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Mingeikan, Sept 2012

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The Japan Folk Crafts Museum (Mingeikan)was founded in 1936 by Soetsu Yanagi (1889-1961). It is dedicated to promoting the Mingei folk crafts movement and showing items from all over Japan. A contemporary and friend of Bernard Leach, Yanagi believed in the high aesthetic value of everyday items made by anonymous craftsmen working in set traditions.
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  • Entrance to the Japan Folk Crafts Museum (Mingeikan), Tokyo, Japan, September 9, 2012. The museum was founded in 1936 by Soetsu Yanagi (1889-1961). It is dedicated to promoting the Mingei folk crafts movement and showing items from all over Japan. A contemporary and friend of Bernard Leach, Yanagi believed in the high aesthetic value of everyday items made by anonymous craftsmen working in set traditions.
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  • Entrance to the Japan Folk Crafts Museum (Mingeikan), Tokyo, Japan, September 9, 2012. The museum was founded in 1936 by Soetsu Yanagi (1889-1961). It is dedicated to promoting the Mingei folk crafts movement and showing items from all over Japan. A contemporary and friend of Bernard Leach, Yanagi believed in the high aesthetic value of everyday items made by anonymous craftsmen working in set traditions.
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  • Entrance to the Japan Folk Crafts Museum (Mingeikan), Tokyo, Japan, September 9, 2012. The museum was founded in 1936 by Soetsu Yanagi (1889-1961). It is dedicated to promoting the Mingei folk crafts movement and showing items from all over Japan. A contemporary and friend of Bernard Leach, Yanagi believed in the high aesthetic value of everyday items made by anonymous craftsmen working in set traditions.
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  • Entrance to the Japan Folk Crafts Museum (Mingeikan), Tokyo, Japan, September 9, 2012. The museum was founded in 1936 by Soetsu Yanagi (1889-1961). It is dedicated to promoting the Mingei folk crafts movement and showing items from all over Japan. A contemporary and friend of Bernard Leach, Yanagi believed in the high aesthetic value of everyday items made by anonymous craftsmen working in set traditions.
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  • Reception at the entrance to the Japan Folk Crafts Museum (Mingeikan), Tokyo, Japan, September 9, 2012. The museum was founded in 1936 by Soetsu Yanagi (1889-1961). It is dedicated to promoting the Mingei folk crafts movement and showing items from all over Japan. A contemporary and friend of Bernard Leach, Yanagi believed in the high aesthetic value of everyday items made by anonymous craftsmen working in set traditions.
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  • Reception at the entrance to the Japan Folk Crafts Museum (Mingeikan), Tokyo, Japan, September 9, 2012. The museum was founded in 1936 by Soetsu Yanagi (1889-1961). It is dedicated to promoting the Mingei folk crafts movement and showing items from all over Japan. A contemporary and friend of Bernard Leach, Yanagi believed in the high aesthetic value of everyday items made by anonymous craftsmen working in set traditions.
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  • Inside the entrance of the Japan Folk Crafts Museum (Mingeikan), Tokyo, Japan, September 9, 2012. The museum was founded in 1936 by Soetsu Yanagi (1889-1961). It is dedicated to promoting the Mingei folk crafts movement and showing items from all over Japan. A contemporary and friend of Bernard Leach, Yanagi believed in the high aesthetic value of everyday items made by anonymous craftsmen working in set traditions.
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  • Inside the entrance of the Japan Folk Crafts Museum (Mingeikan), Tokyo, Japan, September 9, 2012. The museum was founded in 1936 by Soetsu Yanagi (1889-1961). It is dedicated to promoting the Mingei folk crafts movement and showing items from all over Japan. A contemporary and friend of Bernard Leach, Yanagi believed in the high aesthetic value of everyday items made by anonymous craftsmen working in set traditions.
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  • Inside the entrance of the Japan Folk Crafts Museum (Mingeikan), Tokyo, Japan, September 9, 2012. The museum was founded in 1936 by Soetsu Yanagi (1889-1961). It is dedicated to promoting the Mingei folk crafts movement and showing items from all over Japan. A contemporary and friend of Bernard Leach, Yanagi believed in the high aesthetic value of everyday items made by anonymous craftsmen working in set traditions.
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  • Inside the entrance of the Japan Folk Crafts Museum (Mingeikan), Tokyo, Japan, September 9, 2012. The museum was founded in 1936 by Soetsu Yanagi (1889-1961). It is dedicated to promoting the Mingei folk crafts movement and showing items from all over Japan. A contemporary and friend of Bernard Leach, Yanagi believed in the high aesthetic value of everyday items made by anonymous craftsmen working in set traditions.
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  • A shishi (Chinese guardian lion) exhibit in the Japan Folk Crafts Museum (Mingeikan), Tokyo, Japan, September 9, 2012. The museum was founded in 1936 by Soetsu Yanagi (1889-1961). It is dedicated to promoting the Mingei folk crafts movement and showing items from all over Japan. A contemporary and friend of Bernard Leach, Yanagi believed in the high aesthetic value of everyday items made by anonymous craftsmen working in set traditions.
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  • A magazine showing a shishi (Chinese guardian lion) in the Japan Folk Crafts Museum (Mingeikan), Tokyo, Japan, September 9, 2012. The museum was founded in 1936 by Soetsu Yanagi (1889-1961). It is dedicated to promoting the Mingei folk crafts movement and showing items from all over Japan. A contemporary and friend of Bernard Leach, Yanagi believed in the high aesthetic value of everyday items made by anonymous craftsmen working in set traditions.
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  • Japan Folk Crafts Museum (Mingeikan), Tokyo, Japan, September 9, 2012. The museum was founded in 1936 by Soetsu Yanagi (1889-1961). It is dedicated to promoting the Mingei folk crafts movement and showing items from all over Japan. A contemporary and friend of Bernard Leach, Yanagi believed in the high aesthetic value of everyday items made by anonymous craftsmen working in set traditions.
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  • Japan Folk Crafts Museum (Mingeikan), Tokyo, Japan, September 9, 2012. The museum was founded in 1936 by Soetsu Yanagi (1889-1961). It is dedicated to promoting the Mingei folk crafts movement and showing items from all over Japan. A contemporary and friend of Bernard Leach, Yanagi believed in the high aesthetic value of everyday items made by anonymous craftsmen working in set traditions.
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  • An exhibit at the Japan Folk Crafts Museum (Mingeikan), Tokyo, Japan, September 9, 2012. The museum was founded in 1936 by Soetsu Yanagi (1889-1961). It is dedicated to promoting the Mingei folk crafts movement and showing items from all over Japan. A contemporary and friend of Bernard Leach, Yanagi believed in the high aesthetic value of everyday items made by anonymous craftsmen working in set traditions.
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  • Japan Folk Crafts Museum (Mingeikan), Tokyo, Japan, September 9, 2012. The museum was founded in 1936 by Soetsu Yanagi (1889-1961). It is dedicated to promoting the Mingei folk crafts movement and showing items from all over Japan. A contemporary and friend of Bernard Leach, Yanagi believed in the high aesthetic value of everyday items made by anonymous craftsmen working in set traditions.
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  • Japan Folk Crafts Museum (Mingeikan), Tokyo, Japan, September 9, 2012. The museum was founded in 1936 by Soetsu Yanagi (1889-1961). It is dedicated to promoting the Mingei folk crafts movement and showing items from all over Japan. A contemporary and friend of Bernard Leach, Yanagi believed in the high aesthetic value of everyday items made by anonymous craftsmen working in set traditions.
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  • Japan Folk Crafts Museum (Mingeikan), Tokyo, Japan, September 9, 2012. The museum was founded in 1936 by Soetsu Yanagi (1889-1961). It is dedicated to promoting the Mingei folk crafts movement and showing items from all over Japan. A contemporary and friend of Bernard Leach, Yanagi believed in the high aesthetic value of everyday items made by anonymous craftsmen working in set traditions.
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  • Japan Folk Crafts Museum (Mingeikan), Tokyo, Japan, September 9, 2012. The museum was founded in 1936 by Soetsu Yanagi (1889-1961). It is dedicated to promoting the Mingei folk crafts movement and showing items from all over Japan. A contemporary and friend of Bernard Leach, Yanagi believed in the high aesthetic value of everyday items made by anonymous craftsmen working in set traditions.
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  • Japan Folk Crafts Museum (Mingeikan), Tokyo, Japan, September 9, 2012. The museum was founded in 1936 by Soetsu Yanagi (1889-1961). It is dedicated to promoting the Mingei folk crafts movement and showing items from all over Japan. A contemporary and friend of Bernard Leach, Yanagi believed in the high aesthetic value of everyday items made by anonymous craftsmen working in set traditions.
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  • Japan Folk Crafts Museum (Mingeikan), Tokyo, Japan, September 9, 2012. The museum was founded in 1936 by Soetsu Yanagi (1889-1961). It is dedicated to promoting the Mingei folk crafts movement and showing items from all over Japan. A contemporary and friend of Bernard Leach, Yanagi believed in the high aesthetic value of everyday items made by anonymous craftsmen working in set traditions.
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  • Japan Folk Crafts Museum (Mingeikan), Tokyo, Japan, September 9, 2012. The museum was founded in 1936 by Soetsu Yanagi (1889-1961). It is dedicated to promoting the Mingei folk crafts movement and showing items from all over Japan. A contemporary and friend of Bernard Leach, Yanagi believed in the high aesthetic value of everyday items made by anonymous craftsmen working in set traditions.
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  • Kimono on display at the Japan Folk Crafts Museum (Mingeikan), Tokyo, Japan, September 9, 2012. The museum was founded in 1936 by Soetsu Yanagi (1889-1961). It is dedicated to promoting the Mingei folk crafts movement and showing items from all over Japan. A contemporary and friend of Bernard Leach, Yanagi believed in the high aesthetic value of everyday items made by anonymous craftsmen working in set traditions.
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  • An exhibit at the Japan Folk Crafts Museum (Mingeikan), Tokyo, Japan, September 9, 2012. The museum was founded in 1936 by Soetsu Yanagi (1889-1961). It is dedicated to promoting the Mingei folk crafts movement and showing items from all over Japan. A contemporary and friend of Bernard Leach, Yanagi believed in the high aesthetic value of everyday items made by anonymous craftsmen working in set traditions.
    24Mingeikan09SEP12_DSC1593.jpg
  • An exhibit at the Japan Folk Crafts Museum (Mingeikan), Tokyo, Japan, September 9, 2012. The museum was founded in 1936 by Soetsu Yanagi (1889-1961). It is dedicated to promoting the Mingei folk crafts movement and showing items from all over Japan. A contemporary and friend of Bernard Leach, Yanagi believed in the high aesthetic value of everyday items made by anonymous craftsmen working in set traditions.
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