Arizona republican., 1901-12-16
JAPAHEsE ART
\ Window Display That Will Attract
 Local Connoisseurs.

An exhibition of rare beauty. and novel in that nothing like it was ever before displayed in this city. may be seen in the east window of Elvey Ss Hulett's drug store. It belongs to J. E.. Bark and is worth a small fortune, but he did not pay a fortune for it. He happened along when good thing was availa ble and took advantage of his opportunity.
 The display is a part of the exhibit Of Japanese vases. pottery. etc. at the Pan American exposition. Mir. Bark caught the exposition on its death bed and held it up to the extent of this window full of goods The owners brought 1t to this country to sell when it's mission at Buffalo was over. and as buyers were clow. the goods were put up at auction. Mir BarS was among the few present when the sale began. and bought what he wanted. As news of the sale got abroad the crowd gath cred. and the second day representa- tives of all the wealthy connoiseurs of that part of the country were in at
 tendance end the prices jumped up above the quotations an Arizona cattle
 king could stand for. but he didn't care. as he could have bought it all the first day had he wanted to. r-
 No attempt will be made at this time to describe these works of art. That would take a day. But in gen. eral, the collection includes specimens of the finest things in vases. pitchers,
 bowls, earthenware sets and novelties. that can be produced. in the Kingdom of Japan. The values of the different articles are all the way from dollar or two up to $200. What Mir. Bark asks for them is another story Some of them are made of clay. carved. lacquered. colored and burned: some Of them are of copper base covered with rich designs of many colors. and all are fired and finished by the most costly processes. One huge vase on teak wood table is of clay, found only in Japan. and in only one place in that country. The vase is beautifully de- signed and decorated and in the pro cesses necessary for all the colorings and lacquer work it was fired twenty ceven times. That affords some idea of the cost of these works of art.
 ' Another class of goods. and in pro- portion to size the most expensive. ;.as solid silver for its base material or groundwork. as one would say were it a picture On this are all sorts of carvings. with floral and other de- signs. the outline of each leaf or other design being made of fine wire silver. These silver wires look like the painted lines of a picture, and the contrary is only shown by a close inspection. Then comes the colorings, firing and other processes.
 There is an advantage in these specimens over the ordinary. aside fiom their expensiveness and intrinsic value. and that is that they are not easily broken. Many of them being made of metal if accidentally dropped on the floor would remain entirely un- injured.
 Altogether the collection is well worthy the attention of everyone in terested in pretty things and II dont cost a cent to look at it. The big vase took the premium at the fair. though it is quite likely that some Of the smaller pieces are even more interest ing to the average beholder. when the process of their manufacture is taken into consideration. As whole. the window is representative of the best there is in Japanese art.