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Yet he made a contribution to Japanese culture that has far outlasted the conquests of his triumphant predecessors. So argues Donald Keene, the distinguished American scholar and leading interpreter of Japanese civilization, in his elegant, incisive new biography, Yoshimasa and the Silver Pavilion: The Creation of the Soul of Japan...
After retiring from public life and entering the Zen Buddhist order as a monk, Yoshimasa freely indulged his passions for architecture, gardening, literature and fine art. Early in his reign, he gained notoriety for building lavish palaces, even during times of terrible hardship for most of his people; in retirement...
One of the key innovations of the Silver Pavilion was the central importance of its gardens, a design approach that became basic to Japanese architecture. Gardens had always held an important place in the nation's soul, as we know from The Tale of Genji and other early court fiction...
Camera Obscura’s sound and style seem plucked right from Tigermilk-era Belle & Sebastian, blended with the seminal acoustic indie-pop aesthetic identified with NME’s C-86 compilation and the Sarah 100. Informing the 60s sound and its topical fixation on childish love, Camera Obscura...
It’s Saturday. Anxious preteens and closet fanatics alike crowd the rear of the Harvard Square Sprint Store, eagerly anticipating the arrival of MTV Real World cast members Ace, from the Paris season, and Cameran and Randy, of the currently running San Diego season. Representatives from JAMN 94.5...