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Exhibition of folk arts from Japan's region of Tohoku, opened at the Dimitrie Gusti Village Museum in Bucharest
Japan's ambassador to Romania Kisaburo Ishii said Tuesday that the exhibition of folk arts from Japan's region of Tohoku, opened the same day at the Dimitrie Gusti Village Museum in Bucharest is a part of Japan's soul.
"I would be very pleased if you understood that this is a part of Japan's soul, although these objects have nothing to do with the humorous side of cartoons and manga anime that are usually very much liked by young people all around the world, and they are not as grandiose as those displayed in Tokyo," said the Japanese ambassador.
He voiced hope that the exhibition will deepen relations between Romania and Japan.
In his turn, Village Museum manager Paula Popoiu said the Japanese event evidences multiple ties between the Romanian and the Japanese civilisations.
Seventy items from various field of arts - ceramic, lacquer, wooden and knitted objects, textiles and clothing items - are on display at the exhibition of Tohoku folk arts that opened on Tuesday at the Gh. Focsa Hall of the Village Museum.
The exhibition is designed to showcase a representative part of traditional crafts from the Japanese region of Tohoku, unveiling the high level of popular craft techniques, the functionality and beauty of household objects and utensils used in the region from times immemorial.
Attending the opening of the exhibition were members of the diplomatic corps accredited in Bucharest; Maria Basescu, wife of former President Traian Basescu, friends of the museum.
The travelling show that has already been mounted at museums or galleries in Italy, Germany, Hungary, China, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, is open throughout June 1 at the Village Museum in Bucharest.