Mr. Yanagi sees folk art as a manifestation of the essential world from which art, philosophy, and religion arise and in which the barriers between them disappe

The daily lives of ordinary people are replete with objects, common things used in commonplace settings. These objects are our constant companions in life. As s

"Today Yoshimasa is remembered primarily as the builder of the Temple of the Silver Pavilion and as the ruler at the time of the Onin War (1467-1477), after whi