Show r Uti I r rII W i- i J JL II L 4 1 B rM l t t b 3 THIS JAPANESE art collection is the result of two years accumulation accumulation accumulation ac ac- ac- ac by Evan Baker Evan is a returned missionary from Japan Evan Baker shows Japanese art collection at library A year two-year collection of oC Japanese artifacts will fill one of the display cases at the Uintah County Library this month Evan Baker collected the Japanese art while filling a mission in that country for the Church The porcelain-like porcelain faces of oC the two large dolls are of special plaster of oC paris and the elaborate kimonos designate them as ornamental only While youngsters in Japan do own these dolls they are usually purchased by the lady of the house for their beauty The dolls the children play with are usually blonde and eyed blue-eyed baby dolls The glass of water in the case is to keep the delicate features of the too dolls from cracking Evan re revealed I have a variety of dolls says Evan Every area has its own special product with an original design and coloring for that particular place and they are collectors' collectors items Used for decoration and ornamentation also they range from three to four feet to three inches tall The wood is placed on a lathe and rounded into shape They are then painted hand-painted with a water base paint and put back on the lathe for a coating of resin which seals the colors and protects the doll They are polished by hand as they spin means special product and are a specialty of oC one area only Evan brought home three of these these these-a a hand-carved hand owl with head and great curved wings all in one piece the Horse is just a rough looking horse and a miniature Shogi set Evan related that in China right now it is the Year of the Horse and that last year it was the Year of the Snake But in Japan one area will bethe be ho bethe the in another the or specialty of that place One of their favorite games is Shogi disclosed Evan and the city of Tendo is the Shogi capital of the world It is here that the Japanese version of oC chess originates and the boards hoards and pawns are manufactured here A huge Shogi board is in the center of oC a lawn in the public park Live people are the pawns and it is televised The street lamps along with everything else that can be are shaped like Shogi pieces Shogi to Tendo Is like dinosaur to Vernal TilE THE CASE also contains several hand-carved hand painted hand-painted fans Cans in exquisite colors and a set of oC Sake glasses from which the Japanese people drink rice wine The wooden combs though plainly carved enhance the elaborate hairdos of oC the women The toy is of oC metal and is to them a Super Hero This one resembles a robot says Evan and rolls on wheels Propelled from springs from inside the toy shoots bullets a knife kniCe a sword and even the hands They love Super Heroes' Heroes over there The three sets of shoes depict the different Japanese footwear and altho although gh the farmers and carpenters wear a more comfortable type these wooden Getas are not too bad when one gets used to them v Seven gods are depicted on a wall hanging Like the Greeks of old the Japanese have a a. a god for everything one one for money music fishing etc The other painted hand-painted velvet hanging is of meaning dancers-meaning deer dancers In Inthe Inthe Inthe the city of oC people dressed as deer perform a dance depicting the life of the deer Six foot long thin wood covered with white paper are the an an- The swaying of these antlers as the stags fight for the does doe's attention and the beating of the drums make this a very very effective spectacle In the city of people dressed as ogres with long tangled hair and red and white painted faces dance wildly around bonfires in the center of oC the streets |