Mingei of Japan | Mingei International Museum

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Mingei of Japan

Selections from Mingei International's Permanent Collection
On View

Aug 1, 1996 - Sep 14, 1999

Location

Mingei International Museum

Curated By

Martha Longenecker

This exhibition honored the founders of the Mingei Association of Japan (Sōetsu Yanagi, Shōji Hamada and Kanjiro Kawai) and included calligraphy by Yanagi, ceramics by Hamada and Kawai along with work by other National Living Treasures Keisuke Serizawa and Tatsuzo Shimaoka; other work included lacquer by Arihiko Natsume, contemporary paper lanterns by Sori Yanagi, a fourteen foot black walnut table commissioned by Mingei International from the Nakashima Studio, and 18 original conoid chairs by Japanese/American George Nakashima.