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GLOBAL MINGEI: ITS PRE-WWII ORIGINS – TAASA Review September 2018

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This article was originally found in the September 2018 edition of TAASA Review (Volume 27, Issue 3, Page 4).

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Chiaki Ajioka M ingei, translated as folk crafts', is widely considered to be a Japanese concept.

In fact, it has a twofold origin: on the one hand, there is Mingei theory, expounded by Yanagi Setsu (or Muneyoshi, 1890-1961) on the beauty of humble, everyday objects.

Yanagi was the most vocal exponent of Mingei, and many people have tried to conceptualise Mingei solely from Yanagi's words and his collection...