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Nihonga Painter Allan West Shares the Joys and Challenges of Being an Artist in Japan
You may have seen his elegant kimono-clad figure on television, in newspapers, or in your Tokyo guidebook. After almost 40 years of career in Japan, American-born Allan West has become a familiar figure in the world of Nihonga, the Japanese traditional painting. I had the great pleasure to meet him at the end of Spring 2019 in his beautiful studio in Yanaka,…