Mingei of Japan | Mingei International Museum

IMPORTANT UPDATE! Our galleries are partially closed while we install our next fall show -- Inside the Design Center! In the meantime, enjoy discounted admission prices. Visit us to see Layered Narratives and Fashioning an Icon (closes on Sept 7th).

Mingei of Japan

The Enduring Arts of the Land and the People
On View

Feb 5 - Jul 25, 1993

Curated By

Martha Longenecker

Sponsored by the Nathan Cummings Foundation and supported by an additional contribution from the John M. and Sally B. Thornton Foundation.

Shiko Munakata woodblocks; ceramics by Shôji Hamada; calligraphy of Sôetsu Yanagi; Keisuke Serizawa paintings, stencil-dyed, handmade paper and textiles; and handmade paper by Eishiro Abe. Complementing outstanding works by these "living national treasures," were objects of unsurpassed beauty by unknown craftsmen.