{"product_id":"japanese-modernisation-and-mingei-theory-yuko-kikuchi-9780415405829","title":"Japanese Modernisation and Mingei Theory: Cultural Nationalism and Oriental Orientalism","description":"Conceptualised in 1920s Japan by Yanagi S etsu, the Mingei movement has spread world wide since the 1950s, creating phenomena as diverse as Mingei museums, Mingei connoisseurs and collectors, Mingei shops and Mingei restaurants. The theory, at its core and its adaptation by Bernard Leach, has long been an influential 'Oriental' aesthetic for studio craft artists in the West. But why did Mingei become so particularly influential to a western audience? And could the 'Orientalness' perceived in Mingei theory be nothing more than a myth? This richly illustrated work offers controversial new evidence through its cross-cultural examination of a wide range of materials in Japanese, English, Korean and Chinese, bringing about startling new conclusions concerning Japanese modernization and cultural authenticity. This new interpretation of the Mingei movement will appeal to scholars of Japanese art history as well as those with interests in cultural identity in non-Western cultures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yuko Kikuchi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415405823\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415405829\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/06\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d","brand":"Yuko Kikuchi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056073502975,"sku":"9780415405829","price":56.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_783bc763-8073-4d17-a1d7-54aebc3fc392.jpg?v=1685039366","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/japanese-modernisation-and-mingei-theory-yuko-kikuchi-9780415405829","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}