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Show Jopancto Tapeitry. For centuries .Inpaneso weavers In silk havo been fnroed for their oxqul-site oxqul-site tapestry Work, or tsuzurenlshlkl, ns It U known lu tho natlvo tongue. Nowhero aro more artistic productions wrought, and nlong certalu linos the Jnpaneso workman, with Ids' tiny hand-loom, hand-loom, creates n tapestry which no other oth-er nice has so far equaled, How long Japan has been cnltlvntlng the art ol wenvtng pictures from silk and gold In this manner Is not accurately known, 'but Bomo of the national specimens ol silk brocade are very old, Und It Is altogether al-together likely that tho nrt has been known shire Japan's first acqunlntnncc with Churn In the very reniotu past |