Tokyo Jinja

Tokyo Jinja…in Doha

I am an American antiques dealer, design historian and “trailing spouse” living in Tokyo, Japan for the last nine years with my husband and two beautiful daughters. We have just moved from our adopted home in Japan to a very new and different one in Doha, Qatar. Come join me in adventures throughout Asia, the Middle East, Europe and America, looking at decorative and fine arts. Also, experience my trials and travails as I renovate and decorate a Victorian beach cottage from halfway around the world and chronicle my interior design projects.

Always able to spot the proverbial needle in a haystack and sort the valuable from the junk, I have spent years combing Tokyo flea markets, better known as shrine sales, for treasures each week for clients around the world. Porcelain, textiles, woodblock prints, baskets, vintage fishing floats, and katagami stencils are just some of the finds that have come my way. Here in Doha the discoveries will be different, but I am already finding textiles, trim, carpets and inlaid furniture. And there is nothing I like better than imagining and researching an object’s past, finding a modern-day use for it and writing a post about it to share with my readers. I also write the Provenance column each month over at Cloth & Kind which offers a scholarly nod to the history of iconic styles in textile & design.

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