Atelier Shimura (Setagaya-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Shoji Shimura) will host a glass kiriko obidome (sash clip) exhibition featuring Edo Kiriko artist Ikuko Ogawa. Edo Kiriko is said to have originated in the late Edo period when Kyubei Kagaya, a glassware wholesaler in Odenmacho, Edo, applied cut-glass patterns to glass using emery powder. The technique of refracting light through deep grooves, and sometimes softening the light as frosted glass, utilizes the sensitive perception of natural light unique to the Japanese.

Ms. Ogawa completed nine years of apprenticeship under Hideo Kobayashi, a leading figure in Edo Kiriko, and is an accomplished artist who received the Japan Art Crafts Association Encouragement Award at the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition. Based on solid techniques but not bound by tradition, she has pursued shapes and colors that she genuinely loves. The contrast between depth of color and transparency is a charm unique to Ms. Ogawa. Her work of capturing incoming light in color and shape resonates under the theme of "Light and Color" with Atelier Shimura, which projects the colors of botanical life onto kimonos and obis.

This exhibition introduces a variety of playful obidome that bring a cool breeze to the height of summer.

Exhibition Overview

Exhibition Period July 10 (Fri) to July 28 (Tue), 2026, 12:00–17:30 Closed on Wednesdays and Thursdays, open on national holidays.

Venue Atelier Shimura Gallery & School Tokyo Setagaya 6-17-7 Soshigaya, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo

Exhibition and Sales Content Glass kiriko obidome, obijime (decorative strings) produced for this exhibition, etc.

Artist's Gallery Presence Sunday, July 12

Contact Tel: 03-6411-1215　Email: gallery@ateliershimura.co.jp

Related Event ■ Talk Event: "The World of Color and Light in Kiriko" Speakers: Ikuko Ogawa (Edo Kiriko Artist) and Host: Shoji Shimura (Representative of Atelier Shimura) Edo Kiriko artist Ikuko Ogawa will talk about her entry into the craft world, her views on color in glass art, and the techniques and appeal of Edo Kiriko.

Event Overview Date and Time: Sunday, July 12, 17:00–18:00 Venue: Atelier Shimura Gallery & School Tokyo Setagaya Participation Fee: 2,200 yen (including tax) Capacity: 10 people Registration: https://ogawaikukotalk.peatix.com

Ikuko Ogawa Profile Born in Tokyo in 1973. After graduating from Sophia University's Faculty of Literature, Department of Psychology, she apprenticed under Edo Kiriko master Hideo Kobayashi. She has won numerous awards, including the Japan Art Crafts Association Award at the Exhibition of Traditional Crafts (2007), the East Japan Branch Award at the East Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition (2008), the Japan Art Crafts Association Encouragement Award at the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition (2010), and the Iwate Prefecture Governor's Award at the East Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition (2014). Her works submitted to the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition were purchased by the Imperial Household Agency in 2019 (and subsequently in 2020 and 2022). She is a regular member of the Japan Art Crafts Association and has resided in Morioka City since April 2024.

Photo by Keisuke Osumi (Coil Corp.)

For more details, please visit the official website. Atelier Shimura Website Gallery Page: https://www.atelier-shimura.jp/blogs/gallery/ikukoogawa

About Atelier Shimura Atelier Shimura is a textile brand created by a next generation of craftsmen centered around Shoji Shimura, the grandson of the dyeing and weaving artist Fukumi Shimura. People attracted to the botanical color world gather at workshops in Kyoto and Tokyo to produce one-of-a-kind products. While inheriting rich philosophy through dyeing and weaving, the brand daily explores ways to beautify lifestyles and appropriate activities for the times. It continues new challenges such as providing cultural experiences through workshops and learning sessions centered on dyeing and weaving. We look forward to meeting people with whom we can deepen our learning in nature and art, and hope to always be an open studio.

<Contact Information> Atelier Shimura Gallery&School Tokyo Setagaya 6-17-7 Soshigaya, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 157-0072 Tel: 03-6411-1215　Email: gallery@ateliershimura.co.jp HP: https://www.atelier-shimura.jp/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ateliershimura/ Youtube - Shoji Shimura's "Weekly Reading": https://www.youtube.com/@weekly-reading

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