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The Japanese philosopher and aesthete's definitive, hugely influential exposition of his philosophy of folkcrafts, setting out the hallmarks of Japanese design as we know it today: anonymity, quality, simplicity and honesty—and, of course, wabi-sabi, the beauty of imperfection.
By Soetsu Yanagi, Japanese art critic, philosopher, and founder of the Mingei movement (1920s).
352pp