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First edition. |
| Description |
245 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles ; 22 cm |
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| Series |
Japan library |
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Japan library (Shuppan Bunka Sangy Shink Zaidan)
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| Note |
The essays appearing in this book were selected from Yanagi Soetsu korekushon 2: mono (Chikuma Shobo; chapters 2-7, 10-14) and Mingei yonju-nen (Iwanami Shoten; chapters 1, 8, 9, 15, 16) -- Title page verso. |
| Summary |
"The common utilitarian objects depicted in this book were considered aesthetically insignificant until the appearance of Soetsu Yanagi. It was Yanagi who discovered the beauty that could only be produced by simple, humble craftsmen repeatedly and unselfconsciously working on the same objects day after day. From this quotidian world emerged a distinctive beauty - wholesome, free, and devoid of self-awareness. To bring these crafts to the notice of the world, Yanagi established the Japan Folk Crafts Museum in 1936, from whose collection the objects illustrated herein have been chosen for inclusion by the publisher. In the essays, Yanagi expounds his philosophy of folk crafts and highlights particular pieces. Altogether, the book constitutes a penetrating insight into the world of Japanese handicrafts" -- Publisher's website. |
| Contents |
On the Publication of This Book / Naoto Fukasawa -- Color Plates -- Textiles -- Ceramics -- Wood and lacquer -- Metal -- Sculpture -- Pictorial art -- Essays -- What is folk craft? -- The beauty of miscellaneous things -- A painted Karatsu as food for thought -- What is pattern? -- Okinawa's Bashofu -- The beauty of Kasuri -- The characteristics of Kogin -- The Japanese perspective -- The story behind the discovery of Mokujiki -- Woodblock prints -- Otsu-e -- Handicrafts and sesshu -- Washi -- Seeing and knowing -- A letter to my Korean friends -- The Japan Folk Crafts Museum -- Notes to the Plates -- Textiles -- Ceramics -- Wood and lacquer -- Metal -- Sculpture -- Pictorial art -- About Soetsu Yanagi. |
| Language |
Translated from the original Japanese into English. |
| Subject |
Yanagi, Muneyoshi, 1889-1961 -- Aesthetics.
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Art objects -- Collectors and collecting -- Japan.
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Decorative arts -- Japan.
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Folk art -- Japan.
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Yanagi, Muneyoshi, 1889-1961 (OCoLC)fst00070810
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Aesthetics. (OCoLC)fst00798702
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Art objects -- Collectors and collecting.
(OCoLC)fst00815678
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Decorative arts. (OCoLC)fst00889315
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Folk art. (OCoLC)fst00928587
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Japan. (OCoLC)fst01204082
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| Genre/Form |
Translations. (OCoLC)fst01423791
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| Added Author |
Brase, Michael, translator.
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Nihon Mingeikan.
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| Added Title |
Selected essays on Japanese folk crafts |
| Note |
Colophon title: "Yanagi Setsu korekushon2 mono" hoka shosh |
| ISBN |
9784916055750 (hbk.) |
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4916055756 (hbk.) |
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