Word: kojiro
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...also brighten Japan's knowledge of Western art. Though the collection is not all first caliber, there are some great works, especially of sculpture (see color pages). Valued at $5,000,000, it was put together in the early part of the century by a Japanese shipbuilder named Kojiro Matsukata, who bought largely by lot, and reportedly paid between $15 million and $20 million all told. Because the Japanese government imposed a 100% duty on art works, Matsukata kept the bulk of his collection in Paris and London. The London half was bombed out in World...
...This is kangaroo country, and the long-necked leapers chased cars down the road at speeds up to 40 m.p.h. One Japanese entry, a Toyopet Crown de Luxe, skidded off the road after a kangaroo bounced on its motor hood, dented a fender and smashed a headlight. Said Driver Kojiro Kondo to his navigator: "Jumping devil come from tree...