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David Kidd (1926–21 November 1996) was an American-born writer, teacher and connoisseur who devoted his life to experiencing the culture of China and Japan. In Kyoto, he was the founding director of the Oomoto School of Traditional Japanese Arts.
Nov 27, 1996 · David Kidd, an American expatriate who became so imbued with traditional Chinese and Japanese art and culture that by the end of his career he was teaching Japanese traditions to the Japanese,...
Feb 5, 2017 · David Kidd's book is a memoir of his life in Beijing with a wealthy Chinese family before and after the Communist Revolution. It is a wistful, mournful, and humorous account of the last days of old China and its culture.
May 1, 2003 · David Kidd, a young American student is in Peking as the revolution comes. He marries into an illustrious but impoverished Chinese family. His wife is the daughter of the last chief justice of the Nationalist government's Supreme Court.
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Showing 20 distinct works. sort by. * Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more books, click here . David Kidd has 20 books on Goodreads with 2189 ratings. David Kidd’s most popular book is Peking Story: The Last Days of Old China (New York Review Books...
Sep 25, 2017 · David Kidd — seen here in 1986 — was “a genius of Asianaesthetics,” says author Alex Kerr, who continues to wield influence in the Japanesearts via the “disciples” he left behind. | COURTESY OF...
For two years before and after the 1948 Communist Revolution, David Kidd lived in Peking, where he married the daughter of an aristocratic Chinese family.
