Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-07-16 | Page 4 | Japanese Buy Art Prints in States

JAPANESE BUY ART PRINTS IN STATES TOKIO, Juv 15 Japanese mer i chants who mad' large fortunes dur- lnf the war and built themselves fine, homes in the cities "f Japan are send-j lng to America inn Kuropo for Japanese Jap-anese prints, paitnlngs and curios to t decorate them with. One New York ; dealer at least nas sold numerous articles which he picked up in Japtin years ago for a song .nnd which he was unable to sell In America to th-.;e new crchant princes at very prof:t able prices For many yea.s American and European Euro-pean collectors starched Japan sue-, cossfulb for obJ-?. t6 of art until nearly near-ly all the old works, with th- r p. tlon of those in prUate r,.l!.., tion.--j and museums had been exported. Now the Japanese- ber -"hie tb fin.l what they want in this line at home are pending nbr nd for them. Of , course they want the real articles and srenerp.li somothlnp to match pieces .which thev already have Articles for 1 the tea service such as lacquer travs are in irrcat demand.