{"product_id":"my-life-in-japanese-art-and-gardens-from-entrepreneur-to-connoisseur","title":"My Life in Japanese Art and Gardens: From Entrepreneur to Connoisseur","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1933330864\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Zenko, Adachi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrue to my zodiac, Im a reckless, charging, wild boar kind of man. Rushing ahead without looking right or left has often left me with honorable-or maybe not so honorable-scars on my shins and shoulders.-Adachi ZenkoIn his own words, Adachi Zenko (1899-1990) tells how a scrappy and impoverished boy from rural Japan turned the profits from his flair for daring and dealmaking into a world-class museum and garden. A poor student, bullied in school, the gregarious Adachi learned to seize on every opportunity that came his way. He began as a lowly coal hauler and, after a short stint in the military-aided by his ready, practiced smile-built a series of businesses in Osaka. Always the opportunist, during WWII he sold the army swords while buying up timberland for the expected postwar boom. He was a rice broker, a textile wholesaler, and a real estate man. He went to jail (unjustly). He had close friends who both loved and betrayed him.In the end, Adachi always pursued his three unshakeable passions: art, women, and Japanese gardens. When he was seventy, he fulfilled a lifelong dream by founding the Adachi Museum of Art. With 500,000 visitors per year, today it boasts one of Japans best Nihonga and ceramics collections amidst a spectacular garden rated by Sukiya Living as the finest in Japan.Lively, refreshingly frank, and full of insights into the uniquely Japanese pursuit of business and pleasure, this book presents a full-blooded portrait of a creative, vigorous entrepreneur.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Miakarts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49683095159024,"sku":"NEW1933330864","price":47.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/ethereallybeautiful.com\/products\/my-life-in-japanese-art-and-gardens-from-entrepreneur-to-connoisseur","provider":"Ethereally Beautiful","version":"1.0","type":"link"}