in 2010\, he started “Yamada Art Film” in Japan. He is involved in video production for educational institutions and local governments\, and creates short documentaries. In 2018\, he received the Hokkaido Director’s Award at the Sapporo International Short Film Festival. In 2021\, he won the Director of the Year award in the Yahoo! Japan Creators Program\, and in the following year\, 2022\, he received the Docs for SDGs Award at Tokyo Docs. \n\nRelated Programming: \n \nShort Films of the Ainu\nStreaming Canada-wide until Saturday\, August 26\, 11:59PM (ET) \nIn recognition of International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on August 9\, the Japan Foundation\, Toronto is delighted to present a selection of rare short films that explore the Ainu language\, history\, canoe-making\, sake\, and modern life. While the films present contrasting perspectives of the historic and the contemporary\, to show important traditions as well as modern Ainu lives\, there are themes of ethnography\, preservation\, and survival that bind all of them. Watch here.
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