- Nov. 30, 2023
- This exhibition will tour Japan starting in 2024.
Epic battles Between Pokémon and Kogei
Put Pokémon and Kogei face to face, and what sorts of chemical reactions will occur? Twenty craft artists, from a Living National Treasure to youngsters, have seriously tackled that question. Works that evoke Pokémon shapes, gestures, touch. Works that reach back into memories of video games—evolution, trade, locations for journey, super-effective moves. Plus invitations to Pokémon to become part of the vessels that adorn our daily lives and even ultra cool attire—kimono and obi clasps.
The result is about 70 works—all new creations! What will your encounter with the works lying in wait for you in the exhibition gallery bring? Thrills, rapture, grins, tremors? The power of multiplication rides again! Please enjoy the quantum leaps in beauty and technique it has generated.
National Crafts Museum
Artists
Official Catalog
POKÉMON X KOGEI
PLAYFUL ENCOUNTERS OF POKÉMON AND JAPANESE CRAFT
- Price
- 3,300 yen (include tax)
- Edition
- April 6, 2023 (First)
- Dimensions
- 7.36 x 10.43 x 0.78 inches
- Paperback
- 168 pages
- ISBN
- 9784808712686
- Supervisor
- National Crafts Museum
- Text
- Masahiro Karasawa (National Crafts Museum), Yoko Imai (National Crafts Museum)
- Publisher
- TOKYO BIJUTSU Co.,Ltd.
- *Quantities are limited.
- *Product image for illustration purposes only. Actual product may vary.
Goods
The items are available at the Azabudai Hills Gallery Space.
- *All prices include tax.
- *There are conditions for purchasing goods. Please check the Azabudai Hills gallery's website before visiting.
- *If the item is out of stock, the timing of restocking is undecided.
- *Images for illustration purposes only. Actual product may vary.
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New Silver pendant or silver necklace / YOSHIDA Taiichiro ¥23,100 -
New Brass pendant or brass necklace / YOSHIDA Taiichiro ¥9,350 -
New Mug / HAYAMA Yuki ¥5,940（税込） -
New Small Plate Set (4 plates) ¥5,940 -
New Glass Paperweight / NIIMI Hiroki ¥5,720 -
New Coaster / HAYAMA Yuki ¥3,850 -
New Tetra pouch / ¥KOMIYA Yasuyoshi ¥5,170 -
New Fabric covered buttons (2 buttons) / KOMIYA Yasuyoshi ¥1,650 -
New Mini Tote / KOMIYA Yasuyoshi ¥4,290 -
Mints ¥880 -
Pins / KATSURA Morihito ¥880 -
Pins / IMAI Sadamasa ¥880 -
Pins / UEBA Kasumi ¥880 -
Pins / TSUBOSHIMA Yuki ¥880 -
Pins / FUKUDA Toru ¥880 -
Pouch (FUKUDA Toru/MITSUTA Haruo) ¥2,970 -
Pouch (UEBA Kasumi/MASUMOTO Keiko) ¥2,970 -
Symbolmark Gadget Pouch ¥1,760 -
Symbolmark Pouch (Navy/Red/Green) ¥1,100 -
Notebook (YOSHIDA Taiichiro/UEBA Kasumi) ￥1,430 -
Sacoche (IMAI Sadamasa/UEBA Kasumi) ¥2,640 -
Masking Tape (MASUMOTO Keiko/YOSHIDA Taiichiro/UEBA Kasumi) ¥495 -
Symbolmark Tote (Red/Black) ¥3,740 -
Symbolmark Sacoche ¥1,650 -
Symbolmark Cup (Navy/Red/Green) ¥1,320 -
Symbolmark Mug (Red/Black) ¥1,870 -
Key Ring ¥1,100 -
Coffee ¥1,350
POKÉMON × KOGEI: Kimono Pikachu
Celebrating POKÉMON × KOGEI, a collaboration between National Crafts Museum (Japan) and The Pokémon Company, this sweetly adorable Pikachu plush is dressed in a kimono featuring a traditional Japanese pattern called kōji tsunagi. The beautiful, multicolored outfit is filled with intricate details to admire no matter where you display this unique plush.
¥2,640 (tax included)
Item Dimensions: 22.3 x 16 x 10.5cm
Now on sale at the Azabudai Hills Gallery Space and Pokémon Center Shibuya.
- *Quantities are limited.
- *If the item is out of stock, the timing of restocking is undecided.
- *Images for illustration purposes only. Actual product may vary.
Videos
Playful Encounters of Pokémon and Japanese Craft
Exhibition Information
- Artists
- Terumasa Ikeda, Kazumi Ikemoto, Sadamasa Imai, Kasumi Ueba, Morihito Katsura, Takuro Kuwata, Yasuyoshi Komiya, Eiichi Shiroma, Reiko Sudo, Yoshiaki Taguchi, Nobuyuki Tanaka, Yuki Tsuboshima, Hiroki Niimi, Shigeki Hayashi, Yuki Hayama, Toru Fukuda, Keiko Masumoto, Saori Mizuhashi, Haruo Mitsuta, Taiichiro Yoshida
Venue
Azabudai Hills Gallery
- Opening Hours
-
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday:
10:00-19:00 (Last admission 18:30)Friday, Saturday and days before holidays:
10:00-20:00 (Last admission 19:30) - Closed
- December 31, 2024
- Organized by
- Azabudai Hills Gallery, NHK Promotions Inc.
- Curatorial Supervision
- National Crafts Museum
- Special Support
- The Pokémon Company
- Support
- The Yomiuri Shimbun
- Corporate Sponsor
- Lawson Entertainment, Inc.
- In Association with
- J-WAVE
- Facilities Information
- Links to Azabudai Hills Gallery website
The Latest Information on Touring Venues
- Matsuzakaya Art Gallery (Nagoya-shi, Aichi)
- From April 26th (Sat.) to June 15th (Sun.) 2025
- Hachinohe Art Museum (Hachinohe-shi, Aomori)
- From June 28th (Sat.) to August 31st (Sun.) 2025
- Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture (Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki)
- From September 12th (Fri.) to December 7th (Sun.) 2025
Past Exhibitions
National Crafts Museum
- Organizer
- National Crafts Museum, NHK ENTERPRISES INC. Nagoya Branch Office, The Yomiuri Shimbun Hokuriku Branch Office
- Special cooperation
- The Pokémon Company
- Produced by
- NHK Promotions Inc.
- Supported
- Ishikawa Prefecture
Kanazawa City
THE HOKKOKU SHIMBUN
Television Kanazawa Corporation - Facilities Information
- Links to The National Crafts Museum websites
JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles
6801 Hollywood Boulevard, Level 2
Los Angeles, CA 90028 USA
- Presented by
- JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles
- Curatorial Supervision
- National Crafts Museum
- With support from
- The Pokémon Company, The Pokémon Company International, NHK Promotions Inc.
- Facilities Information
- Links to JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles websites
Sagawa Art Museum
- Presented by
- Sagawa Art Museum (SGH Culture and Sports Promotion Foundation), NHK ENTERPRISES, INC. Osaka Branch Office
- Support
- Shiga Prefecture, Shiga Prefectural Board of Education, Moriyama-city, Moriyama-city Board of Education
- Curatorial Supervision
- National Crafts Museum
- Special cooperation
- The Pokémon Company
- Produced by
- NHK Promotions Inc.
- Special Support
- SG Holdings Co., Ltd., SAGAWA EXPRESS Co.,Ltd., SAGAWA PRINTING CO.,LTD., The Yomiuri Shimbun
- Facilities Information
- Links to The Sagawa Art Museum websites
MOA Museum of Art
- Presented by
- MOA Museum of Art, NHK ENTERPRISES, INC. Nagoya Branch Office
- Curatorial Supervision
- National Crafts Museum
- Special cooperation
- The Pokémon Company
- Produced by
- NHK Promotions Inc.
- Special Support
- The Yomiuri Shimbun
- Facilities Information
- Links to The MOA Museum of Art website