Yanagi Sōetsu
Yanagi Sōetsu | |
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Yanagi in 1950 | |
| Born | March 21, 1889 |
| Died | May 3, 1961 (aged 72) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
| Known for | Founder of the mingei (folk craft) movement |
| Movement | Mingei (Folk craft) |
| Awards | Order of Cultural Merit (South Korea), 3rd grade |
Yanagi Sōetsu (Japanese: 柳 宗悦, March 21, 1889 – May 3, 1961), also known as Yanagi Muneyoshi, was a Japanese art critic, philosopher, and founder of the mingei (folk craft) movement in Japan in the late 1920s and 1930s.