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Day February 27, 2011

Shelf of Mist – Princess Umenomiya

This shelf, inside the Shugakuin Imperial Villa in Kyoto was named the “Shelf of Mist”, was made under the direction  of Princess Umenomiya.  It dates to roughly 1665.  It was a major departure from austere standards of a tea viewing platform & has had influence on numerous works since. The room is extremely feminine, and almost decorative.  I think I heard the guide say that the princess later become a nun after the death of her father Emperor Go-Mizunoo, but it could have been her sister, and my mis-translation.

Kyoto International Conference Centre- Sachio Otani 1966