New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-17
1REASURES on LArAAE>E lRT

Mr.. Yavi. the amiable and accomplished
gentleman WHO Is al the head OF tie First japanese
Manufacturing and Trading Company, established I'M
der the direction of japanese Government mas oeeh
during he past eight months il his naive country
VIII ere he las collect large number OF obects oI
b.utv and D. fcciiou or huish such as have rarely II
ever been offered sale IN our city rms may seem
a strong statement when we CONSIDER what
beautiful and precious things have been
,rcuc.t H. this city and sold nere-,Ir SUIT n,
Mr. RE Moores The Hurd Cures, Mr. >awhti Coinaia
Collection. and tine successive nporta'loh- OF Nj \ a
Van Tine who was the Columbus f.tns New World Of
srt and skill and whose jtle slOD Ia n0W become vast
warehouse All these have indeed Gon' exec lentiy ou'
A. Is not strange that Mr Ya with The Government OF
his country at back has excciird 'nem all and
shows US IN his spacious rOUns al No SO 81 roadway,
the finest ina inaole productions OF ey- department.
Of Japapese art-ndusiry. Whichever way W turn We
IND something excite wonder ma 20 stiiu-
late the sense Of beauty. BronZes WoHs, lac4uers'
screens ana suffs-with what AN 'zement must he 10
WON these things are Europe lightly, easily
outstrpprd in the and all her proudest perform
snces in the socacd decorative arts Oudone by these
def fingers and this oriental patience. WHAT pre-
eminent diu guishe the productions OF Japanese ART
,oannfacture from those of al other nations Is that
those who make them have bad no money-gei-
ting aim Whatever, and conception OF oar modern
TuroraI discovery how TO get great prunt rom the
least nossibe expenditure OF time an labor The time
md labor tha nave gone to the making OF any one OF
these incompatible acquers now III tAe possession OF
MIR Yayt are beyond calculation years are apla-
rently nothing these people and they nave th- same
delight in prod ucng OF these masterpieces that the
CENTURY plant be supposed TO have IN peIiecuhgH IT'S
imperial flower. n doubt the reader who after this
s.oud ask the custodIus of the precious Of these
pieces their value h lucre VIII siie "a ne heats
the answer unless, perchance. dsar pointed desire ana
a slender purse should make smiling dIhcut; Dat III
truth there s no contradiction. The workman VINO pro
IS
sleuderest pay and lived the innocent lie OF the pds'
rt what ne prOduced-nads at first for the private use
nj the princes aud mOnarchs OF hls country
has of lave years been tbro"h "peu 10
The competition OF the world OF outside oarbailans-
And the result been that an enormous advance III
,h money fetching value Of these objects has taken
,ce Tbe peardlyer plungss into the W tter with the
,bt of ii H. ANA earns with easy pleasure the wages
that however small, really oyerpay MS LABOR Dn the
product OF trat labor may be prze lor "hleh kings
shall contend Japan v rapidly beng drhih OF Us arr
.ltb and .he number OF those who desire to possess
-. Of If increases every year that IL must. be
o.. lang lac mpCssib Tor any persons but those 70
u,om money IS OF 10 importance u Ouy the
yoasteruieces. AuOt ler pecularly Oh 'ioSo pi0""'
,tons 4. The unpretendng character OF tnlr peauV'
How of;en while Iaminlhg the connection" Vi WI.
W, 40 we see persons AXE up look careessy at and
~, -, ,yiti = conventional expression Of pleasure,
- ,yho.e exquisite finish and the perfection OF
could not 0e eXhausie Il one were
H. o atit for days together You can no more se' 70
Of It's beauty can TO that Oh rose or OF
200, shell The beauty Of japanese lacquer OF the
d., onalt II precisely that Of Nature II Is al once
..n.t,,,y and tantaIz.ag-"u points 10 Dfgd'er
vorlds. aud leads the way
THE Japanese art as seen III t'ese iion
,oo,ns meets the highest demands Of TASTE ou'
.,e nv sbowlng the behOlder something hlHner IMAM
a.. own standard The SENSES are hrst Pie'Seui tue
,ouch-for these objects are enjoyed by tue Jap'ne7
ei,ot A. much by the finger tips as by inc eye Tue
s,pfor the eve finds all it, capacities ashed ana the
s1oue grace OF line nencss Oi tue peAei'
The e~y grace Of The carving MAKE Us "oA0ei "no''i
Those clumsy contrivauces OF huin0rs ana le"''s'
retiDas and pupils when call eyes "eIo r''5 sum
Gent for these rscles Then. even the sie Is oo''
for We detect in air aroma o. the pine ana Tie
water lily, myrrh and irankincense, ana ''e "i9ieu
fragrance OF TIE Oriental forests But when tue senses
have had their hour. the mud mas It's turn ana ie
fancy the IMAGINATION, the love OF story tIhR VIZ iV
tesauc the horrible t3e playful, al ere "%hcH'" III
turn and make fairy pleasure ground II "a ,'hi1o
tlaee aparfmcut. COMPARED Win tuis eAl"et' HH'
i,eut an OF Pr coarse as lbc ctuIc NO"
oe seen In the the side 81 the pee sung
1 e complain nuYthiug ~ H. Ct the pro us"h hhu
81 me re-u al ihi- seeing NOS ~at'J bul M
-, xfiiaTat fe-i that an ana YET
~ feeI too Ia siortn. 81 o. thu dsy.