01611nam a2200241Ia 4500 CTU_236087 210402s9999 xx 000 0 und d 747 Y21 Yanagi, Muneyoshi Soetsu Yanagi : Selected essays on Japanese folk crafts Soetsu Yanagi ; with the cooperation of the Japan Folk Crafts Museum ; translated by Michael Brase Tokyo Japanese Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture 2017 The common utilitarian objects depicted in this book were considered aesthetically insignificant until the appearance of Soetsu Yanagi. It was Yanagi who discovered the beauty that could only be produced by simple, humble craftsmen repeatedly and unselfconsciously working on the same objects day after day. From this quotidian world emerged a distinctive beauty—wholesome, free, and devoid of self-awareness. To bring these crafts to the notice of the world, Yanagi established the Japan Folk Crafts Museum in 1936, from whose collection the objects illustrated herein have been chosen for inclusion by the publisher. In the essays, Yanagi expounds his philosophy of folk crafts and highlights particular pieces. Altogether, the book constitutes a penetrating insight into the world of Japanese handicrafts. Art objects,Art objects Người sưu tầm và sưu tầm,Collectors and collecting Nhật Bản,Japan Minh Tuyến Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ