Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-24
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 ISrOm the Journal of tAe Soc.esy of Ar1S
 Nothing Is wasted in China The siones of various fEui;s and the fhtl's cf mute are cl~aued, d@d and carved into ornA- men'e of the meet graceful kind. Among the stones used gre The olive, plum, peGch and cherry, and of t5e sh.lls ihe walnut ani cccoau1t Tue s.opts gre collected with care; each must excsyd certain standard of szzs, proportion, hardness and weight. They aie dried slowly snd st such hsa; as not to crack Or sprnut, and are then rredy for the carver The de- signer makes 8 Eougs outline of :he future group or picture aud Lands # over to his boys or apprentices. Theee work win gTes. rsp!dity sni so-n bis ck on: the da- sisn, cutting through ;hn hard lignsous tIssle. sud ihen eX' rec. ;h@ kernel. 4 stcaud treatment now takes place to dry the interior Of the shell, As well as to pre- vent the fine liaf1g ot tha interior from undergoing decompositinr. This conpis- ted, the designer sketches a eec3ni Out liEe, and A'so inc cates by hts psBoil or bTush where tAe su' facc Is 10 be manipulA- fed, made into leaf work or Arshssque. or be cut altogether away. The work is per formed by tho EnbsEairH,cs, as st srst. The designer Tht 9 does The fn.shiug touches, s.fttg wien :Eo assistants clean, polish end oil Ur wax iha perfected csrv- ing. The stonss s- spli in this fhaf,r 10 quit- large extent, but more largely ia 0iasE forms. An-ug thesa nay be men ti0uei hut:on~, gatc,: charms. s.ss ve luks, eErring- end tr uchrs. and, ~Een strnng l.. H.. | wa'ch Cparms, ro=2.!cs and Cilicis 0rEa- | m=nts The price of A E:u1a varies great | E with tho workmanship and ibe fsms of ths carver. Some may De b1ugh; as low | Rs i've psnce p!tCe; ufhgTs command aS high ss eight sEd twelve shilliBgs eEcA. | The average price Is enc shilitng three psrcs e stuHs, aita "a harEegme d!sc0nni for purchases h quantity
 The cArvins~ dgsulay great variety and heRuty. one clsss r,Presea;s punches oi | il overs and leaves, il which Essuls, sie- | msns and tenirsls a-c accurately eKs cnte5. | Similar to thess s-C fTGttz ard 6swerP, and | h1-srs aud svsE. . sFooDd class is | compog"d If oaTvsnzs uf b.tas, rep@!es and higher as!m@'s. Ezs oTAZou, grifi3, s'OIs, E1Tsa, Hon, uKr7, carnsl. elephant and bull are the favvT,t- 5 Eurc- A canon in Chinese carving is Jp reproduce only those animals which have brcG d=if=d, and those m-nt.oaei are sh .u. lhe o.ly rrei wh;c1 have sTj .y-i d-vire honnr.. A third cl~as, and ay fsr i7e us .sc .z'er-st 1 ing. cpmpris. K-.u.e 't l-u s-s1 s.u-es | rep:"~rat;ng fc~r,~ su E.-.a y, p e " | mythology ESd ts uTrlss. g3,r v"ss | m4nship iR oiie2 ro ii-r s- to ta ,4i-r scop!c in its dsl.cscy. Ia fac, fEe 6-feh ing touches sEs Eas3~ hy ibe aFti>- v hll
 using magn.fyiag glsss o5 At l-a4st fit! | diaCleseTs. On rta-urq not rtT-T an inch tl length along their msio. sxls it is not un common to find eight, niue and ten casr
 scters in different attitudes and costumes
 Unlike most phases of Chinese Ert, then
 is much regard paid to perspective Ar'
 fOresboT:eninE. Some of these piece
 might hsve been made by Hindoo O. ItRl
 ian artists, So free are they from local con
 veniionalism. Neverth-lss@. iB ;ke mail
 conventionAlism is all pEsvEilirg.