General 700 Yen

University/college students 350 Yen

High school students and younger, under 18 years old, over 70 years old free

Okinawa Prefecture used to flourish its own culture as the Ryukyu Kingdom. Taking advantage of the subtropical climate, glittering lacquerware and colorful textiles were produced under the control of Wangfu. It is also said that the country was filled with treasures from countries brought about by ocean trade. However, due to the wave of modernization and the fierce ground warfare during World War II, much of the tangible and intangible cultural heritage of the time was lost. At the same time, techniques such as the heart and technology of Ryukyu, which have been carefully handed down from generation to generation, were also cut off.

In order to revive the beautiful cultural assets of the Ryukyu Kingdom to the present day, craftsmen and researchers collaborated to elucidate lost tricks across eight fields (painting, woodcarving, stone carving, lacquerware, textile, ceramics, metalwork, and Sanshin (Three-string guitar)). The process of imitation restoration (research and research on the original materials, faithfully restoring the original appearance, and making new ones) was very difficult, but as a result of the cooperation of craftsmen and researchers, Various discoveries were obtained. In this exhibition, we will mainly exhibit these imitation restored products and introduce their production process.

【Related Events】
● Workshop “Let's do Ryukyu old embroidery”
Date and time: 10/31 (Sun) 13:30 - 16:00
Lecturer: Takako Terada (Special Full-time Professor, Kasusui Women's University)
Venue: Kyushu National Museum Training Room
capacity, participation fee: 10 people, free (on a first-come-first-served First-come-first-served basis)
Application: https://www.kyuhaku.jp/event/event-210922.html

● Exhibit commentation/kyuhaku ☆ special lecture
Date and time: 11/14 (Sun) 13:30 - 15:00
Lecturer: Yusuko Kuwahara (Curator, Kyushu National Museum)
Venue: Museum Hall, 1st floor of Kyushu National Museum
Capacity/Participation Fee: 144 people/Free (first-come-first-served, no application required)
Details: https://www.kyuhaku.jp/exhibition/exhibition_info_m.html

● Exhibition commentary [8 fields of handicraft commentary]
Date: 11/20 (Sat) 13:30-15:00
Lecturer: Akane Shinohara (Curator of Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum)
Venue: Museum Hall, 1st floor of Kyushu National Museum
Capacity: 144

● Report session by the producer “Exploring the secret of hand”
Date and time: 11/21 (Sun) 13:30 - 15:30
Instructors: Yuki Kuage (painting), Yasushi Okada, Makoto Sugiura (woodcarving), Takako Maeda, Hideaki Ura (lacquerware)
Venue: Museum Hall, 1st floor of Kyushu National Museum
Capacity/Participation Fee: 144 people/Free (first-come-first-served, no application required)

●Lecture “Dyeing and Weaving in Ryukyu and Imitation Restoration”
Date and time: 12/12 (Sun) 13:30 - 15:00
Lecturer: Yoko Yamada (Chief Curator, Naha City Museum of History)
Venue: Museum Hall, 1st floor of Kyushu National Museum
Capacity/Participation Fee: 144 people/Free (first-come-first-served, no application required)

https://www.kyuhaku.jp/exhibition/exhibition_pre174.html