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*''Born: [[1890]]''
*''Died: 1966''
*''Japanese'': 河井寛次郎 ''(Kawai Kanjirou)''
Kawai Kanjirô was a notable ceramics artist of the 20th century and prominent member of the ''[[mingei]]'' (folk crafts) movement.
Kanjirô traveled with fellow ''mingei'' artist [[Hamada Shoji|Hamada Shôji]] in Korea in 1936-1937 collecting pieces for the collection of the newly-established [[Japan Folk Crafts Museum]].<ref>Gallery labels, Metropolitan Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/27925987268/sizes/l/]</ref> The two then traveled for several weeks in 1938-1939 with [[Yanagi Soetsu|Yanagi Sôetsu]] and others in [[Okinawa prefecture|Okinawa]] for similar purposes.<ref>Gallery labels, Okinawa Prefectural Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/33788634314/sizes/l]</ref>
His students included [[Aragaki Eisaburo|Aragaki Eisaburô]].<ref>Gallery labels, Okinawa Prefectural Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/34501088101/sizes/l]</ref>
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*''Died: 1966''
*''Japanese'': 河井寛次郎 ''(Kawai Kanjirou)''
Kawai Kanjirô was a notable ceramics artist of the 20th century and prominent member of the ''[[mingei]]'' (folk crafts) movement.
Kanjirô traveled with fellow ''mingei'' artist [[Hamada Shoji|Hamada Shôji]] in Korea in 1936-1937 collecting pieces for the collection of the newly-established [[Japan Folk Crafts Museum]].<ref>Gallery labels, Metropolitan Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/27925987268/sizes/l/]</ref> The two then traveled for several weeks in 1938-1939 with [[Yanagi Soetsu|Yanagi Sôetsu]] and others in [[Okinawa prefecture|Okinawa]] for similar purposes.<ref>Gallery labels, Okinawa Prefectural Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/33788634314/sizes/l]</ref>
His students included [[Aragaki Eisaburo|Aragaki Eisaburô]].<ref>Gallery labels, Okinawa Prefectural Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/34501088101/sizes/l]</ref>
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==References==
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[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]
