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Nr. 159 (May 1910)
DOI Artikel:Studio-talk
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.19866#0299
Studio- Talk
tea-house, and a small wooden bridge. All the The water-colour drawing of Fluelen, by Turner,
furniture and accessories of the tea-house are to be which we reproduce in colours (p. 227) was until
exact miniature reproductions of the real thing. lately in the possession of Mr. John Yates, of
In the other garden, modelled on the lines of a Blackburn, who was good enough to lend us the
pure Japanese garden, an interesting feature will original for the purpose of reproduction. From
be an exact reproduction of the beautiful and its general characteristics we should say that this
far-famed Temple of Kinkakuji (Kyoto), whose drawing, which measures approximately 11 by
supporting posts stand in the lake in such a way 18 inches, belongs pretty certainly to the latest
as to give it the appearance of floating on the phase of Turner's art (i.e., 1840-1845), several
water j the architecture and accessories of this examples of which were given in our Special
ancient building will all be precisely and faithfully Number in " The Water-Colours of J. M. W.
modelled on the original, even the stones and Turner," published a year ago.
plants will assume the tint of a thousand years, and
the tiny pine-trees and shrubs so lavishly used will
all be very old ones. These landscapes will be | EDINBURGH.—The founders of the
arranged on two large trays 7 ft. by 12 ft. each, I a Royal Institution for the Promotion of
and the designer has planned a pure Japanese the Fine Arts in Edinburgh, imbued
house for their reception, using the beautiful ' with a contemptuous disregard of modern
" Yotsuyamaruta," or wood of the cryptomeria, native art, little dreamed of the great developments
with its natural bark, for the frame, and bamboo that so soon after the formation of the Society were
for the roof. Cherry-trees, wistaria, etc., will be destined to sweep it out of existence and change
planted in their respective seasons. the whole art outlook in Scotland. But while the
" GARGUNNOCK, STIRLINGSHIRE "
BY J. LAWTON WINGATE, R.S.A.
225
tea-house, and a small wooden bridge. All the The water-colour drawing of Fluelen, by Turner,
furniture and accessories of the tea-house are to be which we reproduce in colours (p. 227) was until
exact miniature reproductions of the real thing. lately in the possession of Mr. John Yates, of
In the other garden, modelled on the lines of a Blackburn, who was good enough to lend us the
pure Japanese garden, an interesting feature will original for the purpose of reproduction. From
be an exact reproduction of the beautiful and its general characteristics we should say that this
far-famed Temple of Kinkakuji (Kyoto), whose drawing, which measures approximately 11 by
supporting posts stand in the lake in such a way 18 inches, belongs pretty certainly to the latest
as to give it the appearance of floating on the phase of Turner's art (i.e., 1840-1845), several
water j the architecture and accessories of this examples of which were given in our Special
ancient building will all be precisely and faithfully Number in " The Water-Colours of J. M. W.
modelled on the original, even the stones and Turner," published a year ago.
plants will assume the tint of a thousand years, and
the tiny pine-trees and shrubs so lavishly used will
all be very old ones. These landscapes will be | EDINBURGH.—The founders of the
arranged on two large trays 7 ft. by 12 ft. each, I a Royal Institution for the Promotion of
and the designer has planned a pure Japanese the Fine Arts in Edinburgh, imbued
house for their reception, using the beautiful ' with a contemptuous disregard of modern
" Yotsuyamaruta," or wood of the cryptomeria, native art, little dreamed of the great developments
with its natural bark, for the frame, and bamboo that so soon after the formation of the Society were
for the roof. Cherry-trees, wistaria, etc., will be destined to sweep it out of existence and change
planted in their respective seasons. the whole art outlook in Scotland. But while the
" GARGUNNOCK, STIRLINGSHIRE "
BY J. LAWTON WINGATE, R.S.A.
225