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Show ARTISTS IN JAPAN'S CABINET Writings and Paintings, the Work of Nipponese Statesmen, Have Been Sold at Big Prices. Japan has a Cabinet of artists. Writings Writ-ings and paintings of some of the great men of the Japan of today brought big prices at a recent auction Oy the Tokyo Fine Arts club. Three picture painted by Mr. Hara, assassinated assas-sinated a short time ago, sold for the equivalent of $000 and another of four brought about SSOO. Prince Pamagata's productions brought about $250 to $300, while soma ynkemono writings with proverbs in the Japanese language by Prince Salonji brought from $200 to $300. A chrysanthemum painted by Mr. N'oda, minister of communications, sold for $00 and an orchid from his brush sold for $70. Mr. Yamamoto, minister of agriculture and commerce, had a picture and Mr. Tokonami, the home minister, a poem. The painting of kakemono is a favorite fa-vorite pastime of the Japanese. Phil-idelphia Phil-idelphia Inquirer. |