The Unknown Craftsman
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| Authors | Yanagi Sōetsu |
| Editors | Bernard Leach |
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| ID | 3130287 |
About The Unknown Craftsman
This book challenged the conventional ideas of art and beauty. What is the value of things made by an anonymous craftsman working in a set tradition and producing the same objects continuously for a lifetime? What is the value of handwork? Why should even a roughly lacquered Japanese farmer's rice bowl be beautiful? . . .
