Shiseido Art House, Kakegawa
I went to the Shiseido Art House last Sunday, 6th August 2023. The museum is located near Kakegawa station in Shizuoka, Japan. As expected, it was superb. The 4th of the 'Craft for All of Us II' exhibition series. The concept of the exhibition series is to propose to appreciate and use the beautifully made objects crafted by skillful masters. The works of the masters are, to be honest, almost beyond our reach in terms of the price tags, but we can aspire. My favourites are those by Imaemon and Nakajo Iori. I was mesmerized by the works by Imaizumi Imaemon when I visited the former exhibition in 2019. This visit has familiarized me with lacquered works with mother of pearl decoration by Nakajo Iori. I wish one of them were mine.
The exhibition enables imagination and delusion to make everyday life more beautiful and of higher quality. We should be proud of the Japanese craftsmanship and be glad to know Shiseido's invitation to be part of encouragement to promote arts and crafts.
I suppose this series of exhibitions and the museum should be more widely known. Japanese and any foreigners will surely enjoy the exhibited objects and also the surrounding beauties there. The exhibition is free of charge, incredibly. Check the opening days before you visit.
The 4th ‘Craft for All of Us Ⅱ’ Exhibition
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クッションファンデーションを試して見ました。綺麗につくであろうことは予想。予想通り。気になっているシミがどうなるか。なかにはガサガサな感じでファンデを塗るとかえって目立ってしまうものもある。これの場合、不思議と自然な感じでシミが薄くなる感じ。それでは、マスクとの相性はどうか。だってまだまだマスク生活は続きそう。午前中、ファンデーションを塗っていたことを忘れるくらい、マスクは真っ白でした。午後になると、さすがに肌色（？）がマスクについたけれども、これは4月にもかかわらず25度ほどになった天候と、スタスタ歩いた私のせいであり、ファンデのせいではないような気がします。
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I love the 朝ドラ ‘おかえりモネ‘ for the loving, kind and reassuring relationships the heroine builds with those involved in her life, especially Suganami sensei, of course, and others. However, this week it was a disappointment solely because of the absurd desire to win more audience rating. They have followed the foolish strategy of the commercial broadcasting channels which usually bloat audience's expectation by insinuating or rather advertising that the climax is immediately coming though actually it will be much later, in a few hours. Last weekend they let us expect he will visit her for her birthday; he will be coming all the way from Tome to Tokyo, so it will be a very special occasion. This week from Monday till Friday we have been waiting for the moment to come in vain. This week the drama has been superb with the focus, say, on brave and considerate female boss; without such a bloating the audience would have kept their loyalty. I think the staff have to apologize to the script writer and the actors who have meticulously attempted to build the precious characters who always invite us audience to be kind to others. Nowadays the TV programmers can be enjoyed in various ways and, for example, Monee are watched at 7:00, 8:00, 12:45 and anytime on NHK plus. Does the audience rating system catch up with the multiplicity of the opportunities? It is quite futile to be obsessed with the number, the audience rating. The staff who made the preview for this week should seriously review what they have done.
After a long and merciless rainy season, comes a summer.
Common thyme.
Neatly organised eggs by a probably meticulous parent I do not know and not so meticulous a parent whom I do not know either.
A sunflower, which has been nearly eaten up by somebody before it blooms. The centre part is complete but not the petals surrounding it; probably because of the lack of sunshine during the rainy period, the sunflower suffered, but finally it has its day.
Ever photogenic frog カエル君
After a long and merciless rainy season, comes a summer.
Common thyme.
Neatly organised eggs by a probably meticulous parent I do not know and not so meticulous a parent whom I do not know either.
A sunflower, which has been nearly eaten up by somebody before it blooms. The centre part is complete but not the petals surrounding it; probably because of the lack of sunshine during the rainy period, the sunflower suffered, but finally it has its day.
Ever photogenic frog カエル君
