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Suntory Museum of Art
Blown Glass: Enchanting Forms, Miraculous Skills
Indigo-blue Sake Ewer, Japan, 18th century
Suntory Museum
of Art [Exhibition for whole period]
- [Date]
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April 22 (Sat) – June 25 (Sun), 10:00-18:00; Open from
10:00-20:00 on Fri, Sat and from May 2 (Tues) – 4 (Thurs)
(last entry 30 minutes before museum closing)
*Closed on Tuesdays
*However, the museum will be open on May 2 (Tues) until 20:00 and June 20 (Tues) until 18:00
- [Place]
- Suntory Museum of Art
- [Participation fee]
- General 1,500 yen; university and high school students 1,000 yean; middle school students and younger free
Glassblowing is a technique of forming vessels by blowing air
into hot molten glass. The emergence of blown glass, which makes
the most of the glass’s material properties, also marked the
birth of “forms” that are unique to glass. This exhibition
features unique blown glass works from the East and the West,
focusing on the “techniques” of the glassblowers who created the
unique expressions in this medium. The exhibition also
introduces the results of research into techniques by
contemporary glass artists, and explores the ingenuity of
glassblowers who were once unknown to the public.