Japanese Mingei Folk Crafts - Manami Okazaki

Japanese Mingei Folk Crafts by Manami Okazaki is an illustrated exploration of Japan’s folk craft traditions and the Mingei movement. Presented as a hardback edition, it is subtitled An Illustrated Guide to the Folk Arts and Artisans of Japan.

Key details

• Author: Manami Okazaki
• Hardback
• 160 pages
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
• Publication date: 30 September 2024
• ISBN: 9784805317310

Synopsis

Founded in the early 20th century by philosopher and art historian Soetsu Yanagi alongside potters Hamada Shoji and Kawai Kanjiro, the Mingei Folk Crafts movement celebrates the practical beauty of everyday objects made by village artisans across Japan. This book sets out the breadth of those traditions in an illustrated guide, while considering why Mingei remains relevant today.

Okazaki describes individual crafts in detail and includes interviews with nine folk artists working in specialist practices such as Koginzashi needlework, Bingata dyed fabrics and Warazaiku rice straw crafts. With 400 colour photographs and a guide to buying Japanese folk crafts both inside and outside Japan, it is suited to collectors and enthusiasts of folk art worldwide.

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