. Studio international . WOOD CARVING: BOKU-DOJl BY VONEHARA INKAI. few pieces. Hobun is one of those men whoare always looking for something new and freshupon which to try their skill. Carving of old nun,however, in various attitudes, is undoubtedly hisfavourite subject. Not only the wonderful skill,but the minute detail ofthis carvers work is shownin his Old Fisherman, re-produced in our illustra-tion (p, m; 1. w esterni 1 ipl may, perhaps, find .1fault with the largeness olthe head in proportion tothe height of the body, butthe minuteness ami thefaithfulness in can hir thenet, the expressio


. Studio international . WOOD CARVING: BOKU-DOJl BY VONEHARA INKAI. few pieces. Hobun is one of those men whoare always looking for something new and freshupon which to try their skill. Carving of old nun,however, in various attitudes, is undoubtedly hisfavourite subject. Not only the wonderful skill,but the minute detail ofthis carvers work is shownin his Old Fisherman, re-produced in our illustra-tion (p, m; 1. w esterni 1 ipl may, perhaps, find .1fault with the largeness olthe head in proportion tothe height of the body, butthe minuteness ami thefaithfulness in can hir thenet, the expression of theold mans face,and the chaia< ti n itii attitude ol thefisherman deserve praise. Wi must nolanothei masl ei can n,11 ira [uahi l (em hQ, whosecreal in in wo< id, But h asthe little girl, »itli .1 1 haraiteristii gesture and roguishexpn ssii in (p. 1 1, i 1 very excellent piece ol Japanese Art and Artists of To-day.—IV. Wood and Ivory Carving work. Then his clay model of An Archer (p. 114)shows strength. Here we have a priest of the Zensect. His Fe


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