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My life in Japanese art and gardens : from entrepreneur to connoisseur : the autobiography of Adachi Zenko, founder of the Adachi Museum of Art /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Adachi, Zenkō, 1899-1990
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, Calif. : Stone Bridge Press, [2009]
Edition:1st English ed.
Subjects:
Adachi, Zenkō, > 1899-1990.
Art > Collectors and collecting > Japan > Yasugi-shi > Biography.
Adachi Bijutsukan > History.
Art museums > Japan > Yasugi-shi.
Gardens, Japanese > Japan > Yasugi-shi.
Yasugi-shi (Japan) > Biography.
Table of Contents:
  • The budding of a male oshin
  • Starting out as a hauler
  • From military service to a start in business
  • My smile : my life partner
  • A life of inspiration
  • Struggles in Senba
  • in other people I trust
  • Profits from painting
  • Creating the dream garden
  • Fifty years in love with Taikan
  • Memories of friendships and reflections on character
  • Musings about myself and the Adachi Museum
  • What's in a name?
  • Ninety years old and the dream goes on.