Mingei : art without heroes
2024
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Originating in Japan in the 1920s, the Mingei movement was based on the principle that beauty is inherent in handmade, everyday objects created by anonymous craftspeople. Spearheaded by the philosopher Yanagi Soetsu, and potters Hamada Shoji and Bernard Leach, the movement sought to elevate the status of folk craft in a rapidly modernising society. This illustrated book covers a wide range of objects associated with Mingei, from ceramics and furniture to textiles and toys, alongside a series of profiles of leading designers and makers working in Japan today.
Main title:
Mingei : art without heroes / edited by Roisin Inglesby.
Author:
Inglesby, Roisin, editor
Imprint:
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2024.
Collation:
168 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 28 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780300274288 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
745.0952
Language:
English
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BRN:
2705979
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