Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-04-01
JAPANESE ART.
The Real and the Imitation is Now the Pre-,
yailinS Fad.

| From the Boston Times
The appreciation Of an imitation of jap
| aueac ART Is growing 80 rapidly among our
American artists that We are in u fair way
| of being borne along whether or no by the
| m9yement in that direction.
That II viii be easy TO convert the crowd
! 10 the new crdzs can safely be prophesied
| i3r surely no more harmonious art exists
| than that followed for SO many wears bv
| IN" brush wielders OF Japan.
IN some OF the Boston studios this love
OF Japanese art runs riot, Instead of the
| once naming POW of impressionistic plct-
ures glarins from walls and corners one
sees sort toned grays and browns that are
20 resttul TO the eye and some of the he
holders; We are no longer called upon to
respond to the battle note as struck in
Elyla tcds ana purples, whether of actual
fields of carnage or of cabbage beds nni
one experiences a calm. reflective ioy MS
these rivals of the japanese art look down
from wall and easel. "
| scene, they are alike restful-from the sim
/ pie spray OF peach blossoms done in brown
ana Whlte on common wrapping paper 10
though IN beautiful initiation of the Ian.
aneSe style, loses none Of its local QUALITY.
Recollections viii come with tautaiizin,.
cledrHess Of Just such a studio, where in the
crush, while the small kettle made frantic
eHoItS To get ready the cheering cup OF
tea, that a young artist was preparing for
us, gieamed choice little collection of
paintings, beautiful in thought and execu-
tion, ,such studio is like a church-a
quiet hour-a restful book-a gentle friend
not dlscordant element to be found
Down under the museum of iine arts. on
the Dartmouth street side there Is n snnIit
dusty room where a delightful odor of san
dalWood greets the nostrils. The. very M
mosphere Is full of Japanese spirit-lean-
rag against desks, on walls and before
doors, ana standing around everywhere are
specimens OF the finest art of that country
as shown in the screens, panels and wall
banners of their best artists.
While these treasures sent over by the
Japanese government are being unpacked
and classified, II one is fortunate enouph
10 gain access to these rooms a yeritabIe
wonderland is laid open 10 his eyes
a strange part of this strange style of
the Japanese artist is this-take their
drawings bit by bit, and behold a perfect
picturei There is an Imaginable some
thing about their work that makes ID an
extremely fascinating study-a SUGGESTIVE
ness which they put in all their compost
tlon, and even those must recognize this
who are Ignorant of the meaning Every-
thing touched by them is full OF meaning
"A purpose, story. They are artistic
songs without words. In this collection is
a scene that for simplicity and beauty Of
thought and execution outranks MANY OF
the more elaborate productions of finer
artists.
The story Is that of a generals wife
fleeing With hef three children through the
snow. The scheme is simple almost
measer. The woman stands with down
cast head. a babe in her arms, another
tugging at her skirts, third standing ST.
lent, though drawn with the cold. In the
distance snow covered hut. an open gate