Exhibitions
Takashi Ichikawa
“Chaguruma and Pottery”
Enjoy water, fire, and plants from the foot of Mount Ibuki
Notice of Exhibition’s Postponement
We will postpone Takashi Ichikawa’s exhibition.
Please allow us to contact you again later on our home page.
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It was an encounter with a great tea tree up in the mountains of Xishuangbanna in Yunnan, China, that made me appreciate how tea represented the union of plants, fire (yang) and water. The world of tea, which had once seemed rather lofty to me, now felt open and free. The medicinal qualities of some teas are well known. But there are hundreds of types and hundreds of different tastes. I wanted to find a way to share with others my experiences, which is what led me to develop the Chaguruma. I wanted to look deeper into the subject of wild grasses and medicinal herbs so I visited Sawamura-san of yasousora. Sawamura-san’s home is in Fukuoka. She invited me into a kind of open-air room built on the rooftop, a perfect setting where tea and conversation could flow freely. The tea we drank was from the old tree tea in Xishuangbanna. From the rooftop we could gaze into the lovely garden below. When one considers tea as a plant, the shapes and qualities of the pottery and utensils used to serve it also become more distinct. This time, I would like to share with people some of the plants found at the foot of Mount Ibuki, in Shiga prefecture.
Takashi Ichikawa
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We are pleased to present Takashi Ichikawa’s exhibition, “Chaguruma and Pottery”, at the Center for COSMIC WONDER. For this exhibition, he will share his unique perspective on tea, on wild grasses and medicinal herbs, and how they can bring our lives into harmony with nature. In addition to tea-making and serving tools, he will also present newly-fabricated distillers and lamps.
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Exhibition period:
April 18 – April 26 , 2020
*The artist will be present on April 18 and 19.
Location:
5-18-10 Minami-aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
T. +81 (0)3 5774 6866
Open 11am – 7pm
Opening Event:
1. Workshop “sora’s wild grass tea”
Demonstration of how to make “wild grass tea”.
The role of wild grass, collecting and drying, roasting, combining, etc.
The experience of rebuilding the body with wild grass. We will learn about the power of wild grass.
You can enjoy sweets by yoin and wild grass tea with Ichikawa’s tea utensils.
Saturday, April 18 / 11am − 1pm
Sunday, April 19 / 11am − 1pm
Fee: 7,700 JPY (with wild grass tea and sweets)
Reservation required / Number of seats: 8
2. Tea Ceremony “sora”
“Medicine” to enjoy on the grass written by Chinese characters.
Medicinal herbs from Mount Ibuki, Wild grass tea collected and blended in sora’s field.
You can enjoy sweets by yoin and wild grass tea with Ichikawa’s tea utensils.
Saturday, April 18 / 5:30pm − 6:30pm
Sunday, April 19 / 2:30am − 3:30pm
Sunday, April 19 / 5pm − 6pm
Fee: 5,500 JPY (with wild grass tea and sweets)
Reservation required / Number of seats: 8
3. Flower arrangement party “Tsumugi”
A party to enjoy flower arrangement.
We will arrange plants collected from Mount Ibuki and tsumugi’s fields in Ichikawa’s various flower vases.
Let’s reflect on the relationship between plants and pottery.
Saturday, April 18 / 2:30pm − 4:30pm
Fee: 8.800 JPY (with wild grass tea and sweets)
Reservation required / Number of seats: 5
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yasousora / Gendou Sawamura Hina Sawamura
Wild grasses connect us to ancient times, and to the universe itself.
Daily life is teaching about and learning from the wild grasses that surround us.
Based in Fukuoka Prefecture
We hope to educate others about the benefits of wildflowers and wild grasses.
https://www.instagram.com/yasousora/
tsumugi / Hina Sawamura
Naturally grown grass, trees and flowers and seasonal plant work.
She has a shop in Gokusho-cho, Teramachi, Hakata Region, specializing in picked plants and flowers.
https://www.instagram.com/tsumugigarden/
Confectionery production / yoin
https://www.instagram.com/yoin88888/
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