{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Kyoto Journal - Kyotographie - Sharing Visions - The Heartwork of Kyoto Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/kyotographie-2025.kyotojournal.org\/ja","author_name":"david-emrich","author_url":"https:\/\/kyotographie-2025.kyotojournal.org\/ja\/author\/david-emrich\/","title":"A Life Dedicated to Art - Kyoto Journal - Kyotographie - Sharing Visions - The Heartwork of Kyoto Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"GlRulSdc9u\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kyotographie-2025.kyotojournal.org\/ja\/a-life-dedicated-to-art\/\">\u82b8\u8853\u306b\u6367\u3052\u3089\u308c\u305f\u4eba\u751f<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/kyotographie-2025.kyotojournal.org\/ja\/a-life-dedicated-to-art\/embed\/#?secret=GlRulSdc9u\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;A Life Dedicated to Art&#8221; &#8212; Kyoto Journal - Kyotographie - Sharing Visions - The Heartwork of Kyoto Journal\" data-secret=\"GlRulSdc9u\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/kyotographie-2025.kyotojournal.org\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/kyotographie-2025.kyotojournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-Life-Dedicated-to-Art.webp","thumbnail_width":1500,"thumbnail_height":2000,"description":"KJ 92 \u201cDevotion\u201d features Robert van Koesveld\u2019s intimate portrait of Tsunekazu, a senior geiko (as geisha are known in Kyoto) of the Gion Higashi geisha district. He was able to gain the trust of the karyukai, or \u201cflower and willow world,\u201d through repeated visits to Kyoto in the company of his translator. His book, Geiko &amp; Maiko of Kyoto, explores all phases of the geisha life cycle, from her debut to old age, along with profiles of the proprietors of okiya (geisha houses) and ochaya (tea houses), teachers, dressers, hairdressers, kimono merchants and others who comprise a complex artistic ecosystem. A psychotherapist by training, he strove in this portrait to [&hellip;]"}