GENEALOGY OF THE FIGURINE: from DOGU to KAIYODO
Figurines. Nowadays, you can see them in convenience stores every day. The culture of figurines in Japan has broken out of the otaku subculture and gained acclaim on the global art scene.
Looking back at the past, the culture of making and loving human-shaped sculptures has a long history and is not something that suddenly appeared. The traditional dogu (clay figures) of Japan, the pottery dolls that grace the Japanese living room, the Licca fashion doll we played with as children, and the 'Robot' dolls, a figurine hugely popular with young as well as adult 'boys', they all developed in a doll culture leading up to current figurines.
This exhibition provides an overview of this Japanese doll culture, positions contemporary figurine culture on its historical timeline, considers its historicization and uniqueness, and introduces the products of Kaiyodo, which is almost synonymous with contemporary figurine culture. Figurines are a genre that is intrinsically linked with manga, we hope you enjoy learning about its long and deep lineague.
| Period |
July 10, 2010 - September 26, 2010 10am - 6pm (Admission until 5:30pm) Regularly Scheduled closures on Wednesday *However no closures and extend closed time until 8pm (admission until 7:30pm) form July 14 (Wed.) to August 31(Tue.). |
| Venue | Kyoto International Manga Museum, 2nd floor Gallery 1,2&3 |
| Admission fee |
Adults:1,000yen, High and Junior High school students:500yen, Elementary school students:200yen. *This fee includes the museum general entrance fee (Adults: 500yen, High and Junior High school students: 100yen) *Vistiors who purchase a special exhibition ticket will receive a commemorative sticker for this exhibition. |
Organizers Kyoto International Manga Museum
Special cooperation Hyogo Prefectural Museum of History
Cooperation KAIYODO Co., Ltd. / RYUYUKAN Co., Ltd.
Exhibition Details
Related Event
Talk show
"BOME×MURAKAMI TAKASHI"
| Panelists |
BOME (developer belongs to KAIYODO CO., Ltd.) Murakami Takashi (artist) |
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| Date and Time |
July 10, 2010 1pm-2pm |
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| Venue | Kyoto International Manga Museum, 1st floor Multipurpose hall | |
| Fee |
free *However the general entrance fee to the Museum still applies. |
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| Capacity | 250 | |
| Participation |
Pre-registration is not required. Numbered tickets will e distributed from 10am. on the day. Admittance in order of arrival. |
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Related Workshop
"Let's paint the figurine!"
| Date |
Every Saturday, Sunday and National holiday during this exhibiton 11am-5pm(last entry until 4:30pm) *However workshop will be hold every day from from July 10 (Sat.) to August 31(Tue.). |
| Venue | Kyoto International Manga Museum, 1st floor Atrium hall |
| Fee |
300yen *However the general entrance fee to the Museum still applies. |
| Participation |
Pre-registration is not required. (however, admission fee to the museum is required) |
*Please be aware that scheduled times and dates, featured guests and event contents may be subject to change.
We will sell original guide book for this exhibition edit by
Kyoto International Manga Museum / Hyogo Prefectural Museum of History
