Yanagi Sōetsu

Japanese philosopher (1889-1961) · Japan · On the map · Academics · Died at 72

Yanagi Sōetsu , also known as Yanagi Muneyoshi, was a Japanese art critic, philosopher, and founder of the mingei movement in Japan in the late 1920s and 1930s.

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