Woven Heritage: Kitamura Tokusai IX Presentation and Tea Demonstration

A bowl of matcha tea and seasonal sweet will be served to all participants

(Member $25 / Non-member $35 Admission is not included)

Check in : 15 mini before the event

Location: Japanese Friendship Garden and Museum Lower Garden  Inamori Pavilion

Join us for an enlightening presentation and talk by Kitamura Tokusai IX, the proprietor of a 300 year old artisanal silk textile shop in Nishijin, Kyoto. 

 Kitamura Tokusai’s family has been designing and making silk textiles, or fukusa, for practitioners of tea since 1712. Their inventory of fabrics feature over 400 patterns of historical significance, many of which were expressly favored by the founders and most prominent devotees of Japan’s tea culture. 

 In his presentation, Kitamura Tokkusai will share stories about the intricate process of weaving silk textiles and recreating historical designs. He will also provide perspectives on how textiles that are made for use have played an important role in sustaining the livelihood of highly skilled weavers in Kyoto’s historic Nishijin area, which has been the main center for textile production in Japan for more than 1000 years.