Mingei
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mingei is a noun meaning A Japanese folk art movement focusing on inexpensive hand-made everyday items.
Meaning
A Japanese folk art movement focusing on inexpensive hand-made everyday items.
Example Sentences
He studied industrial ceramics at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, inspired by a visit to the Japan Folk Crafts Museum in 1938, where he encountered mingei philosophy, and its objects, for the first time.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include meibutsu, mizuhiki, bonseki, nihonga, nageire, japonaiserie.
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