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Japanophilia

(Zen pots and cups)

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Published: May 15, 2007 Modified: Feb. 11, 2025
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Sitting on the shelves of a target store were these tea pots and cups. Last time I checked, I don't believe the equation Zen = Cubic was a particularly notable concept.


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Japanophilia
This collection brings together student work from a seminar held at Occidental College, titled "Japanophilia: Orientalism, Nationalism, Transnationalism." The class examined the relationship between collecting/appropriating Japanese cultur…
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