PAINTING DEMO

We accept offers for a live painting demo by an Ukiyo-e artist OZ. Please contact us for further details.
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Past Events
2023 Live painting demonstration at Peter on 24th floor at The Peninsula Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan)
2023 Live painting demonstration at Shirotori Garden (Aichi, Japan)
2022 Live painting demonstration at Gran Testa Nagano (Nagano, Japan)
2017 Live painting demonstration at Museo Luis Nishizawa (Toluca, Mexico)
2016 Live painting demonstration at Ronin Gallery (New York, USA)

Photo©Junko Yamaguchi

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CARVING DEMO

During the wood-carving demonstration, a woodcarver who has inherited the traditional skills of the Edo period will showcase how ukiyo-e woodblocks are carved, along with explanations about woodcarving techniques. You are able to learn about the history of ukiyo-e and the culture that evolved with this Japanese craft.
Please feel free to contact us for more information.

CARVING DEMO
Duration: from 1 day
Duration per session: 40 minutes minimum
Frequency: up to 2 sessions per day
Design: Every design may vary (to be discussed)

Past Events
2020 January: talk and live wood-carving demonstration at Apple Marunouchi (Tokyo, Japan)

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PRINTING DEMO

During the printing demonstration, the audience is invited to watch the famous The Great Wave Off Kanagawa by Hokusai being printed from beginning to end, accompanied by a detailed explanation of the process by the printer himself. With the desire to stay as close as possible to the original first edition from the Edo period, and under the supervision of our adviser Mr. Shindo Shigeru, we based our reproduction on the Great Wave owned by the Metropolitan Museum of New York, and asked woodcarver Sekioka Senrei III to carve the set of woodblocks. This printing demonstration is a rare chance to see and hear a printer with years of traditional training, work on a masterpiece that continues to fascinate the world.
Please feel free to contact us for more information.

PRINTING DEMO
Duration: 1 day (the previous day may also be needed for preparation so to be discussed)
Duration per session: 90 minutes
Frequency: up to 2 sessions per day
Design: Katsushika Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa from Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji

Past Events
2022 March: live printing demonstration at Marunouchi House Library Space (Tokyo, Japan)

2021 September: live printing demonstration at Trunk Hotel (Tokyo, Japan)

2019 October: live printing demonstration at the MAK Museum (Vienna, Austria)

2019 July: live printing demonstration at Chokyuji Temple (Kanazawa, Japan)

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PRINTING DEMO OPTION: Printing Workshop

Participants from children to adults will experience woodblock printing using the exact same process that was used back in the Edo period. Even if you have experience learning printmaking at school in the past, when you experience it as an adult, you will find nostalgia and a different discovery. Wouldn’t you want to experience the excitement of multicolor printing where the colors overlap?
After completion, you can take your creation home and enjoy it by decorating it in your room.

PRINTING WORKSHOP
Number of people: 20 people max
Duration: from 1 day
Duration per session: depends on the number of participants (to be discussed)
Frequency: up to 2 sessions per day
Age limit: from 1st grade

Past events
2022 March: printing experience at Marunouchi House Library Space (Tokyo, Japan)