Tamesaburo Yamamoto (1893-1966), the first president of Asahi Breweries (now Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.), enthusiastically supported the mingei (folk crafts) movement from its early phase. The main part of the museum's Tamesaburo Yamamoto Collection comprises works by Kanjiro Kawai (1890-1966) and Shoji Hamada (1894-1978), both being key figures in the mingei movement.
Kawai and Hamada met each other during their student days at Tokyo Higher Technical School (now Institute of Science Tokyo) and worked together at the Kyoto Municipal Ceramics Laboratory. In 1926, they began the mingei movement together with a few other people, including philosopher Soetsu Yanagi. Kawai and Hamada maintained a close friendship throughout their lives. Tracing their footsteps, this exhibition will showcase works of the two artists, who pursued their own ways of art while resonating with each other.
| Date |
Friday, March 20 to Sunday, September 6, 2026 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Last entry 4:30 pm.) |
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| Closed |
Mondays (except March 30, April 6, May 4, July 20), June 2, and July 21. |
| Admission |
Adults : 1,500 yen (group admission: 1,400 yen) |
| Organizers |
Asahi Group Oyamazaki Villa Museum of Art |
| Supporting Groups |
Kyoto Prefecture |
Main Exhibits
Poster Visual
Café Event : Linked to the Exhibition
Gateau Tricolor
This cake is created based on Kanjiro Kawai's Sanshiki Uchigusuri Tetsubo (three-color-drip-glazed ceramic vase).The black (cocoa) and white sponge layer cake is filled with pistachio cream and caramel cream, topped with sour orange cream, and garnished with orange peel on top.The overlapping layers of flavor change from refreshing tartness to bittersweetness to soft sweetness, creating a variety of expressions with every bite.
Irises Cake
This reinvention of a recipe by Monet is inspired by his Irises. Along with water lilies, irises were one of Monet's most beloved flowers, and he left many paintings of irises. The pound cake is made with purple sweet potato with chopped rum raisins inside. It is topped with purple sweet potato powder, piped butter cream, and diced sweet potatoes. The moist texture is followed by the sweet aroma of fruit and rum. Enjoy the lingering aftertaste of Irises to your heart's content.
NOTE: This cake contains alcohol.