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​Japan’s Katazome paintings featured in Da Nang exhibition

​Japan’s Katazome paintings featured in Da Nang exhibition

Friday, October 20, 2017, 19:01 GMT+7

The works of Japanese Katazome dye artist Toba Mika are on display at the Museum of Cham Sculpture in the central city of Da Nang.

The exhibition showcases contemporary Katazome paintings of Vietnam sceneries, ranging from grandiose depictions of nature to hidden gems at several historical sites in the Southeast Asian country.

Taking place in the central province from October 20 to November 12, the event is being hosted in conjunction with the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.

Katazome is a Japanese stencil dyeing technique that dates back thousands of years.  It was originally used to decorate traditional Japanese costumes.

The technique includes the use of several ingredients, such as handmade Japanese paper and color resistant rice paste.

Visiting Vietnam for the first time in 1994, Toba Mika realized the invisible relationship between Katazome and the beauty in Vietnamese nature and cultural heritage.

It was that trip that inspired her to create countless paintings of the Vietnamese landscape during its period of urbanization.

Toba Mika has since organized several exhibitions in Vietnam, including one on the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of the establishment of Japan - Vietnam diplomatic relations in 2003 and another celebrating 1,300 years of the ancient capital of Nara and the 1,000th anniversary of Hanoi in 2010.

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