Show 7 I 1 J PEEP AT JAPAN theodore Th ores tells TON what lie saw anil lleane there 1 1 I 04 C CUSTONS I 1 apa adaa is alining to t be one on of f the he greit great powers of the world aa an arti artelt Ar tilt jils D of treasures of arta san 5 call some three eare vears ag theldon wore the well ell known and lar ban francieso oo curtit w wout to japan with the 1 it mention ot of devoting a year to the study et at japanese art and nature lie ile returned only a few day days I 1 ago and ye yeter berday dar he told to a call man the be follo following wink etory story ot of his hi sojourn journ in it tit the land of the rising su after surprise at the remarkable growth that ban san francisco hu made dur ing his absence mr air aid said no nu one who has ha visited that cl can appreciate the f facini i da tion that japan has for the intelli beut caucasian the 1 he scenery is la so marve loudy beautiful the architecture en so unique and graceful theart abe art a ej varied aud and refined and the people so charming in ni manner antler and hoe boo bitable in in net act that the foreigner ei oon soon becomes imbued with the sp blint rit of this and shrin anake ke from rec with the harsher realities of the world one constantly corner across euro beaus ai ai allwhite men are called there who arrived in in the country yeara years ago with the integ intention lion 0 of f staying a few at most but who found their so de that the hour of departure was postponed mouth after month and year after year until now it ill 11 PLO probable that many of them thein will biever never leave I 1 faed ed through the awe ex and thit that I 1 succeeded finall banally Y in in tearing away is is still till a marvel to me die furthermore you ou may accept it aa as almost a certainty PY that I 1 boball be I 1 back there agam us as soon a ion ai a i murii tunny t y permits per raila 1 ha at t so tew few fr foreign eign artists visit lapan is n a for no tic other country in in the world affers au such all varied opportune alea to the painter everything one ne sees would make a p picture ca tire fur fr him who knows how to tu wield ed d the only trouble arises from the bewildering ol 01 subjects at art sent nt how ever there li is not one foreign arti it in ill the country but I 1 am wn told that it evered lit thuu and europe aro the tile question ot of i there durtan ile the wilu cormo ilig vat ear rk such that may dec ie t go g I 1 shall offer the heartiest heartie et for they will never have cc biou ci la ou to regret their trip the art of painting in ia I 1 at present petit fading somewhat irom lie lw ip rotan h high h standard etan dard dartt ill in tunes times past this is probably bu but t it i as 11 great pity for their art haa has been so pure that list it should u bot tit have latti contaminated by b outbids out bids i 11 inner abug the changes decreed bj by the I 1 present government pain painting ling wa was remembered a and ud soine eizile years ago two italian arti artists ats the one a sculptor the other a painter wt were re imported foe the purple of 1 log ini a new chool school if f art epou fur 1 l ign gal methods me at the tile same t inie there were ini imported poriA a lot of cana and rid all the piter nalis chati penin tUt tit aa as with til all others tending to the adoption ot of cauca ian lan ruo ru oteo ieti I 1 1 became the fashion fael ilou enil anti the acAdemy was soon on thronged with l I 1 tip tic pupils abandoning Aban doping many wany of their preconceived iTo tion these young men natal with the itata natural ra H IQ I 1 its try of ir rac rue deviled e every very 1 ell ergy to the work and an i ere long turned from nature and the nude that compared dav bably with the student work in E european european artach art schools lack ot of i the proper training and of exam ples from which to draw the run true in 1 ir aaion of western art prevented int their 1 adva advancement beyond a certain point but the result under the cramped cibeu instances were ex cee good atter after awhile appos opposition ot of the native to this by hybrid b rid acad academy ertly grew vry very 1 trong and under the lead of atno losa an american who chob is at hesed t pa an to er ot of art of the hapai japhia ebie a government the new school ch 1 pro hect wag was abandoned I 1 thick this wa was a lor for no matter how talented the students roay may have been beell it would have been anible for themi them to have gained st correct idea of european painting pai g without y port unity to study the work pt df the tile mastera past and anti pr areni eni anfor turia tely th this is inroad up upon on estah nihed method methods la to debauch he old bereni without offering anything in in the way ofena peu aej n none of the ft ho I 1 studied in in the acal academy are cont lit to ivilue work upon the line and land the result is that the a coun I 1 try ry ii is full u of I 1 young artiete ah hi are a re 1 i fit gg I 1 to ed cum rat a livelihood xi bv by the ther i lr ardi di of if pictures that lire are mere carac tf painting A I 1 vigorous ca eff ie is hing h ing tietje how ever eyer to re 11 ibe theofil 1147 fiu I 1 abit I 1 hope hdm ain am to h he lieve that it will he there ure are in in tokio a v ziffira if fira ra urt art so bilelis Bi lelie cielie tit lit li t ar dev tin I 1 lir I 1 air every deoro to 10 thip pr inject jei anti 1 sf theata i fu ey ev rv to amud a pAmp lili t ih ur r rt p hj 1 in 10 excellent wl w widin l i til ut 1 m T 11 11 1 l the leit I 1 d li birne rip ct chiw art clealy rose tuble nur ur own cr for lil lik our ur they tanal t v diw g tho h 11 gelef IV criticize ti iz ket i 1 ii I 1 i all aud d have ahr idaj xii hn hii the mr friol I ad ar i i enof tanting laitin to up tip i bir bor that 4 tn to gr adiv hoe fit it the estive aroi arts in lit nil all lirar ln ir brauth he lie ha ba i 1 r tim nyi 1 ii bw i all u aviu i in iu i ri 1 i 0 i jq J t n i a air 4 in n r ib i tr i v 1 p kiwi ii o 0 mix w fuata ift h ani 1 i 4 I 1 f e dh d h king thy decay beca jeca y that ba a pulps palpably bly tvs e in in dij in view he ha ila lately ely parsed foizie time tina tin a lit eu t ohp mit tern tem of the tile art mu there tut now thai that be he lia bas returned to J 9 his firn work will all bethe be ibe estaba esta bh ing of a grout grent anu duj in in tokio iu in which will be colit eted froni front all al over the cu auntry the beet best exiting exi ciofi example 4 of obart art from the tile early days I 1 to the prism tinte this mutum I 1 ea to bit bh 1 wonder of it its kiad i tit 1 and will without doubt more coin plemely fulfill its object than any I 1 Pin similar lilar institution in the world tim tile eferen extremely I 1 ely valuable var cable of or the he mikade win will probable be united i here contributions wll jour in from the p 1 of if o 0 94 g V upil the i wealthy ere w the prias ts sill will draw fur for its it bin fit u upon pan tierica of gheem term pl that are scattered ebe every r throughout the eni empire pire a and od the government w will 1 11 supply the mean means to purchase lawe th the e best material in the e lock of the curio dealers the remarkable fe feature attire of this thi ia n iti rum will be the nara callec callec tion for which there is no counterpart iu in any other land hand over years ago an in emp emperor eror I 1 eft hv by will to the temples of nara every artcle article otliffe 1 11 V wall of is different pa lacea ex ile r specified fied that thus things were vp be he kept together a aa a cample sample to future age aam agm of the d dr its lie be on by gon UK order was strictly obeyed obey eil tic and t the he result ia is thai that we find to day ini in tact and in order that mari collection it ia is now con I 1 bained ia in the same lown held it for eu many cen and the per perfect act c 0 of f the building ie is itself atthe not the ikast re remarkable renar kable feature 0 ibl IL cite case ninety frel get long thirty feet wi wide e and anti three tonea stories in 10 height t building is 9 absolutely packed with the relic relics of a long forgotten forg ottea past they every froal the kitchen utensils ute neild to the furniture of tho the throne rooms every thing ahio worn by men or woman by emperor and urea by statesmen and soldiers Bol diere j by master waster and lackey by women of rank rack an and 1 berving maido maids painting paintings carrico car carai riuo agg bronze bron zee lap quer ware piar ce bains emar ul aref fabric tal rice every ev in the houegs of the rich are in that collection evry evory now and then during during the years a commission hai afen een al ap pointed to own n the godown examine the relic and take the neo emary precaution fur for their proper pree valion which being done doxie the K was hermetically sealed ind da the tho fealty ix unity of burning al at the stake pai c jainlett Jain jett against any one who should enter it without the imn imperial erial sanc lanctin tin for centuries cent centime aries mt a still till further safeguard has ex im in the fact that the treasure treasures were of so unique a it ch fracter thil thit they could not pooi bombly lity be dai perd pitted of without the detection of f the thief only two jeara am agotha a uain of this build hip tug bopre examined by a ewul lis eijiu it 0 of f which an 1 waa was a it i emi em I br b r aid stid ie frind it in ex cellentI i h pt of the thiap show j aud and while other ar tinclee were evidently brought dirt ct from those tho and other countries count nee i proving that ia iu the tenah century there existed elided inter conree between japan and at lau iasi the wie for forsight light of that em firor is 19 tu to bear fruit aid aud jint just im i u iliae uthai a wealth of luiere tl i it will open alt to ifie fie arche ol olaeta Jeta I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 Feu Iosa furth ejr plans f include the th e devising of methods far tyr foite lug tha arie arts by anians mean of under government subsidy lubi idy and regard rewards to the ablett art isla and slid artisans ari itan in the ditre reat graneti of artwork art work worl the how bill ha j 1 1 1 l yd I 1 beau but it proba roba bai own ua wille it e as I 1 lr tand that the greatest prea teel aud and of japan are giving atif the object their thought thou glit vork in ILI the exquisite lacquer ware a rv is w failing lail faili lug ug bui but aai there i is not wit deraa deni told iid for the beat quality the work required to produce this quality is olal ot ei delicate a autt theres to so much pure gold tided aed in in its manufacture that eith is very and lie its pru luction agn depends dep tind upon the cultivated usie 0 aste ot of thoe aou are wealthy enough to t buy it ex oi of this nature cannot be expected of the ui at prebi lire ut tor ter their bursto pur are not dot h heavy eavy enough to balacco LIstl c in ju s it ie lit to the eurt european peal 1 galimo a thery there fre bre that tho arnen artisan 1 must lak tor for pecuniary iiren bil th so nt batons ous have not yet developed lev eloped auf fici lit inte interest test ia or badr knot knowledge ledge ot of lacquer lia I 1 i atit in care 1 about or be able lo 10 it judge bet cn the varying of ilie tile 1 I er al 1 dr bigelow a ort wealthy althy izmerian who to jagau on ft a V viii wit anil has remained were for leu t ell 1 1 aart and who lit bus OLO of tb t he t tim bt irisie ate callec iun of lacquer ain I 1 in the world as aaa that there are ru ruil rui il u now living kho can r produce produce a specimens i in this line in I 1 of 1114 he lie how ollo made tor tur him I 1 swithin tile laal last atar that is equal co to iana I 1 nj ailing alio abai bui bai eief been cluade I 1 allu th staff fetnie U IM obly patrons are beetled lo 10 it 11 audber Audi tiff vf of thi is to be cound lu in tim lull fact that it tilt japanese ulon clois J aiice nee in ad better inday in tu day thau estr YV Y V ivi fora 1 raue me tile a le ellot lur tur it libro aJ J is atry vi ry freal breul 6 b IA in the cale ot bluz bai a we V hod flud the work eual to I 1 tho bli bet bl i ot it thu old lit JHB das tid as iben stier ii is it aurous furru ui for wi ito gold lud tiri z am a rule the antin o 0 oi 01 p hiu hm ut I 1 i r oi ilif ebue 0 o above 0 v 11 thol IA t lu u h luat tuat in il dilisi i i 14 ii il gi d IB Jel ul kLI hlll 1111 qUi rt a oell hajji aty tann atti being tit kald oui jinever Li never AL of 0 II 11 IH tit 1 eat li giulii 10 IV uv uw ail till 0 1 14 11 1 I li 1 bf IV bai 1 I 1 i ir 1 1111 feliu 61 dA I 1 gir ir 1 1 ii it irr nave iri kiriu w en V ak u t iru i i duag iu I 1 tr 1 ti tl is 14 et atit tilt 1 1 ul 1 art lit i ite its hue line all I 1 vidt vid ua t 0 irom ilio the richest tn tit die lie 1 r 1 ni 1 artall lain a V afen prid ita it ilu ill atal i ih ill ir it tor tur a it i p ake H 1 it I 1 ar I 1 ir i e wati 01 matu vitus twit is lu in t 11 I 1 v t k ulli verall V Ile velPe j jj V w V adnall pace ce as a to utterly lly vo be ere e and make mak e a few I 1 jard f quae qua e ef und appear lim iclet the great charm of their work rl bin in clow close of ua ila ui urt miniature nuj aud an aved adae ot tit abrupt many maity of ol 01 tile tl lun tau in in I 1 ja loan are re to t be lamented and anti none im nire imre re ro so than the ate altera rd I 1 min tl in tit 11 their heir abrew I 1 rous tle the grace gra L it lul ful lines nud and voi a orang nt of the ol 01 i t time inie ciatu faits tip 0 t the he hideous ell cut t wid harsh contra contrata ts olour ot our clothile clot clothing hilt g 1 ift ie ai as yet pertains only among the cles of cc course urbe but it 11 must eventually much lur thi th r while thie this is ie a pity it is n ft a aua not bot a inert mere freak on abe he part cf if men high high o 0 power poW eras explained to roe rue by r gentlemen who hold high la in the government they aid said our people were entirely eu ratified rali aed nith the lh condition of their agirs effii ire and und deserve their autonomy by availing avoiding all communication with tah ou leile nations lauuna of ahme aggras s dazing diens they were aware the great foreign power powers would nut hot permit thu this voluntary seclusion to thundered thunder ed at the door doors of japan until they were opened nut dot willingly but croul leek ack oi of strength to refat then thene theoe forced there ware wares upon as us lu in ex change for abom tr r which they de do plated our country ve we accepted the inevitable evitable iii and said nothing wa was left us but to consider tr r the best bet mean means possible po gible io to ave pave ur land from the late of india of java of burmah of northern aia abia of every other country where the caucasian race raca has gained a foothold rubik baa has att realy already robbe robbed i ui of Sag halien theu th the english fleete fleets were ware encircling Us in watchful nee m to seize the airet opportunity f fur fir ir aggression ion and all the powers but Atu trica treated jagau ae as a itry air to be or taken poa 4 fi n of the for now alia us for the uhan chanen gei we have made and are still to toroa raak kand v and yet wh atelee list so far caved our our old cus custom were ler dear to up u and moat most of if them till still at are but for each one chat that we retain we nye are the more treated arcate as a semi jeenii civilized cation nation while the nearer we approximate mate to habile nf europe the greater in ie the reelect r ez hwn fur is hes by the F agae al ves nation i 1 independence is of 0 diore more importance than tr cef drefs dreps of im table mini unit even of iov xion and ai we are determined to retain our national natio oal independence we ife prefer doing so 0 o at a cost that does biot not reckon war and famine familial j among it iv item Is ihnot betterto change our clo meane means of coma minli biou etc aud still bo self governed gov cried erred japan than like the peo II 11 kiei 0 o of if ludi india to retain our and castes and exist in in |