An exhibition of folk crafts named after the religious philosopher Yanagi Soetsu, who found beauty in everyday life tools and promoted the "folk art movement" to transform life and society through crafts, was held at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. increase.
This exhibition, named "100 Years of Folk Art," was held 60 years after the death of Soetsu Yanagi, and about 100 years after the word "Mingei" was born, and was collected in various places. More than 470 items such as ceramics, dyeing and weaving crafts, and woodwork are on display.
Of these, "Tamba cloth nightwear" was one of the early collections, and was found in the morning market in Kyoto, where Yanagi was affected by the Great Kanto Earthquake.
In addition, "Jiyukake Daikoku" is a woodworking tool used to hang pots and kettles at the fireside of a private house, and Yanagi and his colleagues found beauty in the deep colors that were smoked.
As Japan modernizes, it is considered to be a collection that symbolizes the movement to re-evaluate the traditional culture of the region.
This exhibition will be held at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo from the 26th to the 13th of February next year.