Learning Culture through Ogi Mystique : Exhibition of Japanese & European Fans
TOKYO – Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo will host an special exhibition entitled “Ogi Mystique -Exhibition of Japanese & European Fans” this upcoming May to highlight the beauty of Japanese decorative fans, which found their way to Europe and became the inspiration for fans used by aristocratic ladies in Europe.
A wide variety of fans will be displayed to show their beautiful allure and how they came to be highly popular fashion items amongst aristocratic women of the Rococo Era of the 18th century. Also, special menus will be served at six of the Keio Plaza Hotel restaurants and lounge facilities as part of this exhibition.
The Japanese ogi fans to be put on display are loaned from the Kyoto Museum of Traditional Crafts, Kyoto Folding Fans and Round Fans Commercial Cooperative Association and the Organization of Cultural Inheritance, and illustrate the history of traditional Japanese Imperial Court “Hi-ogi” fans. Whereas Western Fans on display are loaned from The POLA Research Institute of Beauty and Culture to this exhibition to demonstrate the beauty and cultural value of fans used by aristocratic women during the 18th to 20th century in Europe.
Fans of various designs and materials including those made from delicate and transparent lace used in weddings, gothic style pinnacle framed gold leaf embroidered fans, exotic fans made in China, and art nouveau styled fans created for aristocratic households will also be on display along with descriptions of their history and how the art form evolved over time. The fans displayed in the exhibition will also provide attendants a sense of their role in history and how they were used for their aesthetic beauty.
Ogi Mystique -Exhibition of Japanese & European Fans
Period: May 1 (Monday) to 31 (Wednesday), 2017
Location: 3rd Floor Lobby
Admission: Complimentary
Co-Sponsors: POLA Research Institute of Beauty and Culture, and Kyoto Museum of Traditional Crafts
■“Japanese Ogi Fan Exhibition”, 3rd Floor Art Lobby
■“18th to 20th Century Western Fan Exhibition”, 2nd Floor Restaurant Corridor
■“Evolution of Ogi Fan Exhibition”, South Tower 2nd Floor □Restaurant Fair: Special menu items served at six different hotel restaurant and lounge facilities
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