International studio (59.1916)

Studio-Talk



“A SINGER”

(Mombusho Art Exhibition, 7'okyo)

BY TERAZAKI KOGYO

softer influences of the time. They have put
forward the name of Euphranor the Corinthian,
but one can be sure of nothing without seeing the
missing head. From the merely effective point
of view, we miss the head not at all. A figure like
this does not want the finish of a head. The sense
of beauty complete and lacking nothing invades us
when we look at it. We do not mind the mutila-
tion and after a time forget it.
Willy G. R. Benedictus.
TOKYO.—Nothing in recent years has
given so much stimulus to our art as
the celebration of the formal accession
to the Imperial throne which took place
last winter. Master weavers of Kyoto had been
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busily engaged in the production of brocade robes
for the participants in the ceremony, which was
observed in accordance with the time-honoured
customs of the land. Certain designs and colours
have come to be recognised as gotaiten kinen,
which means “in commemoration of the great
celebration.” For lacquer and cloisonne artists,
potters and metal workers, it was a splendid chance
to show their skill and talent. Great painters of
the day were called upon to decorate the walls,
panels and screens of the palaces used for the
occasion. Furthermore, artists of every branch
were kept busy, for presents were exchanged with
a greater fervour than usual among the people,
who are fond of exchanging gifts. Above all,
the occasion was in itself an inspiration for the
artists.