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The Unknown Craftsman: A Book by Soetsu Yanagi

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1. Copyright Status: The English translation is still under copyright. While Yanagi’s original Japanese works are public domain in Japan (post-50/70 years depending on the edition), the English edition published by Kodansha International (later Kodansha USA) is actively protected.
2. Demand vs. Supply: Because the book is a niche academic text, large-scale pirate ebook sites often ignore it. They prioritize bestsellers, not 50-year-old craft philosophy books.
3. Poor Digitalization: Many legitimate library scans (via Internet Archive) are “borrow-only” or are clunky, searchable PDFs with low-resolution plate images. The book is famous for its black-and-white photography of Korean Punch’ong ware and Japanese folk pottery; bad scans ruin this.

The Philosophy of the Unknown Craftsman