, 1876-01-15

hI hhAt0l!19. IL u q uegGcERti0tt' for him to
| to,ich dead bodys heuco ho haa no e1acL
| knowledge Of Tho structure Of tic human frame.
an1 t1oeA t,ot ntten1pt to rnnIer lis proportions
aud contour correctly. Tiera Is no tr,lo effort
at modelling visible In otttler statuary or pictures.
Tho figures IN the latter nro fiat. aliaiovloss,
angular. md sharp lii ositlino yct, In thcso ri
III tho ivory carvings in tho wooIotl aud brouxo
Aa,les, all In tlo tasg0 fn,agna vi tito IRphl,oso
\ tllvsitics. theio III eanlrcd an admirable az
rrosaioil Of either action or ropose. nnl tho
cha' 'nctoF,atfcs aitnod 10 10 reproaentel are ex-
| ccliently given.
With all eao TINT r1s,st ho excluded from o1r
| oxrcctalions Of Jnpanoho ar.. easel paintings aro
| esn to 10 rcckonr,I. Nothing nf tho Kid Ia
| found among tlacr art-pt0dnctionB. Pictures III
frames nso nuycr scon In thol1 Interiors. Instond
Of these, they have, frat Of ail, broad viewa Ut
pleasins lntsttcanes through opon doors anl
| npei turea cont,tyed Tor tic purpose; nutt. to
Suggest Nature Wllon Rho IN unattaiunb!c, panu.
| la.nic HconcH, paintnd On scrcnn. or Oh scrolls,
hung on tlo walls mud ,1onted bits Of drawing
mud colotlng, decorating tuor srarso articles Of
furniture, their bnokH, and their orl,atntnts.
Tlirso specimens OF work with tho bruelI, though
utterly opposed, in most OF their qualities, to
tho scaoo!s Of pniutlng that luyo been Inherited
by modern nations frotn Greece aud Ituly, have,
iicscEliecns, traits that carefully studied. call
! forth hearty admiration. Thoy shor woiuler-
fc!ty-si;llIfu landicra!t truthful appreciation
Of Nature. aud FREQ aud cnRy execution. "Tho
ell'cf effort ia to mnko tito notvo tell lts talo ii,
tho most direct. emphatic nlanncr, with tho
| smallest display Of technical fabpr."
Tho cathctsc temperament OF tho nation, re-
marks Alr. Jnrvcs, ii most Bublly felt III It's uao
| Of color. 1.-The orclstals nolvo .prohlcms of
| nuver daro con6lder. They dat!ll az 1t were.
telicsto now ttnts from Sature'B gifts, which arc
tho despair Of !i1ropoatl chemical science, anl
wi'iet, NO eau olS liltcn 10 happy functional OK
rrcsslonB OF eHihetic temperament In tho Oh.
jecta temeelscs, AZ tho sun glorsises tho clear
Hky, according to itH Acnuon md poBtion iu tho
hcavcns," Tho finest paintiuga of sho bost era
OF Japanese ast nre, BayH hlr. JaryeR, later.
"color-elouuont throughout, Atla aei,se-sxeitiug
| ne IL q rhsBl0llate orotknIe 10 n grand OPERA
every detail Indicating nli csthosio fondness for
| brightest tints.'
l'ut It III III iho decorative arts that tho Japa-
noso uatticniarly oxcel aud here they Aro Utmost
without rival. Every article In their servicc,
However common IL 10 constructed ~ to attract
attention, lint, to Roulo quality Of Eruco or
beauty that adurna 1t, and. secondly, to tho par
t1cular uao it IL intended 10 ans;Ycr. Even tho
neanest object sis quito Euro tn have abuut it
Holno slight suggestion Of oiualnont HoMe
dntnt5 touch Of nj oatl.etic finger which gives It
nn mir OF sool breeding, aud, like Tho itanod
polseness Of tho Latin peasant. Of tho Japanese.
too, for that matter, tauoa It 10 the higher Level
Of Al, intellectual ~ vol ns material recognition.
This comes Of thu perfect knowledge Of where
utility eilla and decoration begins. tIieir rccip-
tllun3."
"Iho Japanese aytisau tG1;os delight nntl u1ido
In lB w0rE. hul 6pares uo palms to mako it ab-
hoiutoly perfect III fabrication. convenience, mud
i1nlsll. in tho eocial scale he ranks aboyo tho
merchant md trader, for l,e createa what they
but sell. Considering tho diligence. fidelity,
destroua manipulation and eethetlo taAto oxhih-
ited by artists anu artisans, we may aIt tho moro
prolitat!y dwell, GayB Mr. jntycs, 'Un tito best
daVaneso osamp1cn uf tho happy combination OK
al nnriyalct scnBltlyeueas mud mnnteAt deIica-
cy OF eubtlcss manipulation; III their dltcc!ne.,.
trmnchs, and mnuteness Ut touch, stroke, nntl
outline; OIL their high md low 4armonieH and
contrasts Of coiGr; OH their inventive daring
mud variety Of designs and composition; their
thorough And mastery llantlwork, welded to
vivid .,uthfulneBg OF aftisttc aud c.tIlctic char
acterization.-Eirin. this lust, albeit Il uhould
lasn tho plnco of tivnor."
Tho n|M chs during which tho Art Of japan l.na
lourislied with tho most sigor correspond, quite
Enugnla.ly, with tho European. Thu first orA III
contenporarv with Tho H!,cicnt dynaasy Of tlia
aitados; and the Eecond answering to tho Pc
riod Of our Renaissance, IL identified with tho
roign OF the shoEoois. aud embraces tho four
tecnlh. tiftcontl,, and sixteenth centuries.
t3hro tho death Of tho Emperor Talku-5nmo, In
i;sa,v t3y1 eso,an tnsrs has ,nS ne9n f sow aud
aie!a not lBtant extinction OF tho
With Tho rertorat!on Of tito si,4adoa, tho
tteaB aud habils OF, vtltcii was founded The Art
nourjshed by tho shuSoons have beou over
tnrued. and. 10 complete lac revolution, foreign
ers hayo introduced Il commercial spirit thn1 is
fatal to tito practice Of all ttue Art.
10 illustrate tito Japancsa Bystcm Of dcdig,,,
S1r. Jaryes han accompanied hia work with rc-
productions In photo-ltthosraphy Of character
ihtic drawings, representing the beat periods Of
japanoso Art. They lack tho clarm Of color
Which In 20 important MI element In tho elicct OF
tho of.ginas: still they Eivo tnBt idea, ~ far
ss it III carried. OF tho motive and the trcatmont
that distinguish tho finest examples of Japa-
ntao painting.
PRINTING.
TIE INVENTION up pllSllSH: COLLECTION
NJ FAcrH ARD orIS1u:;s DESCRIPTIVE EARLY
Tu!S1a AND FAAYlEG EAHDp, the ILocK. .BooKs or
TnE Ftf1rts1H CENTURY, TIE IroEyo or Lor-
1iI:i3 JANs:OoH CoErEn or 11AAnLhM, AND THH
WORK or IoHS ursEn.1ru AND HIS Asroc1.rFs
1Jlnstyatetl with Fuc-Sin,lca bf Early Tyrts aud
York: TrAncts ilart Co.. II aud II College placc
1876. Fart |.
so.heby dcclarca that "printing. whi!o 1t re-
cor1u tho birth OF every other invention. Is silent
in regard to It's own."-a fact which has led to
iilnumcrabto controversies among b,bliogrspl-
ers. Tho management OF theHo controversies
has made repusivo subject which OF itsolf
would be int1nsica!y attractive. The history
Of Tho invention OF Printing has bcon written to
please national pride. German auttora nabcrs
tic elaima OF Gutenberg, and diBcredt tradtious
about Costor. Dutch authors iuBidt Oh tho
priority Of Coator, aud Charge Gutenberg With
stealing tho Invention. Tie quarrel has spread.
English aud French aUtlors, who hali no nation
III prcJudlcos 10 Eratify and who should haya co1,-
Eidersd tho question without passion, l,ayo
wranglod over tho subject With all tho bi!tcrnoss
OF 0ermanA or Hollanslors." To render tin
controversies atill lees instructive, they hnvo
bccn carried M by photographers, who lacked
Tho necessary technical skill TO properly do
scrlbo tho construction and appearance OF carly
types aud tho ususcs Of carly printors md who
affected to sncer at the attempts OF printors
themselves TO slcd any llrht upon tho aabiect,
Then, most Of Tho books upon tho eubjoct were
IN dead language, which scale} ticm 10 tho
general reader. "Tho history OF printing was
but history In f1agMents.'
Tho first atteulpt to Eiyo complete and con-
lcetctl history Of Printing waa mado by tho
eta!nsnt printer, August Bernard, who, In 1H53,
published At Paris dIsquIsition entitled Dc
tOrJnc cf tles Det.fs ta rIn,prinerle c,4 Europe.
Mr.. DO Flnue, NJ ho informs us in ha preface,