Mingei of Japan: The Legacy of the Founders : Shōji Hamada, Kanjirō Kawai, Sōetsu Yanagi
- ISBN-10
- 0914155202
- ISBN-13
- 9780914155201
- Category
- Decorative arts
- Pages
- 298
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-01-01
- Publisher
- Mingei International Museum of World
- Authors
- Muneyoshi Yanagi, Shōji Hamada, Kanjirō Kawai
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