DOI issue:
Nr. 145 (April 1905)
DOI article:Oliver, Maude I. G.: Japanese art at the St. Louis Exhibition
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.20711#0267
Japanese Art at the St. Louis Exhibition.
happy little piece, and the
Cow Boy with Milk Pail is
an attractive composition, as
is the ivory by Murata, entitled
Angler.
The group of geese in silver
by Masakichi Saito, was a
thoughtful production, and the
two bronzes by Suguki
Chokichi, sculptor to the Im-
perial Court, were admirable
creations. Then that skilful
process of repousse by which
the Japanese artisan hammers
a thin sheet of iron, was suc-
cessfully utilised in a number
of animal forms. These had
been splendidly proportioned
by the interior hammerings,
and afterward with a few deft
strokes the details had been
finished on the outside. The
Monkey by Chosaburo Yamada,
showing an arrangement of
quite simple, interesting lines,
is one of these, and Mr.
Yamada's Lion and Lioness
is a decidedly naturalistic
group.
Included among the metals,
also, were useful and decora-
tive objects, such as trays,
boxes and vases, one of the
" FIGHTING COCKS " BY MAN SHU UYEDA m0St SUmptUOUS of these
being a bronze vase produced
by Sahei Shima. A second
in the strictest sense. Something of the dainty piece was a vase made lustrous with an iridescent
simplicity of Japan stamps its impress upon even patina and ornamented with a simple scroll in
the oil paintings of her artists. Goseda's Poppy grape design by Kurokawa. The pair of vases in
Field is a pleasing illustration of this fact. green bronze with conventional peony design by
In the sculpture work, genre subjects pre- Hiramo, the lovely conception of a vase decorated
dominated. The most extensive contributor, and with a bamboo in snow, on which the background
perhaps the strongest, was Kaneyiro Kaneda, his had been oxidised a velvety grey by Masaami,
bronze entitled Grandmother and Grandson being the copper bronze vase in a mahogany colour
an unusually successful rendering of a unity of having a representation partly in inlay of The Demon
intention, wherein the tender, sweet simplicity of Expeller by the same artist, were greatly admired,
the idea is very unstudied, very appealing. The The pottery and cloisonne' enamels were of almost
lines of this group are reposeful and their combina- every conceivable feature and form despite the
tion is picturesque. Old Woman Lighting Candle, comparatively limited numbers. But the reason
from the same hand, shows the same desire for for this was that no mediocre work had been
truth, the same kindly sentiment and the same admitted, so that each article in itself was satisfy-
deft modelling. And Fishermen Coming Home, ing. Elegance of colouring was observed in a
also by Mr. Kaneda, is an intelligent rendering. cloisonne cigar-box which was decorated in pea-
Ihe Child Chasing Dragon Fly, by Abe, is a cock feathers and lined in gold threads by Jubei
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happy little piece, and the
Cow Boy with Milk Pail is
an attractive composition, as
is the ivory by Murata, entitled
Angler.
The group of geese in silver
by Masakichi Saito, was a
thoughtful production, and the
two bronzes by Suguki
Chokichi, sculptor to the Im-
perial Court, were admirable
creations. Then that skilful
process of repousse by which
the Japanese artisan hammers
a thin sheet of iron, was suc-
cessfully utilised in a number
of animal forms. These had
been splendidly proportioned
by the interior hammerings,
and afterward with a few deft
strokes the details had been
finished on the outside. The
Monkey by Chosaburo Yamada,
showing an arrangement of
quite simple, interesting lines,
is one of these, and Mr.
Yamada's Lion and Lioness
is a decidedly naturalistic
group.
Included among the metals,
also, were useful and decora-
tive objects, such as trays,
boxes and vases, one of the
" FIGHTING COCKS " BY MAN SHU UYEDA m0St SUmptUOUS of these
being a bronze vase produced
by Sahei Shima. A second
in the strictest sense. Something of the dainty piece was a vase made lustrous with an iridescent
simplicity of Japan stamps its impress upon even patina and ornamented with a simple scroll in
the oil paintings of her artists. Goseda's Poppy grape design by Kurokawa. The pair of vases in
Field is a pleasing illustration of this fact. green bronze with conventional peony design by
In the sculpture work, genre subjects pre- Hiramo, the lovely conception of a vase decorated
dominated. The most extensive contributor, and with a bamboo in snow, on which the background
perhaps the strongest, was Kaneyiro Kaneda, his had been oxidised a velvety grey by Masaami,
bronze entitled Grandmother and Grandson being the copper bronze vase in a mahogany colour
an unusually successful rendering of a unity of having a representation partly in inlay of The Demon
intention, wherein the tender, sweet simplicity of Expeller by the same artist, were greatly admired,
the idea is very unstudied, very appealing. The The pottery and cloisonne' enamels were of almost
lines of this group are reposeful and their combina- every conceivable feature and form despite the
tion is picturesque. Old Woman Lighting Candle, comparatively limited numbers. But the reason
from the same hand, shows the same desire for for this was that no mediocre work had been
truth, the same kindly sentiment and the same admitted, so that each article in itself was satisfy-
deft modelling. And Fishermen Coming Home, ing. Elegance of colouring was observed in a
also by Mr. Kaneda, is an intelligent rendering. cloisonne cigar-box which was decorated in pea-
Ihe Child Chasing Dragon Fly, by Abe, is a cock feathers and lined in gold threads by Jubei
250