DOI Heft:
No. 379 (October 1924)
DOI Artikel:[Notes: one hundred and ninety-three illustrations]
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21400#0258
TOKYO
"VEGETABLES." PAINTING ON
SILK BY FUJII-TAKASHI
(Tokyo Academy of Fine Arts)
has clearly been shown in other branches other things, " and the noble art cultivates
of art and in different phases of our the character of the people and refines
national life as well. Traditional music their taste. It was more than gratifying
has been discarded and a rush made for to see the artistic spirit of our people being
" foreign music." Enthusiasm shown by gradually developed and widely spread
school children throughout the country with the advancement of our culture,
for " Western opera " has set older people However, how lamentable it would be
thinking. An absorbing interest in things should the terrible catastrophe of the last
new, in something different from what autumn so vitally affect us both materially
others before them have been used to, and mentally as to devastate the minds of
is not, of course, confined to our people our people and to lower their character
alone. But such a shock as the great and taste. It is for you to strive further
disaster of a year ago and the recent to develop your art and also to cultivate
conduct towards our people by America your virtues to the end that you may add
are expected to have some effect on the to the glory of our art and thus contribute
mind of our people to modify the tendency to the uplifting of the character of our
of modern times just indicated. The people." 0 0 0 0 0
people are watching with interest for a An exhibition of works by the graduates,
change, for a new development. 0 0 held in the classrooms, was full of interest.
The words of the Minister of Education The accompanying illustrations will show
to the graduates of the art school at the qualities of some of the works done at the
Commencement exercises were to the Tokyo Academy of Fine Arts, the highest
point. " Noble qualities of a nation are public institution of the kind in the
symbolized by its art," said he, amongst country. Jiro Harada.
238
"VEGETABLES." PAINTING ON
SILK BY FUJII-TAKASHI
(Tokyo Academy of Fine Arts)
has clearly been shown in other branches other things, " and the noble art cultivates
of art and in different phases of our the character of the people and refines
national life as well. Traditional music their taste. It was more than gratifying
has been discarded and a rush made for to see the artistic spirit of our people being
" foreign music." Enthusiasm shown by gradually developed and widely spread
school children throughout the country with the advancement of our culture,
for " Western opera " has set older people However, how lamentable it would be
thinking. An absorbing interest in things should the terrible catastrophe of the last
new, in something different from what autumn so vitally affect us both materially
others before them have been used to, and mentally as to devastate the minds of
is not, of course, confined to our people our people and to lower their character
alone. But such a shock as the great and taste. It is for you to strive further
disaster of a year ago and the recent to develop your art and also to cultivate
conduct towards our people by America your virtues to the end that you may add
are expected to have some effect on the to the glory of our art and thus contribute
mind of our people to modify the tendency to the uplifting of the character of our
of modern times just indicated. The people." 0 0 0 0 0
people are watching with interest for a An exhibition of works by the graduates,
change, for a new development. 0 0 held in the classrooms, was full of interest.
The words of the Minister of Education The accompanying illustrations will show
to the graduates of the art school at the qualities of some of the works done at the
Commencement exercises were to the Tokyo Academy of Fine Arts, the highest
point. " Noble qualities of a nation are public institution of the kind in the
symbolized by its art," said he, amongst country. Jiro Harada.
238