Mingei: Japan's Enduring Folk Arts

By Amaury Saint-Gilles

Book Overview

First published in 1983, this classic guide to Japanese folk art is now back in print. Giving readers concise insights into Japan's most interesting contemporary folk art, it is easy to read for... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804816069
• ISBN13: 9780804816069
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Tuttle Pub
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Mingei

Mingei, the people's art of Japan, is given encapsuled closeups in 116 chapters with: * Background information on why and how they evolved * Black and white illustrations * Legends from which they sprang * 24 pages of full-colour photographs * Locator map of Japanese prefectures * Explanations of special names * A complete Index/Glossary Mingei, Japan's Enduring Folk Arts was compiled to give readers meaningful but concise access to some of the worlds most interesting contemporary folk art. Easy to read purely for pleasure, Mingei can aid the collector in finding items of exceptional interest. --- from book's back cover