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Kingdom of Beauty
Mingei and the Politics of Folk Art in Imperial Japan
Taschenbuch von Kim Brandt
Sprache: Englisch

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A Study of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University

Kingdom of Beauty shows that the discovery of mingei (folk art) by Japanese intellectuals in the 1920s and 1930s was central to the complex process by which Japan became both a modern nation and an imperial world power. Kim Brandt's account of the mingei movement locates its origins in colonial Korea, where middle-class Japanese artists and collectors discovered that imperialism offered them special opportunities to amass art objects and gain social, cultural, and even political influence. Later, mingei enthusiasts worked with (and against) other groups-such as state officials, fascist ideologues, rival folk art organizations, local artisans, newspaper and magazine editors, and department store managers-to promote their own vision of beautiful prosperity for Japan, Asia, and indeed the world. In tracing the history of mingei activism, Brandt considers not only Yanagi Muneyoshi, Hamada Sh¿ji, Kawai Kanjir¿, and other well-known leaders of the folk art movement but also the often overlooked networks of provincial intellectuals, craftspeople, marketers, and shoppers who were just as important to its success. The result of their collective efforts, she makes clear, was the transformation of a once-obscure category of pre-industrial rural artifacts into an icon of modern national style.
A Study of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University

Kingdom of Beauty shows that the discovery of mingei (folk art) by Japanese intellectuals in the 1920s and 1930s was central to the complex process by which Japan became both a modern nation and an imperial world power. Kim Brandt's account of the mingei movement locates its origins in colonial Korea, where middle-class Japanese artists and collectors discovered that imperialism offered them special opportunities to amass art objects and gain social, cultural, and even political influence. Later, mingei enthusiasts worked with (and against) other groups-such as state officials, fascist ideologues, rival folk art organizations, local artisans, newspaper and magazine editors, and department store managers-to promote their own vision of beautiful prosperity for Japan, Asia, and indeed the world. In tracing the history of mingei activism, Brandt considers not only Yanagi Muneyoshi, Hamada Sh¿ji, Kawai Kanjir¿, and other well-known leaders of the folk art movement but also the often overlooked networks of provincial intellectuals, craftspeople, marketers, and shoppers who were just as important to its success. The result of their collective efforts, she makes clear, was the transformation of a once-obscure category of pre-industrial rural artifacts into an icon of modern national style.
Über den Autor

Kim Brandt is Associate Professor of Japanese history at Columbia University.

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgments ix

Introduction 1

1. The Beauty of Sorrow 7

2. The Discovery of Mingei 38

3. New Mingei in the 1930s 83

4. Mingei and the Wartime State, 1937-1945 124

5. Renovating Greater East Asia 173

Epilogue 223

Notes 229

Bibliography 277

Index 293
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
Fachbereich: Regionalgeschichte
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 320
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780822340003
ISBN-10: 0822340003
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Brandt, Kim
Hersteller: Duke University Press
Maße: 229 x 152 x 17 mm
Von/Mit: Kim Brandt
Erscheinungsdatum: 20.07.2007
Gewicht: 0,466 kg
preigu-id: 102094513
Über den Autor

Kim Brandt is Associate Professor of Japanese history at Columbia University.

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgments ix

Introduction 1

1. The Beauty of Sorrow 7

2. The Discovery of Mingei 38

3. New Mingei in the 1930s 83

4. Mingei and the Wartime State, 1937-1945 124

5. Renovating Greater East Asia 173

Epilogue 223

Notes 229

Bibliography 277

Index 293
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
Fachbereich: Regionalgeschichte
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 320
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780822340003
ISBN-10: 0822340003
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Brandt, Kim
Hersteller: Duke University Press
Maße: 229 x 152 x 17 mm
Von/Mit: Kim Brandt
Erscheinungsdatum: 20.07.2007
Gewicht: 0,466 kg
preigu-id: 102094513
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