Kenpoku Art 2016
17 September - 20 November 2016, Northern Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. General Director: Fumio Nanjo. Curators: Yukiko Shikata, Kodama Kanazawa.
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Mini Museum of Utsuro-bune, 2016
“Utsuro-bune (hollow ship)” was a mysterious vessel, which drifted on the shore of lbaraki during the Edo period (1803). The folklore has been recorded that a foreign woman appeared from the vessel covered with indecipherable Letters, and moreover in the paleography, the boat was depicted in the form of a UFO. To identify Utsuro-Bune, the artist used archives as well as interviewed local residents who have witnessed UFOs.
© Photo: Keizo KIOKU
Courtesy of KENPOKU ART 2016
17 September - 20 November 2016, Northern Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. General Director: Fumio Nanjo. Curators: Yukiko Shikata, Kodama Kanazawa.