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Japanese graduate student studies rare Buddhist paintings at Hegeler Carus Mansion · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Japanese graduate student studies rare Buddhist paintings at Hegeler Kearis Mansion.
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  Written by Kate Santalan. This article is being read by
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  an automated voice brought to you by Everlet. Graduate student
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  Kiri Kumagawa recently visited the Hegeler Kearis Mansion in LaSalle
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  to view its rare modern Japanese paintings. The mansion's painting
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  collection includes several art pieces created by painter Kichu Yamada.
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  Kumagawa toured the mansion and received an up close artwork presentation.
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  Kichu Yamada's series of paintings on the Life of Buddha
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  was a hybrid project heavily influenced by direct international contact.
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  It stands as a crucial text bound predecessor to modern
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  Japanese Buddhist paintings, Kumagawa said in a news release. Kumagawa
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  is a student at the Kishu University Graduate School of
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  Humanities in Fukuoka, Japan. The Hegeler Karris Mansion is part
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  of her inaugural trip to the United States. We were
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  elated to host Kiri at the mansion and to assist
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  in her research of modern Japanese artists Heglar Karris. Mansion
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  executive director Laura Walker also said in the news release.
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  For more information, visit Heglercaris dot org or Facebook dot
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  com slash Hegelocaris slash