Mitsukoshi Quilt Show

I read on Julie's blog that she had enjoyed a visit to the Mitsukoshi quilt show and immediately set about trying to find out a little more. 
I didn't do very well but this site had pictures of some of the quilts and I was able to use Google Translate to come up with something for some of the Japanese.  There is certainly some inspiring work here.  I love this quilt illustrating the seasons:

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  「日本の四季」岡部美咲(千葉) 
  "Four Seasons of Japan" Okabe Misaki (Chiba)

パッチワークキルトの文化が日本にもたらされて、おおよそ40年になります。 

Japan has been brought to the patchwork quilt of cultures, about 40 years now. 

 

当初は、アメリカのアンティークキルトの模倣から始まりましたが、日本独自の素材と感性によって創られる「和のキルト」は、今や世界でも注目を集める存在となっています。 

Initially, the U.S. began with imitation of antique quilts, the original material created by the Japanese sensibility, "Quilt of harmony" has already become the world's attention now.  

本展では、日本を代表するキルト作家100人を全国から選出し、「日本の色とかたち」をテーマにした新作を一堂に展覧するものです。 

This exhibition, drawn from across the country with 100 leading Japanese quilt artist, "Shapes and Colors of Japan", which is to bring together a new exhibition on the theme.  

古くから受け継がれている着物の布地を素材として使用したものや、日本ならではのモチーフを、作家の感性で表現した作品など、奥深く繊細な日本の美意識が再認識できることでしょう。 

And was used as the material of the kimono fabric has been handed down from ancient motifs unique to Japan, including works by artists represented in sensitivity will again be able to recognize subtle Japanese aesthetic feeling deep.

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  「春の海」黒羽志寿子(東京) 
  "Spring Sea" Kuroba Shizuko (Tokyo)
   
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  「波曼荼羅」郡司祥子(奈良) 
  "Mandala wave" Gunzi Yoshiko (Nara)
   
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  「千鳥」沢田淳子(神奈川) 
  "Tidori" Sawada Atsuko (Kanagawa)

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  「悠久」宮谷真知子(兵庫) 
  "Hisa Yuu" Tomoko Makoto Miyatani (Kobe)
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  「昔のおはなし」矢沢順子(東京) 
  "Old Story" Yazawa Naoko (Tokyo)
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  「SYO#43 古人の想いを色に繋げて」 
  "SYO # colors to tie into the feelings of the ancients 43"
  小西春江(東京) 
  Harue Konishi (Tokyo)