Transcription: Ernest Fenollosa, Anokakura Tenshin. After the opening of Japan to the world, the Japanese people tended to place too much emphasis on Western culture and civilization. They disregarded their own culture. Ernest Fenollosa, who came to Japan from America as a teacher, explained the importance of studying and preserving antique art. He helped the Japanese rethink the magnificence of traditional Japanese culture. Together with Okakura Tenshin, who was one of his students, he helped found the Tokyo Academy of Fine Arts. After he returned to the United States, Vanellosa became the first curator of ...
