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Know Mingei? If not, don’t worry—it's a fascinating part of Japanese art and culture that many people aren’t familiar with. Mingei (民芸) means “folk art” in Japanese. It was a movement that started in the 1920s when a philosopher named Yanagi Sōetsu noticed that everyday handcrafted objects—like pottery, textiles, baskets, and woodwork—had a unique beauty […]
