柳宗悦(1889—1961)是日本著名的工艺美术家,民艺运动的倡导者。他于1889年(明治22年)生于东京,18岁入东京学习院高等学科,21岁又入东京帝国大学文科大学哲学系,研究哲学、科学和宗教、艺术等,并于1931年毕业。1916年(大正5年)8月至年底,他访问朝鲜和中国,考察绘画、建筑、雕刻、陶瓷等,从而对艺术,特别是工艺美术产生了浓厚的兴趣。1926年(大正15年),他开始致力于倡导民间工艺美术,同年4月发表《日本民艺美术馆设立趣意书》,筹办日本民艺美术馆,但因资金短缺,不能如愿。1927年(昭和2年)4月,《大调和》杂志创刊后,连载柳宗悦所著的《工艺之道》等论文,论述了工艺美术的艺术规律,得到艺术界的赞赏,并于翌年3月出版单行本,奠定了日本工艺美术的 Liu Zongyue (1889-1961) is a famous Japanese craft artist and advocator of folk art movement. He was born in Tokyo in 1889 (22) and studied at the Tokyo Academy of Learning at the age of 18, and entered the Faculty of Philosophy at Tokyo Imperial University at the age of 21 to study philosophy, science and religion, art, and graduated in 1931. 1916 (Taisho 5 years) From August to the end of the year, he visited North Korea and China and visited paintings, architecture, sculpture, ceramics, etc., and thus heightened his interest in art, especially in arts and crafts. In 1926 (Taisho 15 years), he started devoting himself to promoting folk arts and crafts. In April of the same year, he published “Interesting Books of Japanese Folk Art Museums” and organized the Japan Folk Art Museum. However, due to lack of funds, he could not do so. In April 1927 (Showa 2), after the publication of Major Symposium Magazine, a series of essays such as The Road to Craft published by Liu Zongyue discussed the artistic rules of arts and crafts and won the appreciation of the arts. In the following year, 3 Month published a single copy, laid the Japanese arts and crafts