Exhibition “Japanese Traditional Dolls”

Opening: Thu 07 Mar, 9.30 am
Vietnamese Women’s Museum
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Exhibition: 07 – 31 Mar 2013
Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam
and Vietnamese Women’s Museum

From Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam:

In celebration of the Japan – Vietnam Friendship Year 2013 and International Women’s Day, the Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam and Vietnamese Women’s Museum, in cooperation with the Embassy of Japan in Vietnam, Traditional Edo-kimekomi Dolls Saciei-kai and Kimono Cultural Exchange Association, proudly present the exhibition “Japanese Traditional Dolls” and related activities in Hanoi in March 2013.

“Dolls” have been a part of everyday life in Japan since ancient times. Japanese dolls reflect the customs of Japan and the aspirations of its people, possess distinctive regional attitudes, and over the centuries have developed in many diverse forms. Japanese dolls now can be categorized in many ways according to the techniques and material used to create them, as well as the themes and shapes of the dolls.

The exhibition “Japanese Traditional Dolls” introduces over 250 Japanese dolls in total in two venues. In Vietnamese Women’s Museum, their collection of over 200 Japanese dolls, mainly Edo-Kimekomi Dolls but including the other genre of dolls used in the Doll Festival or Hina Matsuri, warrior dolls and objects from the Boy’s Festival, will be exhibited.

In the Japan Foundation, meanwhile, their long-time collection of around 40 selected Japanese dolls, including female dolls dressed in kimonos, dolls depicting characters from traditional Japanese performing arts like Noh and Kabuki, Hakata dolls or clay dolls, Kokeshi dolls with their unique character, will be exhibited.

In addition to the exhibition, the other Japanese culture related activities such as Kimono/Yukata trials, Origami workshops, Japanese traditional toys trials, etc., will be also presented in Vietnamese Women’s Museum (mainly on the opening day).

We hope you will enjoy Japanese traditional heritage and culture through skillfully handcrafted traditional dolls.

Related activities: The following activities will be presented at Vietnamese Women’s Museum:
– Kimono/Yukata trials
– Origami workshops
– Japanese traditional toys trials

For more details, please contact Vietnamese Women’s Museum, TEL 04 3825 9936.

See some selected works below:

Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam 27 Quang Trung, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi [Opening hours 09:00 – 18:00, no closed days] Tel: 3944 7419 www.jpf.org.vn