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Shinshichi III has been described as "a Kyoto sophisticate with refined taste (''[[tsu|tsûjin]]'') and artistic sensibility."<ref>Conant. p76.</ref> He was actively involved in the city's artistic circles, and served as a juror for the biannual Kyoto Exposition. He also worked closely with a number of painters, who provided him with designs for tapestries and the like.

Shinshichi III has been described as "a Kyoto sophisticate with refined taste (''[[tsu|tsûjin]]'') and artistic sensibility."<ref>Conant. p76.</ref> He was actively involved in the city's artistic circles, and served as a juror for the biannual Kyoto Exposition. He also worked closely with a number of painters, who provided him with designs for tapestries and the like.

He continued his fathers' work of seeking high-end clientele, and in [[1887]], began to receive commissions for rugs, tapestries, and other ornamental [[textiles]] from the Imperial Household. That same year, he established an export division of the company, and received commissions to produce works to decorate the new [[Diet Building]] and [[Imperial Hotel]] in [[Tokyo]], as well as for the stage curtain for [[Kabuki-za]]. He retired the following year, in [[1888]], passing on control of the company to his younger brother Tetsusaburô.

He continued his fathers' work of seeking high-end clientele, and in [[1887]], began to receive commissions for rugs, tapestries, and other ornamental [[textiles]] from the Imperial Household. That same year, he established an export division of the company, and received commissions to produce works to decorate the new [[Diet Building]] and [[Imperial Hotel]] in [[Tokyo]], as well as for the stage curtain for [[Kabuki-za]]. He retired the following year, in [[1888]], passing on control of the company to his younger brother [[Iida Tetsusaburo|Tetsusaburô]].

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