Keisuke Serizawa

Calendar for May 1964 (Japanese Festivals & Events: Dontaku Matsuri, Hamamatsu Matsuri, & Aoi Matsuri)

Keisuke Serizawa - "Calendar for May 1964 (Japanese Festivals & Events: Dontaku Matsuri, Hamamatsu Matsuri, & Aoi Matsuri)": The annual calendars were an important production of the Keisuke Serizawa's workshop which Serizawa created from the late 1950's to the early 1980's. This original dye print is printed upon hand-made mulberry paper as published by the Keisuke Serizawa workshop for the 1964 calendar. "May 1964" clearly represents a striking and original example of the folk art of Keisuke Serizawa.

The Keisuke Serizawa Art & Craft Museum now contains over two hundred examples of this artist's fabric patterns and wall hangings and about one thousand examples of his paper dyeing workshop productions such as original prints, fans and calendars.

Calendar for May 1964 Japanese Festivals and Events Dontaku Matsuri Hamamatsu Matsuri and Aoi Matsuri Original Hand Stenciled Dye Print Kataezome by the Japanese artist Keisuke Serizawa

Calendar for May 1964 (Japanese Festivals & Events in May (Dontaku Matsuri 'Festival of the People', Hamamatsu Matsuri 'Hamamatsu Festival', & Aoi Matsuri 'Hollyhock Festival')

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Keisuke Serizawa (Shizuoka, Japan, 1895 - 1984)
#	Image	Title & Artist	Medium	Date	-
01.-		Calendar for 1982 (Frontis-Piece) by Keisuke Serizawa	Original Hand-Stenciled Dye Print	1982
02.-		Calendar for January 1968 (Japanese Holidays & Festivals: Oshogatsu, Seijin No Hi, & Tondo Matsuri) by Keisuke Serizawa	Original Hand-Stenciled Dye Print	1968
03.-		Calendar for July 1968 (Japanese Festivals & Events: Umi no Hin, Tanabata, & Obon) by Keisuke Serizawa	Original Hand-Stenciled Dye Print	1968
04.-		Calendar for March 1968 (Japanese Festivals & Events: Hina Matsuri, Howaito De, Honen Matsuri, Shunbun no Hi, & the 1854 Treaty of Kanagawa) by Keisuke Serizawa	Original Hand-Stenciled Dye Print	1968
05.-		Calendar for May 1964 (Japanese Festivals & Events: Dontaku Matsuri, Hamamatsu Matsuri, & Aoi Matsuri) by Keisuke Serizawa	Original Hand-Stenciled Dye Print	1964	Sold
06.-		Calendar for November 1964 (Japanese Festivals & Events: Hakone Daimyo Gyoretsu, Karatsu Kunchi, & Betcha Matsuri) by Keisuke Serizawa	Original Hand-Stenciled Dye Print	1964	Sold
07.-		Calendar for October 1964 (Japanese Dragons, & Festivals: Jidai Matsuri, Takayama Hachiman Matsuri, Yabusame & Kasagake) by Keisuke Serizawa	Original Hand-Stenciled Dye Print	1964
08.-		Calendar for September 1982 (Balloon Flower) by Keisuke Serizawa	Original Hand-Stenciled Dye Print	1982
09.-		Children of The Snow by Keisuke Serizawa	Original Hand-Stenciled Dye Print	c. 1970	Sold
10.-		Folk Toys by Keisuke Serizawa	Original Hand-Stenciled Dye Print	c. 1970	Sold
11.-		Paper Making by Keisuke Serizawa	Original Hand-Stenciled Dye Print	1975
12.-		Winter by Keisuke Serizawa	Original Hand-Stenciled Dye Print	c. 1970	Sold

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Title:	Calendar for May 1964 (Japanese Festivals & Events: Dontaku Matsuri, Hamamatsu Matsuri, & Aoi Matsuri)
Artist:	Serizawa, Keisuke (Shizuoka, Japan, 1895 - 1984)
Date:	1964
Medium:	Original Hand-Stenciled Dye Print
Publisher:	Keisuke Serizawa Workshop, Shizuoka, Japan
Note:	Keisuke Serizawa: A world famous designer, painter, illustrator, dyer and book and print maker, Keisuke Serizawa attracted international attention as early as 1925 for his distinctive Kataezome style, combining Japanese dyeing techniques with those of Okinawan bingata. This he applied with equal success to kimono and fabric patterns, wall hangings, paintings, fans and original prints. Above all, Keisuke Serizawa became a leading artist of 'Mingei' -- which in Japanese generally means folk art. This original calendar print created for May 1964 is of course a fine example of Serizawa's Mingei.
	Shortly after the end of World War II, Keisuke Serizawa instituted his own workshop and teaching studio in his native city of Shizuoka. His reputation continued to spread and he received the highest award for any artist in 1956 when he was designated a "Living National Treasure" by the Emperor of Japan. After Serizawa's death in 1984 the Tohoku Fukushi University in Sendai, Tohoku District, constructed a museum comprised solely of Serizawa's art. The Keisuke Serizawa Art & Craft Museum now contains over 200 examples of this artist's fabric patterns and wall hangings and about 1,000 examples of his paper dyeing workshop productions such as original prints, fans and calendars.
	The art of Keisuke Serizawa has been exhibited world wide. In the United States his art has been exhibited thus far in two major one man exhibitions. The first took place in 1979 at the Mingei International Museum in San Diego and was entitled, "Keisuke Serizawa: A Living National Treasure of Japan". In 1998, the Riverside Municipal Museum, Riverside, California, launched a major retrospective entitled, "The Art of Keisuke Serizawa".
	An important production of Serizawa's workshop was the annual calendars which he created from the late 1950's to the early 1980's. Each of these calendars contained thirteen original prints, one for each month and a frontis-piece design. May was printed as a dye print design for the 1964 calendar and clearly represents a beautiful and original example of the folk art of Keisuke Serizawa.
	Japanese Festivals & Events in May (Dontaku Matsuri 'Festival of the People', Hamamatsu Matsuri 'Hamamatsu Festival', & Aoi Matsuri 'Hollyhock Festival'): In Japan, there are many holidays and festivals (matsuri) or events that take place during the year, especially since almost every shrine & temple has its own annual local festival to celebrate their deity. One of the most important elements in Japanese festivals are the processions or the parade of floats (yata) carrying and displaying their local shrine through the town. Some of these rituals are modest, others are massive bringing together millions of people. Japanese festivals are often accompanied by time-honoured local music and dance, and with participants wearing some of the most beautiful traditional garments representing various time periods. Some events are loud and boisterous with fantastic fireworks while others are quiet and meditative. One of the most important things to keep in mind is the ability of the Japanese people to maintain their traditional beliefs. The Dontaku Matsuri now known as the Hakata Dontaku Port Festival is a festival of the people which includes a wonderful procession of people dressed in traditional costumes, singing and dancing. It is held on the 3rd and 4th of May, and takes place in the city of Hakata. The Hamamatsu Matsuri is a magnificent three day event (May 3-5) that takes place in the city of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka prefecture. This festival includes the Takoage-Gassen (a kite-fighting contest) held over the Nakatajima Dunes of Japan, a beautiful display of colourful Koinobri (Japanese Carp Shaped Streamers) throughout the city, followed by a parade of exquisitely decorated floats. The Aoi Matsuri, also known as the ''Hollyhock Festival' is held on the 15th of May in the city of Kyoto. Faithfully observing ancient customs, the Aoi Matsuri begins with an impressive procession at the Kyoto Imperial Palace, then makes a brief stop at the Shimogamo-jinja Shrine and ends at the Kamigamo-jinja Shrine. The procession includes over five hundred participants dressed in traditional Japanese costumes with Hollyhock leaves used as the ornamental theme throughout. Dance performances and horse events take place at Kamigamo-jinja Shrine after the arrival of the procession.
Size:	11 1/2 X 10 3/4 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Condition:	Printed upon hand-made mulberry (rice) paper and with full margins as published by the Keisuke Serizawa workshop in 1964. A finely printed, full colour impression and in excellent condition throughout. May 1964 is a fine, original example of the famous Mingei art of Keisuke Serizawa.
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