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Show AN ANCIENT JAPANESE ART Embroidery Made in Flowery Kingdom for Centuries Before Country Was Opened to World. Japanese embroidery, now so popular popu-lar In this country, is one of the oldest arts of the mikado's people. For centuries cen-turies before the country was opened to foreign intercourse heavily embroidered embroid-ered silk kimonos, screens, and other articles were made by professional embroidery experts, principally ' in Kyoto. This same profession- continues con-tinues today, having been handed down from father to son for many generations. gen-erations. For this reason the center of the country's art-embroidery industry indus-try is at Kyoto, although cheaper embroideries, em-broideries, principally for export, are produced in large quantities in other part of the Kobe district. The majority of the workers in Kyoto Kyo-to are men, who pnyluco the liner grades of embroidery. It is essentially a household industry, and is usually conducted in small shops, where from three to ten apprentices and skilled embroiderers are employed. The men received from 40 to To cents gold pel day. The, women, however, are able to earn from 15 to ,r0 cents gold pel day, depending upon their ability aim diligence. The manufacture of hand-made lace Is a comparatively new industry in Japan, as lace was not used by the Japanese before the advent of foreigners. foreign-ers. The industry is still in its infancy, in-fancy, and the output Is small. |