Mingei : Japanese Folk Arts

Since I missed the exhibition "l'esprit MINGEI" in the quai Branly Museum in Paris last year, I was intrigued to know what it was all about... I'm a fan of Japan and its arts, both traditional and modern.

And then I inherited a book from a dear friend, called "The Folk Arts of Japan", with an introduction of the founder of the concept of Mingei Art, Yanagi Soetsu, who turned out to be the founder of the Mingei movement! By Googling around a bit, I stumbled upon a Mingei Art Museum... online. This is the site I want to present to you today.

This online Museum IS CHOCK-FULL OF information, and features +200 beautiful photographs of delicate lacquerware,

impressive metalware,

paintings,

ceramics,

I hope you enjoyed this little tour, and would, like me, want to know more about Yanagi, the Mingei movement, and how it influences Japanese design today!

Beautymist.