From the very beginning of new year 2021 The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam will organize for the first time ever the exhibition of “Traditional Japanese Dolls” from 8th to 27th of January, 2021 at Ho Chi Minh City Fines Art Museum, 97A Pho Duc Chinh, District 1.

This exhibition features 32 traditional dolls depicting the gracefulness of Japanese ladies in kimono, popular characters in Japanese Noh and Kabuki plays, babies, children, teenagers royal dolls and clay dolls.

Doll has been an integral part in the daily life of Japanese people since ancient times. Japanese dolls reflect Japanese cultural practices, aspirations of Japanese people as well as beliefs accumulated over centuries. Japanese dolls are divided into different types according to the skills and materials, as well as their themes and shapes. For Japanese people, doll is not merely a decoration but also a confidant, representing the feelings of its owner. Therefore, most traditional Japanese dolls carry a lot of expressive nuances and gestures, showing the skillfulness of the doll makers.

Due to Covid-19, we have foregone the opening ceremony for this exhibition. Instead, we have prepared a number of Origami Japanese dollssmall refreshments for those attending the first day of the exhibit specially.

We hope through this exhibition; Vietnamese audience can see a part of traditional Japanese culture as well as a spiritual culture of Japanese people.
Admission free.

For further information, please contact:
The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam
27 Quang Trung, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi TEL 024-3944-7419 https://jpf.org.vn/
Ms. Sugisaki (ext 160) – Ms. Nha (ext 115)

Exhibition Information
Organizer: The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam
- No closed days

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