An exhibition of lavish furisode, kosode, and other kimono, “The Pursuit and Inheritance of Beauty: Kimono from the Marubeni Collection,” opened on the 7th at the Marubeni Gallery on the third floor of Marubeni headquarters, next door to the Palaceside Building. As the second opening exhibition of the gallery, which launched last November, 44 selected masterpieces from the collection will be shown in two periods through August 1.
According to Marubeni, textiles are one of the three pillars of the collection. The highlight is gathering in one place works from different eras: Noh costumes that concentrate art and technique, Edo-period kosode, and kimono of the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa periods that took in modern dyeing and weaving.
The first period runs June 7–July 2; the second, July 4–August 1. Closed Sundays and holidays. Admission is 500 yen for adults, but visitors in kimono or yukata enter free.