Studio: international art (61.1914)

Studio- Talk

by Morita Shintaro and
Yamada Yosaburo, the ex-
hibition also comprised a
number of paintings in the
Japanese style, among
which a few may be men-
tioned here. Shigure, a
drizzling shower by Hirai
Baisen, showed excellent
qualities: the feeling of
wetness was well brought
out and the sound of the
rustling wind and of the rain
beating on the dying leaves
of a large tree was almost
audible. The Clearing Mist
by Yoshida Ryoka also
showed good atmospheric
qualities. The life-like de-
piction of a girl playing on
* the tsuzumi by Matsumura
Kaiso and Nakamura
"snow in spring" (two-panelled screen) by yamamoto shuntei Shunyo's Summer Day at-

(Kyoto Bihitsu Kyohai) tracted attention. Snow in

Spring by Yamamoto

in concentrating all their talent in reproducing Shuntei, Spring Sea by Fukuyama Keisui, and
paintings with thread and needle. With all due Mikami Suizan's Bird Fancier were among other
respect for their wonderful facility, I cannot help good examples shown. The paintings in general
wishing that they would so employ their talent as showed a marked tendency towards the decorative,
to reveal the best characteristics of this branch of
art, instead of trying to imitate paintings, which can
be best accomplished with the brush. If they were
to direct their attention more towards purely decora-
tive design, I cannot help thinking there would be
a great future before them.

The same exhibition
splendid exam-
ples of pottery
and porcelain
shown by such
noted contem-
porary potters of
this ancient city
as Seifu Yohei,
Kinkozan, Ito
Tozan, Kawa-
mura Seizan and
Shimizu Roku-
bei. Besides
some carvings in
wood and metal

and some artistic lacquer boxes for stationery and ink-stone by yoshida heizaburo

bamboo baskets (Kyoto Bijutsu Kyohai)

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