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Yoshitaro Amano 1898-2018
After amassing a busines fortune in the 1930s, then losing a good portion of it in World War II, Yoshitaro Amano was deported to Japan. He returned to America to rebuild his companies, settling in Peru in 1951. His keen interest in pre-Columbian culture
and art led to Amano’s rescue and conservation of ambandoned Peruvian artifacts. They eventually filled his home.
In 1964, Amano founded the Museo Amano, which is one of Peru’s best-kept secrets. Its collection includes more than 600 ancient textiles, as well as ceramics from Pre-Inca cultures.
We have visited the museum several times. Its collection and presentation are a sight to behold, from both a visual and educational standpoint.The textiles were used to tell stories and spread beliefs through an intricate depiction of deities, humans and animals.Textiles play an important role in learning about Pre-Inca cultures and the Inca, including their use in clothing styles for nobility and commoners and in funerary bundles.
