Nagoya Venue Photo Report

Photographs of the venue in Nagoya in Current.

The "Sanshu Tile" corner, which was not found at the Kobe venue, has been added and has been held since January 20 (Saturday).

"Kawa Mandala" welcomes you at the front entrance. Please enjoy the patterns of various tiles that decorate the eaves, such as lotus flowers, character tiles, wind wisteria, phoenix, and grape arabesque.

This is the "Thousand Years Iraki (History of tiles)" corner. The transition of tiles from Asuka to Edo period is introduced from the relationship with architecture. In the middle stage, there is a display of Shibi (1/2 of the actual size) of Kofuku-ji Temple in Naka Kondo, and in the back, tiles from Genko-ji Temple 1400 years ago (Asuka period), which was on the roof very close. In addition, the spirit of the tile carpenter, Seiichi Yamamoto, as a tile craftsman, is introduced in words and photographs.

Next is the "Make ancient tiles" corner. Tools and videos explain the molding process of raw materials from soil to round tiles, flat tiles, eaves tiles, and eaves flat tiles.

In the "Making Ancient Tile" corner, Toshodaiji Temple's Kondo Shibi (life-size) is also displayed. It's usually at the top of the roof and rarely seen at the height of your eyes, so please take a look at this opportunity.

"onigawara" corner. In order to see the transition of onigawara at a glance, onigawara was exhibited according to the period between Asuka and Muromachi. There are plaster molds that make ancient onigawara and tools used by modern demon masters.

This is the corner of "roofing ancient tiles". The photo shows a roof model (life-size). It is a real-sized tile, with the right side being Nara period and the left side being modern. The difference between the two is whether there is a roofing soil or not. Please compare it at the venue.

It is a full-scale view of the tiled roof. A full-scale drawing is a drawing drawn with the actual size of the tiles in order to consider how the tiles fit on the roof. The cross section, elevation, and side of the tile are all drawn on one sheet. In the case, a model plate for drawing a full dimension is displayed.

This is an exhibition of the selection of tiles and temporary layout. The tiles are pottery, so the curvature is different between old tiles and new tiles. Therefore, before roofing the tiles, we do the work of roofing in advance. On the opposite side of this corner, the process of roofing tiles on the roof is introduced with tools, panels and videos.

At the end, you can pick up the actual tiles and feel the weight. The same tiles used for the Daigokuden at the site of Heijo Palace are on display. The eaves flat tiles are 6.8 kilograms!

It's the video corner. "The Millennium Iraki; making ancient tiles (production of Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum, 21 minutes)" "The men who challenged the skills of Toshodaiji Temple Kondo-Tenpyo (production of TBS, 24 minutes)" and "Osamu Daibutsuden (production of Asahi Broadcasting, 24 minutes)" are screened. In particular, "Daibuden Osamu's cover; 7-year record" is a valuable video that can only be seen here, so don't miss it!

Aichi Prefecture is a production area of Sanshu tiles. To commemorate the event in Nagoya, we have set up a "Sanshu Tile" corner. With the cooperation of Takahama City Yakimonosato Kawara Museum of Art, we introduce the history of Sanshu tiles, modernization, present, and the skills of demonshi.

The Nagoya venue will be open until March 11th (Sun). This exhibition "The Millennium Iraki-Roofing Ancient tiles-" will end at this venue. If you missed the Tokyo and Kobe venues, or if you want to do it again, why not visit the Nagoya venue?

◎As a related event, a demonstration of onigawara production will be held by a demon master in the southern part of Nishi Mikawa. No application is required. Please join us.

Date and time: ①January 27 (Sat), February 28 (Sun)

　　　③Sunday, March 4 13:30 to 15:30

Venue: Hall A, Toyota Industrial Technology Memorial Hall

Host: Kawara Museum of Takahama City, a Hometown of Ceramics