Mingei

British potter (1887–1979)

Japanese philosopher (1889-1961)

thumb|Thrown, combed tea bowl by Shōji Hamada The concept of , variously translated into English as "folk craft", "folk art" or "popular art", was developed from the mid-1920s in Japan by a philosopher and aesthete, Yanagi Sōetsu (1889–1961), together with a group of craftsmen, including the potters Hamada Shōji (1894–1978) and Kawai Kanjirō (1890–1966). As such, it was a conscious attempt to distinguish ordinary crafts and functional utensils (pottery, lacquerware, textiles, and so on) from "higher" forms of art – at the time much admired by people during a period when Japan was going through

Japanese Mashiko ware Potter (1894-1978)

Shibui (渋い) (adjective), shibumi (渋み) (subjective noun), or shibusa (渋さ) (objective noun) are Japanese words that refer to a particular aesthetic of simple, subtle, and unobtrusive beauty. Like other Japanese aesthetics terms, such as iki and wabi-sabi, shibui can apply to a wide variety of subjects, not just art or fashion.

Japanese ceramicist, essayist (1890-1966)

Japanese potter (1886–1963)

Japanese product designer (1915-2011)

Japanese designer (1895–1984)

museum in Japan

Museum in Korea under Japanese rule

Japanese woodworker and lacquerware artist (1904-1982)