Ishimoto Yasuhiro's Photography and An Authentic Japanese Teahouse Showcased at the Embassy of Japan in Washington, D.C.

Posted by Susanna at 3:05 PM, Mar 20, 2010 (Comments)

Category: Design & Art

An authentic Japanese teahouse called Ippakutei was presented for public viewing at the Old Ambassador's Residence in Washington, D.C., on March 18 and 19.

"AN ETERNAL FORM" - 50 black and white images of the Katsura Imperial Villa in Kyoto created by the famed photographer Ishimoto Yasuhiro, and an authentic Japanese teahouse called Ippakutei were presented for public viewing at the Old Ambassador's Residence on Massachusetts Avenue in Northwest Washington, D.C., on March 18 and 19.

THE TEAHOUSE IS located on the grounds of the Embassy of Japan and featured a room modeled after the Katsura Imperial Villa's teahouse, Shokintei.

An authentic Japanese teahouse

ISHIMOTO YASUHIRO, born in San Francisco in 1921 and educated at the Chicago Institute of Design, is widely recognized as one of the most influential photographers in the development of postwar Japanese photography. Among his most celebrated works are his pictures of the legendary 17th century Katsura Imperial Villa in Kyoto. According to the Japan Foundation, these images, which were created from a new sensibility developed in Chicago, broke new ground and represented a revolution away from the existing images of Katsura. The exhibition at the Old Ambassador's Residence presented Ishimoto Yasuhiro's attempt to liberate tradition through a contemporary viewpoint.

Black and white images of the Katsura Imperial Villa in Kyoto created by the famed photographer Ishimoto Yasuhiro.

 
THE EXHIBITION of Ishimoto Yasuhiro's photographs and the presentation of the Ippakutei teahouse were coordinated by the Japan Information & Culture Center, the Embassy of Japan and the Japan Foundation.

The Old Ambassador's Residence in Washington, D.C.

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