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Issue 55 (February 2015, Volume 10, Number 1)

Issue 55 (February 2015, Volume 10, Number 1)

Contents

An Interview with Ueda Lisa
Designing Nature: The Rinpa Aesthetic in Japanese Art
Masterpieces of Artisanal Japan: Wazuka Tea and Ogatsu Inkstones
Tango at the End of Winter

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William Cottrell

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Sir Hugh Cortazzi, Susan Meehan and Mike Sullivan

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