Kogei 2020: The Art of Crafting Beauty from Nature
- Price:
- 2,500 yen (JPY)
- Edited by:
- Tokyo National Museum Hyokeikan
- Language(s):
- Japanese
- Size:
- 257 × 185 × 15 mm, 570 g
- Pages:
- 160
- Binding:
- softcover
- Release date:
- 20200920
- ISBN:
- 978-4-86152-810-1 C0072
The contemporary fascination and potential of craft traditions that have evolved in constant conversation with nature.
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This book themed on the relationship of art crafts (kogei) to nature offers new insights into the significance of kogei as revealed through eighty-two recent works each by a different leading contemporary artist in the fields of ceramics, textiles, lacquerware, metalwork, wood and bamboo work, dollmaking, cloisonné, and glass. Discover the power and possibilities of kogei through encounters with living masters who create expressive works for today.