Maekake (Japanese Apron) Exhibition （Itochu SDGs Studio）

Maekake (Japanese Apron) Exhibition

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Artists

Masao Oota

A maekake apron is a Japanese item of work garment. It prevents soiling and helps ease burdens on the waist. This style of apron also plays the role of advertisement, bearing the store logo or featuring the store’s flagship product. It is developed originally in Japan, incorporating craftsmans’ skills. This particular exhibition focuses on its culture unique to Japan. Maekake aprons were most widely used in 1960s and 1970s, but since then they have become less common. However, in recent years an entirely new set of circumstances have led to the emergence of a different style of maekake apron culture, and once again these aprons are attracting attention from abroad. The exhibition showcases the many different forms of Japanese craftsmanship, such as spinning, weaving and dyeing techniques, and uses the design art of commercial stores to enable a perusal of Japanese commercial history from the Meiji Period (1868–1912) onward.

[Related Event]
Talk Show - The Charm of Maekake
Date: September 22 13:00-14:00
Featuring: Masao Ota, Kazuhiro Nishimura
*For details on reservations please refer to the official website.

Schedule

Sep 10 (Thu) 2015-Sep 27 (Sun) 2015

Opening Hours Information

Hours	11:00-18:00
Closed	Monday Open on a public holiday Monday but closed on the following day.
Notice	Exhibition Hours: 11:00-19:00. Until 17:00 on Sept 22 and 27

Fee

Free

Venue

Itochu SDGs Studio
https://www.itochu.co.jp/ja/corporatebranding/sdgs/about.html

Location

B1F Itochu Garden, 2-3-1 Kita Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0061

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Access

2 minute walk from exit 4a at Gaienmae Station on the Ginza line. 5 minute walk from exit 1 at Aoyama-itchome Station on the Ginza, Hanzomon or Toei Oedo line. 15 minute walk from Shinanomachi Station on the JR Chuo Sobu line.

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