. Japan, a record in colour . eter between Kiyosai and myself. Kiyosai, I may say, is known all over Japan. Fromthe highest noble to the lowest ragged child in thestreets, all know the artist and love his work, for thepictures of a popular painter get abroad in Japan muchas they get abroad here—Kiyosais pictures and sketchesbeing reproduced and published in the Japanese papersjust as they would be published in Western any drawing by Kiyosai appears a rush is madefor the paper. These drawings of his are really superbwork, and I could not help feeling how great a privilegeit was t
. Japan, a record in colour . eter between Kiyosai and myself. Kiyosai, I may say, is known all over Japan. Fromthe highest noble to the lowest ragged child in thestreets, all know the artist and love his work, for thepictures of a popular painter get abroad in Japan muchas they get abroad here—Kiyosais pictures and sketchesbeing reproduced and published in the Japanese papersjust as they would be published in Western any drawing by Kiyosai appears a rush is madefor the paper. These drawings of his are really superbwork, and I could not help feeling how great a privilegeit was to come into contact with such a man. I arrived at my hosts quite early in the morning,for I was to have a whole day with my Japanese fellow-worker. I was introduced at once to an old man, graveand very dignified in bearing, and I found it difficultat first to realise that this was the painter of whom Ihad heard so much. He was sitting on the floorsmoking, while his assistant was busy stretching silk 62 IN FRONT OF THE STALL. ri Painters and their Methods and preparing colours. As a rule, to see a Japanesesmoke is to get at once a clue to the nature of thepeople. But Kiyosai was peculiar even in this. Hewas one of the few men who would take only one drawfrom his pipe ; in the most dignified manner possiblehe would take that one whiff and then knock out thecontents of his pipe, repeating the process as long as hecontinued to smoke. He had the most remarkablehands, too, ever seen, with long and slim thumbs—more sensitive, artistic, capable hands, from thechiromancers point of view, could hardly be. Hewas enthusiastic, but prodigiously dignified, and usedhis hands just a little, yet in the most impressive never rose from his sitting posture, and every timeI said anything that was at all complimentary hereceived it with charming ceremony, by bowing to thevery ground. No sooner was I introduced than his face seemedto light up, his eyes became intensely brilliant, and hisco
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