mingei movement
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The mingei movement was a Japanese folk art and craft movement that celebrated the beauty and value of everyday handmade objects created by anonymous artisans.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| mingei | 3 |
| mingei movement canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2301786 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: mingei movement Context triple: [Japan Folk Crafts Museum, dedicatedTo, mingei movement]
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Kominka movement
The Kominka movement was a Japanization campaign in colonial Taiwan that sought to transform Taiwanese residents into loyal subjects of the Japanese emperor through cultural, linguistic, and social assimilation policies.
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Bunka no Hi
Bunka no Hi is a Japanese national holiday celebrated on November 3rd that promotes culture, the arts, and academic achievement through festivals, exhibitions, and award ceremonies.
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C.
Shinshukyo
Shinshukyo refers to Japan’s “new religions,” a diverse group of modern religious movements that emerged mainly from the late 19th century onward, often blending Shinto, Buddhist, and other spiritual elements.
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Japanese New Wave
Japanese New Wave was a radical postwar film movement in Japan known for its experimental style, social critique, and departure from studio-era conventions.
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Kutani ware ceramics
Kutani ware ceramics are a traditional style of Japanese porcelain renowned for their vivid overglaze enamels and intricate, colorful designs that originated in the Edo period.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: mingei movement Target entity description: The mingei movement was a Japanese folk art and craft movement that celebrated the beauty and value of everyday handmade objects created by anonymous artisans.
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A.
Kominka movement
The Kominka movement was a Japanization campaign in colonial Taiwan that sought to transform Taiwanese residents into loyal subjects of the Japanese emperor through cultural, linguistic, and social assimilation policies.
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B.
Bunka no Hi
Bunka no Hi is a Japanese national holiday celebrated on November 3rd that promotes culture, the arts, and academic achievement through festivals, exhibitions, and award ceremonies.
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C.
Shinshukyo
Shinshukyo refers to Japan’s “new religions,” a diverse group of modern religious movements that emerged mainly from the late 19th century onward, often blending Shinto, Buddhist, and other spiritual elements.
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D.
Japanese New Wave
Japanese New Wave was a radical postwar film movement in Japan known for its experimental style, social critique, and departure from studio-era conventions.
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E.
Kutani ware ceramics
Kutani ware ceramics are a traditional style of Japanese porcelain renowned for their vivid overglaze enamels and intricate, colorful designs that originated in the Edo period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art movement
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cultural movement ⓘ folk art movement ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
elevate everyday craft to art status
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preserve traditional crafts ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Japan Folk Crafts Museum
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Nihon Mingeikan ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
beauty of imperfection
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folk craft ⓘ handmade production ⓘ local materials ⓘ mingei movement self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
mingei
regional traditions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Japanese modernism ⓘ |
| documentedIn | writings of Yanagi Sōetsu ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
everyday utensils
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folk pottery ⓘ lacquerware ⓘ textiles ⓘ woodwork ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Yanagi Sōetsu ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | "min" (people) and "gei" (art or craft) ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Bernard Leach
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Hamada Shōji ⓘ Kawai Kanjirō ⓘ Yanagi Sōetsu ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophy |
beauty in everyday objects
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collective creation over individual authorship ⓘ functional beauty ⓘ simplicity ⓘ usefulness ⓘ value of anonymous craftsmanship ⓘ |
| inception |
1920s
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late 1920s ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese craft design
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contemporary craft movements ⓘ modern studio pottery ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arts and Crafts movement
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Buddhism ⓘ Japanese folk traditions ⓘ William Morris ⓘ Chan Buddhism ⓘ
surface form:
Zen Buddhism
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| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| opposes |
excessive individualism in art
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industrial mass production ⓘ |
| periodOfActivity |
Showa era
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surface form:
Shōwa period
Taisho era ⓘ
surface form:
Taishō period
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Subject: mingei movement Description of subject: The mingei movement was a Japanese folk art and craft movement that celebrated the beauty and value of everyday handmade objects created by anonymous artisans.
Referenced by (6)
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