Japanese Modernisation and Mingei Theory
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Ainu Culture
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Author_Yuko Kikuchi
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Bamboo Crafts
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Buddhist Aesthetics
Camberwell College
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Charlotte Perriand
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Greater East Asia Coprosperity Sphere
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Japanese Modern
Japanese Style Painting
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Katsura Detached Palace
Mingei Movement
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Nordiska Museet
Okinawan Culture
Okinawan Language
Paiwan Tribe
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Peasant Art
Quintessentially Japanese
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Shirakaba Group
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Studio Craft Movement
Taihoku Imperial University
Takashimaya Department Store
Tea Bowls
Tea Masters
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Yasnaya Polyana
Product details
- ISBN 9780415297905
- Weight: 770g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 20 May 2004
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Conceptualised in 1920s Japan by Yanagi Sôetsu, the Mingei movement has spread world wide since the 1950s, creating phenomena as diverse as Mingei museums, Mingei connoisseurs and collectors, Mingei shops and Mingei restaurants. The theory, at its core and its adaptation by Bernard Leach, has long been an influential 'Oriental' aesthetic for studio craft artists in the West. But why did Mingei become so particularly influential to a western audience? And could the 'Orientalness' perceived in Mingei theory be nothing more than a myth? This richly illustrated work offers controversial new evidence through its cross-cultural examination of a wide range of materials in Japanese, English, Korean and Chinese, bringing about startling new conclusions concerning Japanese modernization and cultural authenticity. This new interpretation of the Mingei movement will appeal to scholars of Japanese art history as well as those with interests in cultural identity in non-Western cultures.
Yuko Kikuchi is a Research Fellow in Art and Design History at the London Institute, Chelsea College of Art and Design.
