Studio: international art (72.1918)

Studio- Talk

Strength and facility with the brush was well
shown by Kano-Tanrei in his landscape in a style
known as “ haboku,” meaning “ broken ink ”
or “ torn ink ” because of the “ torn " effect of
the bold strokes of a big brush in the drawing.
The number of brush-strokes could almost be
counted, yet they were potent in suggesting a
tolling temple bell from the height, a murmuring
stream that reflects the brightness of the moon,
an unexpected call of a distant friend, who, in
his admiration of the beauty of the scene, forgot
the hour of his leave-taking. In this drawing,
Tanrei demonstrated his mastery over the
technique of the Kano school. His other
painting, entitled Seiryo-den (The Palace of
Long Life), also possessed strength and vigour
of expression.

Among other notable worki found at this
exhibition mention may be made of Satake-
Eiryo's The Voice of the Autumn. It was full of
the poetry of an autumnal moonlit night, when
the wind rustles the dry leaves of the woods and
blows away the soft rising mist. Spring in the
Valley by Tada-Bunki teemed with the lyricism
of the spring. It was full of romance. A snow
landscape by Yamada-Keichu succeeded in
depicting the beauty of silvery mountains and
its cold atmosphere. The Waterfall after Rain
by Koyama-Sekko showed freshness of nature
and made one feel the power of the waterfall.
Dan-Ranshyu displayed his skill on a six-panelled
screen. The painting was entitled Mountain
Hamlet in Autumn and expressed the immen-
sity of nature in a range of mountains and

“THE WATERFALL AFTER RAIN ”

EV KOYAMA-SEKKO

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“ SNOW LANDSCAPE ”
BY YAMADA-KEICHU