A century ago, the Japanese ... Mingei (“art of the people”), an elision of minshūteki kōgei (“ordinary people’s craft”). Mingei, in the vein of the British Arts and Crafts movement ...

The arts of Japan, both traditional and contemporary, finally get the spotlight at the Detroit Institute of Arts with the opening Saturday of its new permanent Japanese gallery. Creating the ...

For Shibunkaku in Kyoto, the Nihonga movement offers lessons about sustainability that are increasingly relevant in a climate-challenged world. By David Belcher Japanese art has long been ...

In ancient times, Japanese arts and crafts ... a better understanding of Joseon arts and crafts — and eventually leading him to establish the mingei movement along with notable artists such ...

In fact, he is one of a small number of Japanese artists still practicing the ancient tradition of “tebori” (literally “hand-carved”) tattoos. The first written records of tattoos in Japan ...

as not being genuine art. Undeterred, however, Yanagi spent his lifetime collecting Asian folk crafts, continuing to champion the Mingei movement along with his friends and colleagues Shoji Hamada ...

The Arts Center is helping Brazos Valley explore a different part of the world by hosting a Japanese Art and Culture Festival ... technique involves hand carving a block for each color, applying ...

Giant waves. A Japanese artist who goes by the name Lito carves these delicate designs on fallen leaves, giving life back to them. The world of Lito’s delicate art, which he began in 2020 and ...

Taking influence from classic German techniques and the creative energy of the American craft movement, Japanese craft beers offer much more than the light and extra-dry lagers from the big producers.