Abstract

Muneyoshi Yanagi, deeply associated with a unique folk craft movement and Pure Land Buddhism, shed light on Kibutsu Buddha and focused on Myokonin. This book is a laborious work that uncovers Yanagi's influence on Japanese thought while referring to his extensive academic traces, social connections, and Pure Land faith (Buddhist studies). Although there have been books on Yanagi as a folk craft movement activist, this work primarily unfolds around his stance of seeking the basis of Mingei aesthetics in Pure Land thought.

Author’s Information

Katsuhito Okamoto
Born in 1954. He is a poet and literary critic. His collection of criticisms include "Nostalgic Poetry: Post-war Poets", "Constellation of Contemporary Poetry", "The Voice Saying 'Live' – Shinko Ayukawa's Modernism", "Poetic Horizon – From Sakutaro Hagiwara to Hideo Kobayashi and Junzaburo Nishiwaki", "Tokyo in the 1920s". His poetry collections include "A Store Named Sherlock Holmes", "Beagle Dog Voyage", "Miserere: Silent Season", "Urban Poetics", "Quartet of Ancient City Pilgrimage". Alongside his poetry, he continues to study the works of Soetsu Yanagi, Masako Shirasu, and Hideo Kobayashi.