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The Dharma Gate of Beauty - The Aesthetics of Soetsu Yanagi
Japan Folk-Craft Museum
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Soetsu Yanagi et al.
The first director of the Japan Folk-Craft Museum, Soetsu Yanagi, had a deep appreciation for the simple implements of everyday life used by ordinary people and gave the name “Mingei” to the folk crafts produced by anonymous crafts people. In 1948 he penned his own book “Bi no Houmon”（The Dharma Gate of Beauty） gaining inspiration from the ‘Infinite Life Sutra’, primary text of Pure Land Buddhism. Within this book he came to ask the life-long question of why such infinite beauty might come from the hands of unknown craftspeople. This exhibition presents a select choice of his associated collection of Buddhist related craft along with his original writings.
Schedule | Jan 9 (Sat) 2016-Mar 21 (Mon) 2016 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥1100, University and High School Students ¥600, Junior High School and Elementary School Students ¥200. | ||||||
| Venue | Japan Folk-Craft Museum https://mingeikan.or.jp/?lang=en  | ||||||
| Location | 4-3-33 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-0041 | ||||||
| Access | 6 minute walk from the West exit of Komabatodaimae Station on the Keio Inokashira line, 15 minute walk from the West exit of Higashi-Kitazawa Station on the Odakyu Odawara line. | ||||||
| Phone | 03-3467-4527 | ||||||
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