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Kingdom of Beauty : Mingei and the Politics of Folk Art in Imperial Japan by Kim Brandt (editor); Rey Chow (editor); Harry Harootunian (editor); Masao Miyoshi (editor) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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A Study of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University __Kingdom of Beauty__ shows that the discovery of __mingei__ (folk art) by Japanese intellectuals in the 1920s and 1930s was central to the complex process by which Japan became both a modern nation and an imperial world power. Kim Brandt’s account of the mingei movement locates its origins in colonial Korea, where middle-class Japanese artists and collectors discovered that imperialism offered them special opportunities to amass art objects and gain social, cultural, and even political influence. Later, mingei enthusiasts worked with (and against) other groups—such as state officials, fascist ideologues, rival folk art organizations, local artisans, newspaper and magazine editors, and department store managers—to promote their own vision of beautiful prosperity for Japan, Asia, and indeed the world. In tracing the history of mingei activism, Brandt considers not only Yanagi Muneyoshi, Hamada Shōji, Kawai Kanjirō, and other well-known leaders of the folk art movement but also the often overlooked networks of provincial intellectuals, craftspeople, marketers, and shoppers who were just as important to its success.

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Author

Kim Brandt (editor); Rey Chow (editor); Harry Harootunian (editor); Masao Miyoshi (editor)

Publisher

Duke University Press Books

Published

2020

Language

EN

ISBN

9781283023016

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Crafts & Hobbies, Art