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Oct 21 2006 3 Comments

Tokyo tribute

This week saw five people honoured at the Praemium Imperiale in Tokyo — an art prize awarded by the Japanese Imperial House — with honorary patron Prince Hitachi giving gold medals to artist Yayoi Kusama and composer Steve Reich amongst others.

However the Emperor’s younger brother caused something of a stir at this year’s event with his rather unconventional attire and decidedly bold bouffant.

prince hitachi

Categorized: General

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  1. Metaphysicalmama says

    10/21/2006 at 11:51 pm

    This can’t be real, can it? I love the hair colour and the expression on both of their faces!

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  2. Lil says

    10/22/2006 at 10:23 am

    The woman on the left is the artist Yayoi Kusama. In her 70s, she’s renowned for her unique fashion sense (when I met her in 2003, she was wearing a black dress covered in sequins and a witches hat) and is one of Japan’s most internationally respected artists.

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  3. Hanuman1960 says

    10/22/2006 at 11:25 pm

    That’s just wrong…

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