Kawai Kanjirō
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Kawai Kanjirō was a prominent 20th-century Japanese potter and key figure in the Mingei (folk craft) movement, celebrated for blending traditional craftsmanship with modern artistic sensibilities.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese potter
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Mingei movement artist ⓘ ceramic artist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| coFounded | Mingei movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Bernard Leach
NERFINISHED
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Hamada Shōji NERFINISHED ⓘ Yanagi Sōetsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1890-08-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1966-11-18 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Tokyo Higher Technical School
NERFINISHED
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Tokyo Institute of Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Japanese ⓘ |
| familyName | Kawai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ceramics
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folk craft ⓘ industrial design ⓘ pottery ⓘ |
| givenName | Kanjirō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkInCollection |
The British Museum
NERFINISHED
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The Japan Folk Crafts Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria and Albert Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese studio pottery
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contemporary Japanese ceramic artists ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Chinese ceramics
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Hamada Shōji NERFINISHED ⓘ Korean folk ceramics ⓘ Yanagi Sōetsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Mingei folk craft aesthetics
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blending traditional craftsmanship with modern design ⓘ use of natural glazes ⓘ wood-fired climbing kilns ⓘ |
| legacy | Kawai Kanjirō Memorial Museum in Kyoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Japanese folk craft movement
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Mingei movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Kawai Kanjirō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Mingei-style stoneware
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glazed folk pottery ⓘ slipware ceramics ⓘ wood-fired pottery ⓘ |
| occupation |
ceramicist
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craftsman ⓘ designer ⓘ potter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Kyoto, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| residence | Kyoto, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studioLocation | Gojo-zaka, Kyoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website | https://www.kanjiro.jp/ ⓘ |
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