Changing seasons in Kyoto: tea master John McGee's historic 17th-century farmhouse in Japan

Authors :: Lutfy, Carol
Source :: Architectural Digest. May, 1993, Vol. 50 Issue 5, p182, 11 p.
Publication Year :: 1993
Abstract: Canadian-born John McGee settled in Japan in 1970 when he discovered the art of creating Japanese-style tea ceremonies. He bought a 1657-built farmhouse in 1987 and filled it with his vast collection of Asian antiques, crafts and sculpture.

Subjects :: McGee, John -- Homes and haunts
Architecture, Japanese -- Remodeling and renovation
Decoration and ornament -- Innovations
Farmhouses -- Japan
Japanese tea ceremony -- Personal narratives
Architecture and design industries
Home and garden

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