. Japan, a record in colour . n Iris Garden . 108 40. A Sunny Garden no 41. Iris Garden 112 42. A Wistaria Garden 116 43. Flower-placing . 118 44. Wistaria . 120 45. Butterflies . 126 46. Daughters of the Sun 128 47. By the Light of the Lantern 130 48. A Street Scene, Kioto .... 132 49. Baby and Baby ...... 138 50. A Jap in Plum-colour 140 51. Sugar-water Stall ... 142 52, Advance Japan ...... 144 53. Chums ....... 146 54. A Sunny Stroll . 148 List of Illustrations 55. The Child and the Umbrella 56. A Little Jap 57. A By-canal 58. Swinging along in the Sun 59. A Metal-worker 60. Bronze-workers
. Japan, a record in colour . n Iris Garden . 108 40. A Sunny Garden no 41. Iris Garden 112 42. A Wistaria Garden 116 43. Flower-placing . 118 44. Wistaria . 120 45. Butterflies . 126 46. Daughters of the Sun 128 47. By the Light of the Lantern 130 48. A Street Scene, Kioto .... 132 49. Baby and Baby ...... 138 50. A Jap in Plum-colour 140 51. Sugar-water Stall ... 142 52, Advance Japan ...... 144 53. Chums ....... 146 54. A Sunny Stroll . 148 List of Illustrations 55. The Child and the Umbrella 56. A Little Jap 57. A By-canal 58. Swinging along in the Sun 59. A Metal-worker 60. Bronze-workers . 61. In Theatre Street 62. The Carpenter . 63. Making up Accounts 64. Finishing Touches 65. A Back Canal, Osaka 66. Stencil-makers . 67. A Sign-painters . 68. A Cloisonne Worker 69. A Toy-shop . 70. A Sweet-stuff Stall 71. A Canal in Osaka 72. Umbrellas and Commerce 73. Playfellows 74. Youth and Age . 75. Lookers-on FACING PACE. 150 •54156158160162164166168170172 74178180182184188190194202204 XI ART AND THE DRAMA AN ACTOR. ?#>^- CHAPTER I ART AND THE DRAMA I always agree with that man who said, Let memake the nations songs and I care not who frames herlaws, or words to that effect, for, in my opinion, nothingso well indicates national character or so keenly accen-tuates the difference between individuals and nationsas the way in which they spend their leisure hours ;and the theatres of Japan are thoroughly typical of thepeoples character. It would be utterly impossible forthe Japanese to keep art out of their lives. It creeps intoeverything, and is as the very air they breathe. Art withthem is not only a conscious effort to achieve the beauti-ful, but also an instinctive expression of inherited beautifies their homes and pervades their gardens ;and perhaps one never realises this all-dominating powermore fully than when in a Japanese theatre, which is,invariably, a veritable temple of art. But here with usin the West it is different. We have no art, and ourmetho
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