The sun., 1891-07-12
JAPANESE BROyzEy.
As Famous Awose che AncIcnts as Now
Fourd In Egypt, lads. and siam-Thc
GrOwNi, OF the Art or Working In uronze

| Fourd In Egypt, lads. aud siam-The
GrowNi, OF the Ara or Working In Bronze
IRON, he japan Gi.iy.
How few o. the good peoplo Of ,Yosohama
cnf,epot On the globo o. bronze and bronzs
| work! Scarce one IN ten thousand knows that
M nna sSt ''nnr "a ss sss sd s T
Inrope and America @ lea tn !,s rs resreit bss been
preHsioris % fact Of importance T6s br"nse "ns
40 followed. tile ago Of stone and precedel
Ra;io" @ @ sSselns MeHso fs and nd'i TsSns E,ia.
Strange 10 say. after It's usefulness was. li--
fsSSnH is n" s and WI Ths S SrsnHs
o1rs o. AgnnfmnhDm hn. wsrn s9 ,sso a OF Nero Th
bronze castings OF Bony,nn,o Ccllini wore not
whit superior to tLoss ast in the reign II
.A.snrhani:,al in hssyiia, or OF Thothmes Oh
All this work. no matter how admirably exc
GU ed. was unimaainaire ami realistic: Ine
yeen the possibilities OF delicary. grace. poetry,
humor. and sentiment which underlie the won.
statuss and bells. fines. and d ore. nanoas
Kettles; i;, aad then folded his hands, satisfied
S"t until tia mateh'ess products q China
aud Japnn invaded the markets OF Christen-
dom In the saTcnteenta injury was there the
mcnt. From tina, time on tbss artists md
footsteps OF their Orientni masters. not only IN
styles and workmanship. hut in tho mechan-
history oi the art ias been very different. lio-
fore tho cnmInencoment OF the Christian era
S was wss Sy
Colea, China: Annnm,. Siam, Hindoostan. aud
In the .nrst century i, D.. n bronze Golfer wa.
sen. to the Rninh Of ley!on for pse in The great
iTsHaf sfas?H .ss
aai gong OF about ;aa0 4; j. Among ,i,e dIhris
Of nncient ,Alexandria. DR.. Neroutsos-Bey the
sells !a".IsS q anane.S worfmau.nn % Witch MUST
haze been buried at least l5OO years ago, in
the 'he aoMna al e the srse SeU sp which marked
This long historical deyeormsnt was accom-
Inmed by,a correspondtng artistic one; The
creis OF hollow castins. OF direct and nllract
welding OF producing the brown ana green
black suIpl"rat aud The red oxa'ats ut will. of |
r,rnbE,ng ila no.mai musical tone aud iimhrs
goli to iho o. primary alloy so wonderfui was
Me progress thai ~ Tho Time OF the shosun
abo t" cas-, ins In a no thicker tha paper and I to
give them any me OF ninety.thtee different !
permanent uolors.
ience has hrea rnapl o TO liscov.r-how TO |
glaze Lrnze so :hat It would keep its color !
WORKERS OF, Europe anl America have eX. |
pended millions IN exprrmcnts with acids.
' \UrhlSueS. nuSeS. IaCIhtrS. k.uzCS. gases. va. 1
pors and cuuntle-s processes to produce the
samo effect but arc as TAR from success to-day
us they w.rs ,nSv when ,hs hn nHy ssHTts
form and obstruction. When examined crit
icallv, the limos. sometimes graceful and some-
called ''ncous ic curves and serve in realty
me nurposs OF incr';tsing und rroonginG the
tons to the tell surface proper as does tho
Sounding sf"n hI board 70 the he s.rinEs Of piano.
varies i,om the crown to the rim, in such
rroror,ion that the seson.inry vibrations
followed by ier,ia:y y ones still nnolher octave
below. 1hs effect Is unspcnkabIy solemn and
gen iously varied tho color at points BY chang
using different alloys in the casting or By At M
tacHlDG It niterwari with chemicals. NO one
Sa snsr SAY = ThS general ehroma'c effect. how
Az for .ne workmanship. words fail to do
scribe its perfection. Though hollow. It sevms
exquisite whether by Welding pressing. ham
1erinS or riy.;ug that no !ns Is EisiI!e as
Is so evenly distributed ns TO insure maximum
strength wherever there. Is a maximum strain.
whose clumsy limbs. ma'.diin grin, genial eyes.
and lazy muscles produce an involuntary
.sale an and sting are seen s to have % seen @ labor:
,tod with ildelity 70 nature shown in The civ
Il ed sGra WIN EN- eSsrsnas " sns % af f. birds
"
DlumhGe. tho hirsute irregularities around tne
Deak and the dernnl reticulations Q; the lower
sgs and claws: In flowers. tho petals. sepals.
'i-tis, and stninen: in turtles. the celulatton
md marking ot the clrnpace; in human ilR-
Tres. the texture OF garments: in trees and
'prdure, the characteristic lines OF limb AMI
eaf. OF blade md blossom. are all reproduced
With marvellous accuracy.
In one bronze masterpiece n massive griffin
lpiio!js curious and fantastic vase which. |
n turn serves rs support to other figures.
lhe arrangement Is so happy and graceful that
t seems small aud light in woignt until you
c'ual ly test i: when 10 your surprise you find
twice as high as Yourself, occupying nfty
10 matter what tho conception or the central
gure. whether griffin or dragon. serpent, tor
Disc store. crane. lizard. or human being. 1t is
lways attractive anil delightful. Tc Euro
eans. bronze is cold and solemn. stately
nj imposng. The lions OF Trafalgar square,
he euu-strinn Generas OF Washington.
lie Liberty statute OF New York. the |
ions and horses of st. Marks in Venice. ,
lie Hermann ienkmals md Grrmnnins OF the
ierman Empire. the nerce Ngures ot Barye in ! {
'nris. compel admiration Just as does the
raan. the storm. or the mountain gorge. But
hesa Japanese Grnnzes arouse other seati-
1ents: humour. sentiment. affection. and j
ood fellowship. In the hands OF tho Oriental
rtis.s. the metal becomes plastic and on
resses ererv mood Of Tho soul. 10 pass day
enuty. dainiin r. and magnifironce. TO dwe,i
pon their designs and heir details makes the
arefu observer realize that only in the far
.ast can be found .nagina;ion's very self Ill
rcnHe." .