The gardens next to the Hotel Chinzanso in Tokyo are just magnificent! Marla, and I, with our granddaughters, explored the gardens every day during our stay in Tokyo. In 1878, Yamagata Aritomo came into possession of this area, built a large mansion with gardens and named it “Chinzanso.”…
I spent over a year planning a trip with Marla and our granddaughters to Japan, Thailand, Bali, Singapore, and Hong Kong but it almost didn’t happen! A week before our departure Marla was in the hospital for 3 nights with a fracture in her foot that had not…
One our very favorite TV shows in 2024 is “Shogun” on Hulu. It received a whopping 99 points by Rotten Tomatoes. It is based on James Clavell‘s historical novel, “Shogun”, which fictionalized key events and figures of 1600 Japan taking the Azuchi–Momoyama period…
I have had a number of passions over the years and one of them is a love of Asian art. Japan captured my interest as a small boy when my mom showed me a Japanese Satsuma bowl given to her from her mother. While taking care of grandchildren in Dallas…
Last week I told the story about how my love of Japanese antiques was inspired by a Satsuma bowl in my Mother’s china cabinet. In 1991 Marla and I began carrying an assortment of Japanese antiques in our Denver showroom to add to our diverse style mix. We…
A LOVE OF JAPANESE ANTIQUES. HOW MY MOTHER’S CERAMIC BOWL AND A FAVORITE GARDEN WERE AN INSPIRATION.
Even as a small boy I admired this Satsuma bowl in my Mother’s china cabinet and it was an early catalyst for my interest in Japanese antiques. We often visited the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park and this too propelled me on a collector’s…
Marla and I always had an optimistic view of business when we headed up Wesco Fabrics. We didn’t know all the answers but we were pretty resourceful. There were, of course, those times when we were “stumbling towards opportunity.” As in all businesses, things change creating…