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The bi-annual exhibitions of the People Who Advertise
work of modern Japanese artists,
held in the gallery of Komor and "Komor, always attract attention, and Grstly so since they are pleas- ing and interesting to art lovers of every sort. The exhibition which opened two days ago is no excep tion to this rule, and the fact that these shows are eagerly looked for was demonstrated by the queno of people waiting both mornings for the gallery to open, and by the astonishingly rapid sales.
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One of the геллера for this popularity is undoubtedly by wide appeal of the pictures. This is no selection of the best according to the standard of the art critic-who gets in his way a jaded as the critic of the drama, with the curious differeice that while a re- gular attendant at first hails any thing which breaks away from tradition as a masterpiece & pro- 'fessional art critic is inclined to view the least liberty with peculiar abhorence. It is a representative collection the work of a large school of Japanese painters. The prices. rup from 81 to $150-their merits, from the critic's standpoint are as widely divergent, and their appeal, in consequence, covers as wide a ground.
Western Technique and Oils. Perhaps the most interesting as- pact of the exhibition is the ground which Western technique is gaining | in Japan. Even some of the sub- jects treated speak more eloquently of a western isle than of Cherry Blossom land. But whatever these Japanese artists have learnt from their fellow craftsmen of the west, they have crafted onto the national heritage of an exquisite feeling for pictorial composition and delicacy of line. Well that it is so, for so the East can give back what they have learnt if the West will be ready to observe and learn again from their former pupila. So far as it is possible to judge, however, from the exhibits in that medium, painting in oil colour does not lend itself so well to this grafting. There is a certain oiliness" about even, the best of the canvasses, the' wharf side scene by Kondo, which suggests that he has yet to master the sight manipulation of this new medium. Despite this, this picture and the other oils in the exhibition are pleasing in their appreciation of atmosphere and fine, sense of com- Dosition. A woodland-scene by Terrabuchi is quite astonishingly Western in technique, the oil colour is used in the almost dry manner of some of the modern French painters. Encouraging as this is in view of the "olliness" mentioned, it is clear that even Terrabuchi does not feel so happy working on canvas
as on paper,
Turning to what is undoubtedly his tour de furre in the present exhibition, a very large water colour the oil placed directly below painting in question, the difference between the two is striking. The one shows every sign of complete mastery, and it must be very com plete indeed in a water colour which measures 3 feet by 2 paint-
ed in an exquisite harmony of
delicate tones, whereas the other, charming as it is, might be the work of a considerably lens skilful and experienced artist.
Yamamoto's "Swan Song." One old friend, who has been re- presented for many years in thesd exhibitions, and whose work bas been eagerly bought,-Yamamoto... recently died, and is only represent. ed by one water colour, and that of a very different genre to those for which he was famous. Instend of a bold portrait painted with a depth of colour and force unusual in Japanese water colour artists, there is a delicate tone picture of a solitary junk The boat is almost i a silhouette of silver grey, sailing in mootlit sea, which only the most delicate deepening of tone distinguishes from the sky
To
a certain extent Yamamoto's place, comes a woman pupil of his-Rijuko. Her work is already very pleasing and gives promise of becoming as good as that of her master. "She works with a greater delicacy and her range of subject is wider than that of Yamamoto,
Another new comer is Chita, a pupil of Terrabuchi's, who shows great promise. He has not, yet perfect draughtsmanship or delicacy of his master, but those little sketcher which represent him to-day and may be purchased for a trifling sum, may one day be valuable. -Hayami, too, exhibits for the first time. His technique is very de finitely Western painting as he does in the guache and making decora tive, colour, compositions of what- ever subject he chooses.
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