DOI Heft:
No. 328 (July 1920)
DOI Artikel:Reviews
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21360#0206
REVIEWS
“THE HERMIT OF THE ATLAN-
TIC.’' BY EINAR JONSSON
held by the Chinese, and in particular the
fact that the chief pleasure it yields them
is derived from the sense of touch. The
author is inclined to think that this artistic
appreciation of a sensitive touch is peculiar
to the Chinese race, but the love with
which a connoisseur will fondle a rare
piece of porcelain seems to us to show
that this form of artistic feeling is not
entirely new to" occidental consciousness/'
Curiously enough, though the products of
Chinese ceramic art often fetch fabulous
sums in the West, this art occupies the
lowest rank among the chief categories
noted above, and this inferiority is re-
flected in the relative scarcity of native
literature on the subject, which, as the
author points out, includes no book so
comprehensive and informative as Hob-
son's " Chinese Pottery and Porcelain."
On the other hand, calligraphy which with
us is so little esteemed, is more highly
honoured in China than any other art, and
has had a more widespread influence. Mr.
Ferguson's lectures dealing with it and
with painting are well worth reading, and
give a clear insight into the fundamental
principles which have determined the evolu-
tion of Chinese art. Here, as throughout
the book, the subject-matter is illustrated
by numerous excellent reproductions. 0
War Posters issued by Belligerent and
200
Neutral Nations, 1914-1919. Selected and
edited by Martin Hardie and Arthur K.
Sabin. (London: A. and C. Black.)
25s. net.—Captain Hardie and his col-
league at the Victoria and Albert Museum
have exercised excellent judgment in the
selection they have made from the myriads
of posters called forth by the Great War
for the purpose of illustrating this volume.
The examples chosen number, it is true,
only eighty, whereas the collection formed
by the Imperial War Museum is said to
exceed twenty thousand, but they strike
us as being fairly typical of the best efforts
made in those countries where the poster
played a prominent part during the war.
Of these eighty more than sixty represent,
in about equal proportions, England and
France on the one side, and Germany and
Austria-Hungary on the other, and there
is thus ample material for an instructive
comparison. The series of reproductions
is prefaced by an introduction in which
the productions of the various countries
are briefly appraised, and with the general
tenour of this appraisement we are in
complete agreement. 000
The Special Number of The Studio deal-
ing with u The Norwich School " will be
ready a few days after the publication of
this issue. It will contain 80 plates, inclu-
ding several in colour, 000
“THE HERMIT OF THE ATLAN-
TIC.’' BY EINAR JONSSON
held by the Chinese, and in particular the
fact that the chief pleasure it yields them
is derived from the sense of touch. The
author is inclined to think that this artistic
appreciation of a sensitive touch is peculiar
to the Chinese race, but the love with
which a connoisseur will fondle a rare
piece of porcelain seems to us to show
that this form of artistic feeling is not
entirely new to" occidental consciousness/'
Curiously enough, though the products of
Chinese ceramic art often fetch fabulous
sums in the West, this art occupies the
lowest rank among the chief categories
noted above, and this inferiority is re-
flected in the relative scarcity of native
literature on the subject, which, as the
author points out, includes no book so
comprehensive and informative as Hob-
son's " Chinese Pottery and Porcelain."
On the other hand, calligraphy which with
us is so little esteemed, is more highly
honoured in China than any other art, and
has had a more widespread influence. Mr.
Ferguson's lectures dealing with it and
with painting are well worth reading, and
give a clear insight into the fundamental
principles which have determined the evolu-
tion of Chinese art. Here, as throughout
the book, the subject-matter is illustrated
by numerous excellent reproductions. 0
War Posters issued by Belligerent and
200
Neutral Nations, 1914-1919. Selected and
edited by Martin Hardie and Arthur K.
Sabin. (London: A. and C. Black.)
25s. net.—Captain Hardie and his col-
league at the Victoria and Albert Museum
have exercised excellent judgment in the
selection they have made from the myriads
of posters called forth by the Great War
for the purpose of illustrating this volume.
The examples chosen number, it is true,
only eighty, whereas the collection formed
by the Imperial War Museum is said to
exceed twenty thousand, but they strike
us as being fairly typical of the best efforts
made in those countries where the poster
played a prominent part during the war.
Of these eighty more than sixty represent,
in about equal proportions, England and
France on the one side, and Germany and
Austria-Hungary on the other, and there
is thus ample material for an instructive
comparison. The series of reproductions
is prefaced by an introduction in which
the productions of the various countries
are briefly appraised, and with the general
tenour of this appraisement we are in
complete agreement. 000
The Special Number of The Studio deal-
ing with u The Norwich School " will be
ready a few days after the publication of
this issue. It will contain 80 plates, inclu-
ding several in colour, 000