DOI Heft:
No. 309 (December 1918)
DOI Artikel:Studio-talk
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.24600#0105
Studio- Talk
a box of sugi (a species of cedar)
or Paulownia wood, and stow
them away in the go-down to
be taken out and used on special
occasions. The host is extremely
careful in choosing these utensils
from a wide variety that he may
possess, taking into account the
season, the taste, and tempera-
ment of his guest, and to keep
them in harmony with other ob-
jects in use. Perhaps no other
country in the world has de-
veloped a greater number and
variety of household utensils than
Japan, though - our homes are
known for the absence and sim-
plicity of the furniture and orna-
ments. No family can uphold
its prestige and dignity without
these accessories. People who
have amassed enormous wealth
TWO-PANELLED SCREEN PAINTED BY OGATA-KORIN , . ., . , .
during the present war have been
{Sold at Mr. TakahasMs sale for 20,000 Ven) zealously acquiring these utensils
and works of art, and our
contemporary artists seem to overlook in their ancient families have thus been led to disperse
art. Exquisitely beautiful was a two-panelled a large part of their possessions.
screen painted by Ogata-Korin, which, though -
in a dilapidated condition, brought 20,000 yen. The Takahashi sale contained a large variety
y— - of chawan (tea-bowls), some of which were
The chief interest of the sale, however, exquisitely beautiful, and also numerous excel-
centred in the numerous cha-no-yu utensils it lent examples of the iron kettles (kama) which
contained. These included several exquisite occupy a place of eminence among cha-no-yu
pottery cha-ire—small caddies for pulverized utensils. These kettles have an extra piece of
tea—some bearing names expressive of their iron stuck inside at the bottom, so that the
peculiar qualities, such as " Shira-tsuyu " kettlemay sing when the water becomes heated—
(White Dew), " Shira-nami " (White Waves) and a music of the wind among pine-branches. And
so forth. The best among them was a Tamba among many other items of interest included
cha-ire, a meibutsu or celebrated piece with a in the sale there was an old wood figure of
brownish ground partly covered with a greenish Jizo-son (sold for 6880 yen), which is said to have
glaze giving the ware an iridescent lustre, belonged to the Kofukuji, an historic Buddhist
This perfectly shaped cha-ire was sold for temple at Nara. It is an exceptionally fine
9300 yen. Each of the cha-ire had one or image of Jizo-son, the compassionate helper of
more bags of brocade and a wooden box to those who are in trouble, and popularly known
keep it in, some of them double boxes, so great as the guardian of children. It holds a hoju
is the care taken of these treasures. The (jewel) in the left hand and a shakujo (staff) in
custom of preserving them in this way started the right—the jewel representing the upward-
centuries ago, and it is owing to this great struggling human soul, which Jizo keeps awake
respect for the artistic productions of our by the noise made by the staff with iron-ring-
ancestors that our people have succeeded in lets. With its serene countenance and perfect
preserving so many ancient wares, extremely pose, the image is etherealized by the grace of
fragile though most of them are. We carefully form and noble lines of the flowing robe,
wrap the valuable utensils in silk, pack them in Harada-Jiro.
95
a box of sugi (a species of cedar)
or Paulownia wood, and stow
them away in the go-down to
be taken out and used on special
occasions. The host is extremely
careful in choosing these utensils
from a wide variety that he may
possess, taking into account the
season, the taste, and tempera-
ment of his guest, and to keep
them in harmony with other ob-
jects in use. Perhaps no other
country in the world has de-
veloped a greater number and
variety of household utensils than
Japan, though - our homes are
known for the absence and sim-
plicity of the furniture and orna-
ments. No family can uphold
its prestige and dignity without
these accessories. People who
have amassed enormous wealth
TWO-PANELLED SCREEN PAINTED BY OGATA-KORIN , . ., . , .
during the present war have been
{Sold at Mr. TakahasMs sale for 20,000 Ven) zealously acquiring these utensils
and works of art, and our
contemporary artists seem to overlook in their ancient families have thus been led to disperse
art. Exquisitely beautiful was a two-panelled a large part of their possessions.
screen painted by Ogata-Korin, which, though -
in a dilapidated condition, brought 20,000 yen. The Takahashi sale contained a large variety
y— - of chawan (tea-bowls), some of which were
The chief interest of the sale, however, exquisitely beautiful, and also numerous excel-
centred in the numerous cha-no-yu utensils it lent examples of the iron kettles (kama) which
contained. These included several exquisite occupy a place of eminence among cha-no-yu
pottery cha-ire—small caddies for pulverized utensils. These kettles have an extra piece of
tea—some bearing names expressive of their iron stuck inside at the bottom, so that the
peculiar qualities, such as " Shira-tsuyu " kettlemay sing when the water becomes heated—
(White Dew), " Shira-nami " (White Waves) and a music of the wind among pine-branches. And
so forth. The best among them was a Tamba among many other items of interest included
cha-ire, a meibutsu or celebrated piece with a in the sale there was an old wood figure of
brownish ground partly covered with a greenish Jizo-son (sold for 6880 yen), which is said to have
glaze giving the ware an iridescent lustre, belonged to the Kofukuji, an historic Buddhist
This perfectly shaped cha-ire was sold for temple at Nara. It is an exceptionally fine
9300 yen. Each of the cha-ire had one or image of Jizo-son, the compassionate helper of
more bags of brocade and a wooden box to those who are in trouble, and popularly known
keep it in, some of them double boxes, so great as the guardian of children. It holds a hoju
is the care taken of these treasures. The (jewel) in the left hand and a shakujo (staff) in
custom of preserving them in this way started the right—the jewel representing the upward-
centuries ago, and it is owing to this great struggling human soul, which Jizo keeps awake
respect for the artistic productions of our by the noise made by the staff with iron-ring-
ancestors that our people have succeeded in lets. With its serene countenance and perfect
preserving so many ancient wares, extremely pose, the image is etherealized by the grace of
fragile though most of them are. We carefully form and noble lines of the flowing robe,
wrap the valuable utensils in silk, pack them in Harada-Jiro.
95