DISCOVERING JAPAN THROUGH RECENT ART HISTORIES - TAASA Review September 2018

DISCOVERING JAPAN THROUGH RECENT ART HISTORIES – TAASA Review September 2018

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This article was originally found in the September 2018 edition of TAASA Review (Volume 27, Issue 3, Page 12).

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Judith Snodgrass I must have walked past Daihonji many times as we lived in Kyoto for about five years (1968-73) and have returned regularly since then.

It is right in Nishijin, the traditional weaving quarter where I once studied the craft, and just a short walk from Kitano Tenmangu Shrine where the not-to-bemissed monthly flea market is held.

It is one of the oldest buildings in the city, but even that didn’t win it a place in the guide books...