Yuko Kikuchi: 1 book
Japanese Modernisation and Mingei Theory
Cultural Nationalism and Oriental Orientalism
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2004
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...
