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- MINGEI Susutake Collection
- Aogai Migin Pocket Watch
- New Lacquer IRO KIN - Gold Colors
- New Lacquer - Tsuma Sentoku
- How to Make a Pen Clip
- Was Sie über Urushi wissen müssen
- What to know about Urushi
- New Product - Copper & Urushi
- Urushi Glossary
- ETERNAL BLACK - The Beauty of Shôen-Lacquer
- New NEGORO Lacquer variety "Ko-Negoro"
- New Lacquer - Birdseye Maple Lacquer
- A Note on History of Lcquer
- Kintsugi - Pen Repair
- Hikoju Makie by Takashi Wakamiya
- Tenbikurome-urushi
- New Urushi Lacquer - Torukoseki Nuri
- Negoro - An Essay on Negoro, compiled by Martin Pauli
MINGEI Susutake Collection
The Beauty of Everyday Things
Mingei focuses on everyday objects produced by average people, as opposed to highly refined works of art produced by professional artists. It can also be understood as a response to Japan's rapid industrialization, as it elevates objects made in large quantity by ordinary people, rather than in a factory. In this way, it can also be perceived as a method of cultural and historical preservation. Every item has its own story from a certain region of Japan, and each one was threatened by obsolescence with the rise of factory production in Japan.
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Mingei - The Beauty of Everyday Things