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Kyogashi has been created, influenced by literature, art, and Japanese poetry.
This year’s theme of the Kyogashi Exhibition, which has been held since 2013, focuses on two artists of the early Edo period: Kobori Enshu and Shokado Shojo.
Selected works will be exhibited at the "Kyogashi Exhibition 2025 - Kobori Enshu and Shokado Shojo "
In this category, the applicants are asked to provide an original Kyogashi design. Entries will be judged based on the sketch on the application form, and the selected designs will be turned into real confections by professional craftsmen and displayed during the exhibition.
* A production fee (20,000 yen) will be charged for the selected designs. Students under the age of 25 are free of charge. Please see [Schedule]for details. below.
In this category, the applicants are asked to provide actual tea ceremony sweets. The judgment will be based on photos of the sweets and the physical works, and the authors of the selected works will be asked to provide actual Kyogashi for evaluation and display at the exhibition.
The dates and required number of pieces will be announced when the winners are announced.
For the "Kyogashi Design Category," works will be selected from design concepts. For the "Tea Ceremony Sweets Creator Category," works will be selected from photos of prototypes. The applicants of the winning works in the "Tea Ceremony Sweets Creator Category" will be notified by phone or email in mid-September.
*For the Kyogashi Design Category, the craftsmen will supervise and create the final work only after receiving the production fee (20,000 yen). In order to ensure a smooth process, please make payment within one week of receiving the results (students under 25 years old are free of charge).
Works which pass the first round of judging in the "The Kyogashi Design Category" will be produced and delivered under the supervision of a confectioner. For the "Tea Ceremony Sweets Creator’s Category," the selected contestants will be asked to deliver their works in person or by mail. Details of the delivery date, time and method will be announced at a later date.
During this round, the jury will decide the winning works and prizes (works from the Tea Ceremony Sweets Creator’s Category will also be evaluated on their taste). The results will be announced on this website after mid-September. The selected works will be exhibited at the "Kyogashi Exhibition 2025 - Kobori Enshu and Shokado Shojo."
The awards ceremony is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, September 30, 2024.
Submission period | June 1st (Sun) - must reach by July 31st (Thu), 2025 |
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