May 25, 2025
Itchiku Kubota’s masterpiece Featured in Touring Exhibition ‘Kimono: Garment, Canvas, and Artistic Muse’
25 May 2025
Kawaguchi, Japan – The International Chodiev Foundation (ICF) is pleased to announce the launch of the touring exhibition ‘Kimono: Garment, Canvas, and Artistic Muse,’ which explores the cultural, historical, and artistic significance of traditional Japanese textile art.
This remarkable exhibition will travel to major cities across the United States over the next four years.
Curated by Meher McArthur, a distinguished Asian art historian specializing in Japanese art, the exposition presents 46 works, including historical kimonos, contemporary pieces, and multimedia interpretations by ten international artists.
One of the exposition’s featured artists is Itchiku Kubota (1917–2003), renowned for reviving the nearly 500-year-old tsujigahana dyeing technique. His work elevated the kimono from traditional clothing to contemporary art, with breathtaking designs that were often displayed as installations. This year’s exhibition includes his piece ‘Fuji and Woodland Covered in Fog’ (1994), a stunning silk kimono depicting Mount Fuji.
The Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wisconsin, USA, has become the first stop of the touring exhibition; the exhibition will reopen on 9 September at the Fleming Museum of Art at the University of Vermont in Burlington.
For more information, please visit: https://www.artsandartists.org/exhibitions/kimono/#summary
To explore the exceptional artistry of Itchiku Kubota, we invite you to visit the Kubota Collection website at: https://thekubotacollection.com/
Media enquiries: media@internationalchodievfoundation.com
About International Chodiev Foundation (ICF)
The International Chodiev Foundation is a charitable organization, established in 1996 by international businessman and philanthropist Dr Patokh Chodiev. The Foundation’s work comprises a broad range of programmes focused on international relations, education, publishing, philanthropy, and the arts. To find out more about ICF’s work please visit www.internationalchodievfoundation.com
About Kubota Collection
The Kubota Collection consists of 104 kimono created over four decades by visionary Japanese artist Itchiku Kubota. The Collection is housed in Itchiku Kubota Art Museum near Lake Kawaguchi, Japan. In 2011, the Kubota Collection was acquired by Dr. Patokh Chodiev, international businessman, Founder of the International Chodiev Foundation (ICF) and a long-time admirer of Japanese art and culture. Since then, ICF has been managing the international promotion and preservation of the Kubota Collection and the museum. To find out more about the Kubota Collection please visit http://www.thekubotacollection.com/