. Studio international . eateda style of his own, known as the Takamura style,which places great importance upon the undis-guised touch of the chisel, technical force anddirectness. Among his numerous works that whichmay be regarded as his masterpiece is a largemonkey, ten feet high, now in the Nara Museum atthe Todaiji. The creature is shown in an alertposition, grasping a few feathers of an eagle in onehand, its upturned face, full of surprised expres-sion, looking skyward. It is full of suggestivenessapart from its merits as a work of art. Theobserver quickly recognises that the monkey hasj
. Studio international . eateda style of his own, known as the Takamura style,which places great importance upon the undis-guised touch of the chisel, technical force anddirectness. Among his numerous works that whichmay be regarded as his masterpiece is a largemonkey, ten feet high, now in the Nara Museum atthe Todaiji. The creature is shown in an alertposition, grasping a few feathers of an eagle in onehand, its upturned face, full of surprised expres-sion, looking skyward. It is full of suggestivenessapart from its merits as a work of art. Theobserver quickly recognises that the monkey hasjust missed its prey and that the eagle has hada narrow escape. koun is now a court artist, and appears to haveretired from the active arena, devoting his time toteaching at the Tokyo Fine Art School, being ahead professor there. Of the numerous able artistsin the glyptic world who have learned from himmay be mentioned Yamazaki Choun and YoneharaUnkai, both of whom will undoubtedly hold mostprominent places in the 1KANDANJI (CHIN1 I HERMH POB1 CARVED 1 IHARA INKAl 109 Japanese Art and Artists of To-day.—IV. Wood and Ivory Carving that it was merely a copy in miniature of thehuman skull. They then examined it more care-fully and minutely, when it was found to be true in letail, even the passagefrom the ear to the nosebeing distinctly shown withall its curvature, as well asthe various bones, etc. Theymarvelled how any humanhand could have producedsuch an exact copy. One ofthis masters skulls receivedthe highest prize at thesecond Industrial Exhibitionheld in Tokyo. At thisperiod Gyokuzan was thecentre of influence amongyounger aspirants in glypticart. However, when Taka-mura Koun came into promi-nence he appears to havequietly retired, and went toKyoto, where he is stillliving. This masters delicate and minute work in ivory called forth great admiration at the St Louis Exposition, where he also obtained a high It was this artist ? join up ..hen making large i I first pr
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