DOI Artikel:
Harada, Jirō: Japanese art at the Panama-Pacific exposition
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21214#0178
Japanese Art at the Panaina-Pacific Exposition
“devil” and “puppy.” hammered iron figures by yamada-chozaburo
far as possible, all the matter-of-fact accessories
usually associated with the vernal season. The
same struggle is still better
shown in Midday in Summer,
by Oka-Toyan (p. 170).
According to the artist’s
explanation, when he
looked out of his studio
window one hot summer
day he found everything
withered by the heat of the
sun, except a clump of
oleanders which bloomed
in all its freshness. Instead
of choosing a plant withered
by the heat, the artist has
chosen that which is not
affected by the sun to show
the heat of summer, con-
tradictory as it may seem.
He has introduced a black
cat over a fence, in languid
form, with thin lines in
its eyes, indicating high
noon.
The Japanese artists’
love for surmounting diffi-
culties was shown not only
in their paintings, but also
in other branches of art,
such as in embroidery and
repousse work, as well as
in porcelain and cloisonne “spring in the palace garden”
172
enamels. But perhaps no
single Japanese exhibit
attracted more popular
attention than the embroi-
dered screen of ocean
waves exhibited by Iida-
Shinhichi. It is a screen
of four panels covered
with the roaring waves of
the ocean. It is ex-
tremely realistic and from
a proper distance it is hard
to distinguish it from a
painting. People marvel
at the fact that it has been
done with needle and
thread. From this point
of view it is truly wonder-
ful. The screen is the
work of Kajimoto-Seiza-
buro, who was assisted by
three other embroidery artists, and it represents
nearly eight months of continuous work. It is
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“devil” and “puppy.” hammered iron figures by yamada-chozaburo
far as possible, all the matter-of-fact accessories
usually associated with the vernal season. The
same struggle is still better
shown in Midday in Summer,
by Oka-Toyan (p. 170).
According to the artist’s
explanation, when he
looked out of his studio
window one hot summer
day he found everything
withered by the heat of the
sun, except a clump of
oleanders which bloomed
in all its freshness. Instead
of choosing a plant withered
by the heat, the artist has
chosen that which is not
affected by the sun to show
the heat of summer, con-
tradictory as it may seem.
He has introduced a black
cat over a fence, in languid
form, with thin lines in
its eyes, indicating high
noon.
The Japanese artists’
love for surmounting diffi-
culties was shown not only
in their paintings, but also
in other branches of art,
such as in embroidery and
repousse work, as well as
in porcelain and cloisonne “spring in the palace garden”
172
enamels. But perhaps no
single Japanese exhibit
attracted more popular
attention than the embroi-
dered screen of ocean
waves exhibited by Iida-
Shinhichi. It is a screen
of four panels covered
with the roaring waves of
the ocean. It is ex-
tremely realistic and from
a proper distance it is hard
to distinguish it from a
painting. People marvel
at the fact that it has been
done with needle and
thread. From this point
of view it is truly wonder-
ful. The screen is the
work of Kajimoto-Seiza-
buro, who was assisted by
three other embroidery artists, and it represents
nearly eight months of continuous work. It is
BY MITSUI-BANRI