Whats the origin of some of the Japanese artifacts?
The stone lantern is a gift from Hoichi Kurisu, the garden’s designer; it was designed by Futura Oribe, great tea master and feudal lord from 1542 to 1615. The deer chase is a gift of Morinaga Milk Industry Co. of Tokyo. The snow-viewing lantern is a gift of Isamu and Akira Ohno of Tokyo. Mr. Ohno is president of Morinaga Milk Industry Co.