Realising that Yi Dynasty wares had been made by "nameless craftsmen", Yanagi felt that there had to be a similar sort of "art form" in Japan. On returning home, therefore, he became interested in his own country's rich cultural heritage and started collecting "vanishing" craft items.
Yanagi realized that there must be a comparable form of "art" in Japan, given the existence of anonymous artisans who made Yi Dynasty wares. He became interested in his own country's rich cultural heritage and began collecting disappearing crafts.