Forms for Fragrance: Treasures from the Takasago Collection

About

Date

19 September to 13 December 2020

Location

Special Exhibition Room

Hours

9:30 a.m. -5:00 p.m.
Admission until 4:30 p.m.

Closed

Mondays except 21 September and 23 November,
23 September, 24 November

(opened on 22 September)

Admission fee

Adults: 900（700）yen
Students:700(500)yen
High school students and younger: Free

Prices in parentheses are for groups of more than 20 persons.

Persons with disability, one person accompanying them are admitted free of charge.

Organization

Organized by

Mie Prefectural Art Museum

Special cooperation by

Takasago International Corporation

Planning cooperation by

Okamura Printing Industries Co., Ltd.
Kyuryudo Art-Publishing Co., Ltd.
Artone Co., Ltd.

Supported by

Mie Prefectural Art Museum Assistance Foundation

Exhibition Overview

The Takasago Collection consists of works of art and source materials that the company has worked to collect and conserve to communicate the history of fragrance in Japan and abroad. This exhibition offers a selection of works from the collection and we hope visitors will enjoy a glimpse of over 5,000 years of cultural trends in the history of fragrance.

Chapter 1: Fragrances in Foreign Countries

Ancient Earthenware, Pottery, and Stone Containers
Glass Containers from the Ancient Orient
The Islamic World
Portable Perfume Bottles
Small Ceramic Perfume Bottles
Bohemian Glass Perfume Bottles
Art Nouveau and Art Deco Perfume Bottles
Rene Lalique
Perfume Bottles for Perfume Manufacturers
Toiletries Galore
Catalogues and Posters

Chapter 2: Fragrances in Japan

Incense Utensils
Incense Burners and Incense Cases
Fragrant Woods
Historic Kodo Documents

Events

Lecture1: the World of Perfume- a time for enjoyment of fragrance

7 November, 2pm- (1 hour)
Museum Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Okajima Sachiko (Takasago International Corporation, Fragrance Laboratory )
*Applications may be sent in up to 28 October.

Lecture 2: Incense and Aristocracy in Japan

31 October 2:30pm- (1 hour)
Museum Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Funakoshi Shigenobu (Saiku Historical Museum)
*Applications may be sent in up to 21 October.