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• Mingei — (民芸, lit. folk arts or arts of the people ?), the Japanese folk art movement, was developed in the late 1920s and 1930s in Japan. Its founding father was Yanagi Sōetsu (1889–1961). Contents 1 …   Wikipedia

• Mingei — Le mouvement Mingei (民芸運動, Mingei undō?, lit. « mouvement de l art populaire ») est un mouvement artistique japonais, principalement de poterie et de céramique, inspiré par le mouvement anglais Arts Crafts. Sommaire …   Wikipédia en Français

• Mingei International Museum — Established 1978 Location Balboa Park, San Diego, CA Type Art museum Director Rob Sidner Website …   Wikipedia

• JAPON - Les arts — Issu, comme tous les arts de l’Extrême Orient, de la Chine qui lui a fourni techniques et modèles, l’art japonais se distingue, cependant, par l’originalité de ses créations. Son développement est scandé de périodes d’absorption, où se manifeste… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Watanabe Sadao — 渡辺禎雄 (1913 1996), born and grew up in Tokyo, was a Japanese printmaker in the 20th Century. Watanabe was famous for his biblical prints rendered in the mingei (folk art) tradition of Japan. As a student of the master textile dye artist Serizawa… …   Wikipedia

• House of Charm — The House of Charm is in Balboa Park, San Diego. It was called the Mining Building in January 1913, and was initially intended to showcase the mineral wealth and abudance of the region of San Diego. [… …   Wikipedia

• Eva Zeisel — Infobox Person image size = 150px name = Eva Zeisel caption = birth date = birth date and age|1906|11|13 birth place = Hungary death date = death place = occupation = Industrial designerEva Zeisel (born Eva Amalia Stricker, [ The Eva Zeisel… …   Wikipedia

• Yanagi Sōetsu — (柳宗悦 Yanagi Muneyoshi 1889 1961) was a Japanese philosopher and founder of the mingei (folk craft) movement in Japan in the late 1920s and 1930s.LifeIn 1916, Yanagi made his first trip to Korea out of curiosity about Korean crafts. The trip led… …   Wikipedia

• Ethical pot — The ethical pot is a style of pottery and an associated theory. The name ethical pot was first coined by Oliver Watson in his book Studio Pottery: Twentieth Century British Ceramics in the Victoria and Albert Museum for a 20th century, back to… …   Wikipedia

• Shiko Munakata — 棟方志功 (1903 1975), born in Aomori, was a Japanese woodblock printmaker in the 20th Century. He is associated with the sosaku hanga movement and the mingei (folk art) movement. Munakata was awarded the Prize of Excellence at the Second… …   Wikipedia