Special Exhibition

commemorating the 100th anniversary of its foundation
Soetsu Yanagi and The Korean Folk Art Museum

June 15th (Sat) to August 25th (Sun), 2024

The Asakawa brothers, Noritaka and Takumi, and Soetsu Yanagi found the beauty in crafts of the Joseon period, and established Korean Folk Art Museum in present Seoul. This year marks the 100th anniversary of its foundation. The exhibition follows the footsteps of the museum, display the works which were collected at that time as well as documents related to the museum, and verifies the importance of Korean Folk Art Museum, which was the first Korean crafts museum in the world.

From the exhibition

Brush holder with ten longevity symbols design. Joseon period, 19th century. h.12.1cm. (former collection of Soetsu Yanagi and Korean Folk Art Museum)
Landscape of Keijo (present Seoul), Cheongnyangni. detail. ink on paper. Kenkichi Tomimoto. 1923.
Jar with grapes and squirrels design, underglaze cobalt blue and iron brown. Joseon period, 17th to 18th century. h.34.9cm. (former collection of Korean Folk Art Museum)
Stand with openwork grapevine design. Joseon period, 18th century. h.37.3cm. (former collection of Korean Folk Art Museum)
Ceramic fragments collected by Noritaka Asakawa. Koryo to Joseon period.
Tray table with openwork design. Joseon period, 18th to 19th century. w.48.0cm. (former collection of Korean Folk Art Museum)