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Anjin - The Life and Times of Samurai William Adams, 1564-1620: A Japanese Perspective 9781898823391
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ANJIN – THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SAMURAI WILLIAM ADAMS, 1564–1620
A derivative drawing of William Adams, which appears to be based on a sketch (date unknown) attributed to Dorothy Burningham from a description given by Malchior von Santvoort – a friend of Adams. Original drawing is to be found at the Rotterdam Maritime Museum. This version appears on the Wikipedia website (source unknown)
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The Japanese name for ‘pilot’ given to William Adams by the Shogun and by which he was and still is known in Japan
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ANJIN
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SAMURAI WILLIAM ADAMS AS SEEN THROUGH JAPANESE EYES H BY
HIROMI T. ROGERS
ANJIN – THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SAMURAI WILLIAM ADAMS, 1564–1620 AS SEEN THROUGH JAPANESE EYES
First published 2016 by RENNAISANCE BOOKS PO Box 219 Folkestone Kent CT20 2WP Renaissance Books is an imprint of Global Books Ltd © Hiromi T. Rogers 2016, 2018 (Paperback) 978-1-898823-22-3 (Hardback) 978-1-898823-39-1 (E-book) 978-1-898823-85-8 (Paperback) All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any electronic, mechanical or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photoco
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This vision would later take on a deeper meaning as Hiroshi Senju, my studio mate, called from Japan and left a message. He had been travelling, finalizing the plans for a historic commission at Daitoku-ji Temple, the most significant birthplace of Japanese culture and the art of tea. His was among more than ten messages from Japan. Towers collapsed at 10 PM Tokyo time, and many in Japan were watching the news, stayed up through the night, concerned about us.
Hiroshi’s message was simple and direct; “I realize that everything now has changed. You now have a responsibility to minister to heal. You have my support in this.” I was bit surprised that he used that word “minister.” It was the first time that he had used this word to describe what I do in the over fifteen years of our friendship.
Back in August, we had decided to secure a smaller studio next door, partly to help Hiroshi complete the enormous commission of over 80 screens for the Daitoku-ji temple, but when he returned, he told me that he wanted to pause working on his commission for a while. “I cannot paint in the same way for a while, …after looking at Ground Zero.” We decided instead to dedicate the space for local artists to exhibit, to dialogue, to hopefully find healing in the process together. We designed the