Yanagi Muneyoshi (Soetsu Yanagi) Straw Raincoats in Snow Country, 1942
Yanagi Muneyoshi, (Soetsu Yanagi), “Straw Raincoats in Snow Country”, 1942, published by the Japan Folk Craft Association Kogei Editorial Office. Stencil-dyed cover designed by Shigeo Suzuki. A mino (蓑) is a traditional Japanese raincoat made out of straw. This rural garment is the subject of this important book by Yanagi Muneyoshi, the founder of the Mingei Movement. A copy of this publication is the collection of The Japan Folk Crafts Museum , Tokyo. 28 pages of text by Yanagi Muneyoshi (Soetsu Yanagi) and 14 images including 2 in colour.
Muneyoshi (Soetsu) YANAGI (1889-1961) was a thinker, religious philosopher, and art scholar who founded the Mingei National Art Movement in Japan which later became a global movement, due in part to the influence of Soetsu’s colleagues, Bernard Leach and Shoji Hamada, who brought its philosophy to the United Kingdom in 1920. Suzuki Shigeo (1914-2003) was introduced to Soetsu Yanagi in 1935. In 1937, he studied design under Serizawa Keisuke. In 1953, he became an assistant to Bernard Leach.
Authors: Muneyoshi Yanagi (Soetsu Yanagi)
Design: Shigeo Suzuki
Title: Straw Raincoats in Snow Country
Publisher: Japan Folk Craft Association Kogei Editorial Office, Tokyo
Publication Date: 1942
Total Pages: 54
Format: Stencil-dyed paper covered boards designed by Shigeo Suzuki
Images: 14
Condition: Very good
Stock Number: RB03249
Yanagi Muneyoshi, (Soetsu Yanagi), “Straw Raincoats in Snow Country”, 1942, published by the Japan Folk Craft Association Kogei Editorial Office. Stencil-dyed cover designed by Shigeo Suzuki. A mino (蓑) is a traditional Japanese raincoat made out of straw. This rural garment is the subject of this important book by Yanagi Muneyoshi, the founder of the Mingei Movement. A copy of this publication is the collection of The Japan Folk Crafts Museum , Tokyo. 28 pages of text by Yanagi Muneyoshi (Soetsu Yanagi) and 14 images including 2 in colour.
Muneyoshi (Soetsu) YANAGI (1889-1961) was a thinker, religious philosopher, and art scholar who founded the Mingei National Art Movement in Japan which later became a global movement, due in part to the influence of Soetsu’s colleagues, Bernard Leach and Shoji Hamada, who brought its philosophy to the United Kingdom in 1920. Suzuki Shigeo (1914-2003) was introduced to Soetsu Yanagi in 1935. In 1937, he studied design under Serizawa Keisuke. In 1953, he became an assistant to Bernard Leach.
Authors: Muneyoshi Yanagi (Soetsu Yanagi)
Design: Shigeo Suzuki
Title: Straw Raincoats in Snow Country
Publisher: Japan Folk Craft Association Kogei Editorial Office, Tokyo
Publication Date: 1942
Total Pages: 54
Format: Stencil-dyed paper covered boards designed by Shigeo Suzuki
Images: 14
Condition: Very good
Stock Number: RB03249
Yanagi Muneyoshi, (Soetsu Yanagi), “Straw Raincoats in Snow Country”, 1942, published by the Japan Folk Craft Association Kogei Editorial Office. Stencil-dyed cover designed by Shigeo Suzuki. A mino (蓑) is a traditional Japanese raincoat made out of straw. This rural garment is the subject of this important book by Yanagi Muneyoshi, the founder of the Mingei Movement. A copy of this publication is the collection of The Japan Folk Crafts Museum , Tokyo. 28 pages of text by Yanagi Muneyoshi (Soetsu Yanagi) and 14 images including 2 in colour.
Muneyoshi (Soetsu) YANAGI (1889-1961) was a thinker, religious philosopher, and art scholar who founded the Mingei National Art Movement in Japan which later became a global movement, due in part to the influence of Soetsu’s colleagues, Bernard Leach and Shoji Hamada, who brought its philosophy to the United Kingdom in 1920. Suzuki Shigeo (1914-2003) was introduced to Soetsu Yanagi in 1935. In 1937, he studied design under Serizawa Keisuke. In 1953, he became an assistant to Bernard Leach.
Authors: Muneyoshi Yanagi (Soetsu Yanagi)
Design: Shigeo Suzuki
Title: Straw Raincoats in Snow Country
Publisher: Japan Folk Craft Association Kogei Editorial Office, Tokyo
Publication Date: 1942
Total Pages: 54
Format: Stencil-dyed paper covered boards designed by Shigeo Suzuki
Images: 14
Condition: Very good
Stock Number: RB03249
