New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-03
THE J.lPANESE VILL1GE.
ADDISON SQUARE GARDEN TRANSFORMED.
INTERESTING OPERATIONS OF JAPANESE ARTISTS
AND w OKKERs TO BE SEEN.

INTERESTING OPERATIONS OF JAPANESE ARTISTS
AND WORKERS 70 BE SEEN.
A rriya'e view of the japanese Village was
given stcrda by the manag and to-day the inter
e,,ng scenes will be visible to the public at the Madison
souare Garden. Tho visi ors who pass through
tile Iantern-huue ves:iblle and up the stair
case the walls OF winch bright with pictures,
rough lut effective, drawb ana painted 10y native
artists wi. nd themselves In front OF gateway whose
peculiar strikes tho keynote of antipodal
art This is the entrance to the village, AMI looking
down the VILLAGE the Hye is at impressed
with the sense OF co0rIng, which, though bright
vivid and. II were t" take but section of 1t. even
glarlug yer BY tS skful ju1apostlons and contrasts
attracts while does not offend This Is duo to the null
tute Of hanging paper lbnt rms waving banners and
oddsand.rnds of bamboo paper hung on
thin cver-bending bamboo rods. On each
side Of the nall are ranged little booths.
whose simplicity of construction suggests the actual
japanese house. Each is devoted 70 particular
Drancn OF artistic manufacture. on the left as one
enters carpenter shop, where, using their feet
almost mach their hands which hold quaint tools
are carpenters knocking together square boxes OF
California redwood. to be subsequently usoi by their
fellows fOotwarmers. Next 70 Thorn como the
kakemouo hangIngpanel makers, painting their
gaCzy cdnvaSses with rapid, firm and impressonistic
touches. Here IS the rapid artist who turns out an
elective sketch in less than rinute. lie VIII
draw japanese figure suhjeo upside down with nppl-
moioIIer. whose work is all executed in soft wax.
modelled with little sticks and spatnla inc process oil
bronze casting ustd b. the JapIusse is tha; Known TO
Europcans as cire perduc." The IS modelled en-
co core and this when finished receive. a coating
cay The model is then baked rhs clay harl'as. The
wax and its place Is Subsequently occupied hy
the mrcl bronze Then the clay is broken away and
the casting appears The model IL. of course, lost and
TINS no two brOnzcs are eyer found exactly alike
one OF the mos; interesting processes perhaps TO the
general public will he found in the ShippO WORK.
known rs C.oisonuf enamel; copper vase IS tikc1 and
polsed by Tie copper On this the designer draws
MS design nne bllck ines Then comes tie Shppo-
WORKER, who takes lengths Of Tim hat Grass ana SILVER
wires. These ar cemenicd by ther cages TO he vase
along tho lines Of the design, and an Intricate sort ~
disrccyork r. by, Infinite patience ,o I tns
I BIS?r'' to i4e 6oly II; Vase Of plaque
Which in turn I, fused ard comes hard as stone
| Thrn follows the polishing aud huaIIy me finished
fined IN IT'S outline o. gold silver appears The pro
is long and needs an almost iu
Is IN c,anfieS the potter has worked FOR thousands
Of ycar, A shapcIess mas revolving at a high rate
of spccd touch 4 motion ol the iett thumb ana vase
WORKER IS his side titS modcllCr 0. Ot ware, recent
Japanese piO1uct, which - mIUuI"t tu'4 a. supnt" o
Yokohama, and apparently o"r 70, genes To- MY OF
Dire -Jen and -evIos ware ru j. instinct "liA lap
! f'elu.-. The B,hu or -e'nfFl"spHri, ,.' ava lns
n-i owing with delicate to"i "A a.. %. goa o'1'-
Not ire est iutcrcstt- par If IL, What T. 'hc tea
hos. three ht MAJ 'cns. loat nm" prob 'oy
iLh',eGt oi e,rG i -, Inn firt fit Ina,
ii t,2' of ILL., xii, y' mo mag, All ha4s up
bat the t.or'- face with Invisible SOAP ava 'h"u
scrar.s away win an nf.at.Gc rak,E I" .nircc
OF ro.ice: IA, old weaver, for Instance.
IL IS enttIS how r. ,5 i.ii. nos to je .,, with mai.
dcnin- monoo1y "e .ae '''i'. ' r.! Wr 1'Ny
paatHe a. i 'scr Win t9rif '''f '' -'t'
save h;sty ti'.-.n% OF Oh ;A,ii ', w. E 30 N
chalk; The i9.!2'. 'i. SIX !,'ti 'Ld .-t ,.'a
every one Is Inter suing ana '& !o"s A!,.-'."'I tr