Chisō Gallery

Chisō Gallery
千總ギャラリー
Chisō Gallery is located on the second floor of Chisō's flagship store in central Kyoto[1]
Interactive map of the Chisō Gallery area
General information
Location80 Mikura-chō, Sanjō Karasuma Nishiiru, Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates35°00′30″N 135°45′32″E / 35.008321°N 135.758947°E / 35.008321; 135.758947
Opened1989[2]
Website
Official website

Chisō Gallery (千總ギャラリー, Chisō Gyararī) opened in Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan in 1989.[2] The Gallery displays artworks from the 20,000 strong collection of the Chisō textile company, founded in 1555.[1][3] Since the addition of new display space in 2022, the first gallery focuses on works from the collection, including textiles, paintings, and historical materials, while the second exhibits works by contemporary artists.[2][4]

Important cultural properties

The Chisō Holdings collection includes three Important Cultural Properties, Maruyama Ōkyo's 1795 paired byōbu Hozu River;[5] two scrolls of sketches from 1770–2 by the same artist;[6] and Kishi Chikudō's 1875 paired byōbu Karasaki in Ōtsu.[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Chiso Gallery". Kyoto City Museum Facility Communication Council. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 千總ギャラリー [Chisō Gallery] (in Japanese). Chisō. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  3. ↑ 千總文化について [Chiso Arts and Culture] (in Japanese and English). Chisō. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  4. ↑ 千總文化研究所 年報 [第3号] 2020年5月–2021年4月 [Institute for Chiso Arts and Culture Annual Report [Third Issue]: May 2020–April 2021] (PDF) (in Japanese and English). Institute for Chiso Arts and Culture. p. 10. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  5. ↑ 紙本著色保津川図〈円山応挙筆／八曲屏風〉 [Hozu River, colour on paper, six-fold byōbu by Maruyama Ōkyo] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  6. ↑ 紙本著色花鳥写生図〈円山応挙筆／〉 [Sketches of flowers and birds, colour on paper, by Maruyama Ōkyo] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  7. ↑ 大津唐崎図（岸竹堂筆） [Karasaki in Ōtsu, by Kishi Chikudō] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
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