Genbei Kondaya's obi

Genbei Kondaya

February 9th - February 17th, 2024

Exhibition

Exhibition view

Genbei Yamaguchi, the 10th generation owner of Kondaya, a sash craftsman in Sanjo, Kyoto, which has been in business for 286 years, is a maverick who prefers the Danjiri Festival in Kishiwada to the Gion Festival in Kyoto.
Genbei seems like a mischievous samurai, but also a profound scholar, with a keen sense of aesthetics, as he guides the craftsmen in creating beautiful obi.
This time, with the cooperation of the Fujita Museum, he expressed the speckled pattern and brilliance of the National Treasure Yohen Tenmoku tea bowl on the obi.
Ginza Ippodo will be bringing in 150 obi, including Karaori, Raden Kiraori, Nishikiori, and kohaku obi, all made with the finest materials and techniques, befitting a long-established obi craftsman.
Choose your favorite obi and go out and enjoy wearing kimono.

Keiko Aono

Gnebei Kondaya

Genbei Kondaya

Biography
1980: Succeeded to the name of Hondaya Yamaguchi Genbei, the 10th generation.
1985 Held a solo exhibition of primitive fabrics from across Japan. Woven wild silk from India and Southeast Asia.
2002: Received the Nikkei Excellence Award at the "Kaguya, This Cocoon. Koishimaru" exhibition (Sogetsu Kaikan). Participated in the revival of the original Koishimaru.
2006 "Osumi - Ink and Color Exhibition" Art collaboration with Hiroko Koshino and Kengo Kuma (Daimaru, Tokyo)
2009: Created costumes for the film "Hogaibito" starring Tanaka Min, and the Heisei era's "Funzoue"
In 2012, he appeared on NHK BS's "Takeshi Art Beat" and became the image character for the "TOYOTA 86."
2014: Announced Mayotae, a line of hemp cloth, in collaboration with Avex Group Holdings
2015 Lecture and kimono show at Chanel private event (Kenninji Ryosokuin)
2016: Five obi and two kimono fabrics added to the collection of the V&A Museum (UK)

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