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  • The Unknown Craftsman: A Japanese Insight Into Beauty

    The Unknown Craftsman: A Japanese Insight Into Beauty - Paperback

    The Unknown Craftsman: A Japanese Insight Into Beauty - Paperback

    By Soetsu Yanagi
  • The Beauty of Everyday Things

    The Beauty of Everyday Things - Paperback

    The Beauty of Everyday Things - Paperback

    By Soetsu Yanagi

About Soetsu Yanagi

Soetsu Yanagi (1889-1961) was a philosopher, art historian, aesthete and poet. He evolved a theory of why certain objects made by unknown craftsmen were so beautiful, and became the founding father of the Japanese folk crafts ("mingei") movement. He helped establish, and was the first director of, the Japanese Folk Crafts Museum.