Hyakkō: 100+ Makers from Japan

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Hyakkō: 100+ Makers from Japan

3 December 2025 to 10 May 2026

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Nearly 2,000 handcrafted works in clay, glass, wood, metal and more from 120+ Japanese makers — a rare, free survey of Japan's living craft landscape.

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Japan has long been associated with a rich culture of craft, with many practices such as urushi (lacquerware) and metalwork being passed down through generations, often as the result of strict apprenticeships. Historically, the expensive products of many of these more formal crafts were out of reach for most and were often created more as objects to be admired rather than to actually be used. In the 1920s, the mingei (folk craft) movement turned people's attention to the crafts of the people,...

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