{"product_id":"book-1","title":"Unknown Craftsman: A Japanese Insight into Beauty by Sōetsu Yanagi","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Unknown Craftsman: A Japanese Insight into Beauty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubtitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e A Japanese Insight into Beauty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sōetsu Yanagi (柳 宗悦, Yanagi Sōetsu)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAdapted by:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bernard Leach\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForeword by:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shōji Hamada (revised edition)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kodansha International, Tokyo \/ New York\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e First edition 1972; revised edition 1989; 2013 reprint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrinting:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback (1989\/2013) \/ Hardcover (1972 first edition)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232 (230 pp. in first edition)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/strong\u003e 76 plates (12 color, 64 black and white)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1568365206 (2013) \/ 978-0870119484 (1990 revised pbk) \/ 978-0870111846 (1972 hc)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.4 × 7.1 in. (242 × 193 mm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e N\/A\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e A foundational text for anyone serious about Japanese aesthetics, folk craft, and the philosophy of making. Yanagi Sōetsu — philosopher, collector, and founder of the \u003cem\u003emingei\u003c\/em\u003e (民芸, folk craft) movement — argues that the most profound beauty resides in anonymous, handmade objects created within living tradition rather than by the individual artistic ego. Adapted by the celebrated British potter Bernard Leach, this volume collects Yanagi's major essays on the Buddhist foundations of beauty, the Tea ceremony, the nature of \u003cem\u003eshibui\u003c\/em\u003e (渋い), and the ethics of craft in an industrializing world. Seventy-six plates illustrate the objects — Korean Yi-dynasty rice bowls, Okinawan \u003cem\u003ebingata\u003c\/em\u003e textiles, Japanese folk pottery — that anchored his vision. Essential reading for collectors, studio potters, and students of Japanese material culture.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Shogun's Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51596074811709,"sku":"26L0153","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/2348\/3709\/files\/fullsizeoutput_5b98.heic?v=1776298107","url":"https:\/\/shogunsgallery.com\/products\/book-1","provider":"Shogun's Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}