Studio: international art (50.1910)

Japanese Art and Artists of To-day.—/. Painting

SCREEN PAINTING

year’s exhibition in Tokyo, and also by Tsuji
Ivako’s painting, entitled Amanoiwato, also shown
at the same exhibition. While the artists of
Tokyo show independence of thought and free-
dom of action, those of Kyoto are, more or less,
dependent upon their leaders. They are, for
instance, greatly influenced by Takenouchi Seiho,
who is exceedingly clever with his brush. For every

ten pictures that Seiho pro-
duces, either in choice of a
subject or in technique, he
has a band of followers. For
that reason Seiho’s position
in the Western capital is a
very responsible one.

A reference to the represen-
tative artists of Tokyo and the
points which characterize their
works may now be given :—
Ivawabata Gyokusho, a
Court Artist, is particularly
noted for his strength in
technique and bold brush
work. He was a pupil of
Nakashima, and belongs to
the Maruyama School of
Painting. In Tsukitate-ho he
is especially at his best. In
this the artist, by one stroke
of his brush, produces the
effect of light and shade and
colour as well. In this line
of work he is unequalled in
Japan at the present time.
Although nearly seventy years of age, he is still an
earnest student, and is always making improve-
ments in his style. This has been specially notice-
able in his productions during the last five or six
years. Recently he made a deep study of the
works of the artists of the Ming Era. Gyokusho
has many pupils, some of whom have become
famous in various lines.

BY SHIMOMURA KWANZAN (TOKYO)

SCREEN PAINTING BY TERASAKI KOGYO (TOKYO)

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