. Studio international . e, nor does it show theroses tenacity to cling tolife as though afraid todie. It is ever ready todepart at the call ofnature, and herein the Japanese find and appreciate the subtle artisticbeauty. The history of the nation is full of incidentscarrying their own artistic suggestions. Every childin Japan goes wild with delight over the storyof the Forty-Seven Romins, who endured every-thing in order to carry out the wish of their feudallord, and who, when the deed was done, all kneltbefore his tombstone and committed love, the faithfulness and devotion to the
. Studio international . e, nor does it show theroses tenacity to cling tolife as though afraid todie. It is ever ready todepart at the call ofnature, and herein the Japanese find and appreciate the subtle artisticbeauty. The history of the nation is full of incidentscarrying their own artistic suggestions. Every childin Japan goes wild with delight over the storyof the Forty-Seven Romins, who endured every-thing in order to carry out the wish of their feudallord, and who, when the deed was done, all kneltbefore his tombstone and committed love, the faithfulness and devotion to theirmaster, the beautiful and simple manner in whichthey faced their end, with a smile, a readiness,even as that of the cherry blossom—an intenselyartistic touch—captivate the Japanese mind. Someone has observed that in Japan the senseof sight for beauty is developed to a much greaterextent than the other senses, the commonsense not excluded. As a race we seem to enjoythe subtle beauty in forms, colour, and effect to a. IVORY CARVING: NOON-DAY REST BY YOSHIDA HOMItl OS Japanese Art and Artists of To-day.—II ~. Wood and Ivory Carving degree not generally permitted to others. This isaccounted for, by some, by the fact that fromchildhood the Japanese are taught to train andeducate this sense. Girls are trained from infancyto sit before a display of dolls on their festival dayon the 3rd of the 3rd month of the year, whileboys learn to admire warrior figures on theirfestival day, the 5th day of the 5th month of eachyear, from the time when they have not yet learntto talk. These institutions and customs of thepeople, and the country itself, where hills andpine trees are extremely picturesque in growth andshape, have undoubtedly had a great deal to dowith their artistic temperament, and enabled themto appreciate more fully the products of their artists. This digression will, it is hoped, serve to givesome little insight into the inner life of the people,thus enabling the reader to
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