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Episode 429 - The Glorious Fool
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37 minutes
Released:
Mar 11, 2022
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How can a man who was terrible as a ruler also be one of the most important tastemakers in Japanese history? Today we're unpacking the biography of Ashikaga Yoshimasa, more or less universally reviled as the worst man ever to lead Japan and yet one of the most important figures in developing much of what we think of as classical Japanese art and aesthetics. Show notes here.
Released:
Mar 11, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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