LECTURE

Meet silk textile maker from Kyoto
Kitamura Tokusai IX

Tuesday March 25th, 2025
7PM-8:30PM (PDT)

@ Japan foundation, los angeles

(5700 wilshire blvd, ste 100, Los angeles CA 90036)

Free Admission, RSVP required

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Join us for a lecture by Kitamura Tokusai IX, the proprietor of a 300 year old artisanal silk textile shop in Nishijin, Kyoto.

Kitamura Tokusai’s family has been designing and making silk textiles, or fukusa, for practitioners of tea since 1712. Their inventory of fabrics feature over 400 patterns of historical significance, many of which were expressly favored by the founders and most prominent devotees of Japan’s tea culture.

In his presentation, Kitamura Tokusai will share stories about the intricate process of weaving silk textiles and recreating historical designs. He will also provide perspectives on how textiles that are made for use have played an important role in sustaining the livelihood of highly skilled weavers in Kyoto’s historic Nishijin area, which has been the main center for textile production in Japan for more than 1000 years. Many examples of Tokusai’s work will be on display at the presentation. 

Pottery with Tokusai’s design by overglaze artist DOI Makiko will also be on display.

ARTIST:

KITAMURA Tokusai IX
Proprietor of a 300 year old artisanal silk textile shop KITAMURA TOKUSAI FUKUSA TEN in Nishijin, Kyoto.

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