YinYing ChenBento: A Carrier of Japanese IdentityThe origin of bento(弁当), or Japanese boxed lunch, can be traced back to as early as the Kamakura Period (1185 AD to 1333 AD) when bento…Apr 12, 20191Apr 12, 20191
YinYing ChenSeeing Japan’s Rapidly Changing Moments in Prints and PhotographyJapan went through a series of profound social, economic, cultural and physical changes from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century…Mar 7, 2019Mar 7, 2019
YinYing CheninDataDrivenInvestorRobots and Our Social PracticesOne of the most stunning examples of how robotic beings has changed/is changing our social practice is the huge warehouse of Amazon, which…Feb 12, 2019Feb 12, 2019
YinYing ChenJapanese Department Store as an Art EntrepreneurIn Meiji Japan, Mitsukoshi, the first modern department store in Japan epitomized many aspects of modern art institutions. It played a…Feb 8, 20191Feb 8, 20191
YinYing ChenHow did a Department Store function as a Taste Cultivator for the New Urban Class in Japan in the…“Taste, the propensity, and capacity to appropriate ( materially or symbolically) a given class of classified, classifying objects or…Feb 2, 2019Feb 2, 2019
YinYing ChenThe Stories of the First Modern Department Store in JapanMitsukoshi is widely considered as the first modern department store in Japan. The origin of Mitsukoshi department store can be traced…Jan 26, 2019Jan 26, 2019
YinYing ChenJapanese Department Stores as the Missionary of CivilizationJapanese department stores and Western department stores have a very different origin. When department stores sprang up in the major…Jan 24, 2019Jan 24, 2019
