The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-15

6xnlDlLlOn WHICH Op6ueO Will SIcoS
ceremony by Prince Arthur Of Con-
naught the day before yesterday. is
in many respects one of the most I'M
ique and interesting fairs the world
has ever seen, and holds out every
expectancy OF being success even In
these days when exhibitions were
thought to have lost all power Of at
traction.
That this exhibition is SO radically
different from and infinitely more in
teresting than others is due solely to
the Japanese. The little brown sub
jccts OF the Mikado have exerted all
their ingenuity to give the visitors
not only q fair idea OF their amazing
~ rapid progress but also OF their past
history.
The great palace near the main en-
trance is truly wonderful. Proceed
ing through a realistic reproduction
OF the famous temple gate at Maru,
the ancient capital of Japan, the Wis.
itor finds himself surrounded by char
enthusiastically quaint lanterns and no
BILE cedars in an extensive structure
full Of the poetry of Japanese art.
The great hall Is divided into twelve
brilliant sections, each containing a
historic tableau. The first of these
Representations carries the mind back
twenty-five centuries to the time of
the great emperor. Jimmu, from whom
the present emperor is descended In
direct line. It shows the architec-
ture, costumes and weapons, which
are said to have existed in that most
remote era. These vivid scenes are
rendered more realistic by the fact
that the figures are all life size.
The next tableau, showing the Nara
period (709.7S4 A. d. is illustrative
OF the epoch when intercourse was
begun with Korea and China; when
Buddhism was first introduced and
art and learning spread rapidly over
the land enriching the landscapes of
these mysterious isles with countless
and magnificent temples and pagodas
The figures shown are arOusing the
echoes with music and are wearing
the actual costumes doEned by their
forbears in those far off days.
On again to the time of the remov.
al of the court to Kyoto (794 A. d.
and the fall of the Fujiwara family
(1050 A. d. }. These were known
respectively as the Heian and the Flu
jiwara period, and are illustrated by
three tableaux. The first shows q hand.
some gateway from which high Off
cYal IL proceeding arrayed In all the
"panoply Of power" There is a car
riage drawn by meek.eyed oxen fol.
lowed by his retinue and watched by
crowd Of commoners. The second
depicts some Of the ancient Japanese
social customs-music and dancing
In the form In which they existed soor
after their Introduction from the
Asiatic continent.
In the third representation. illustra
ting the Fujiwara period the scene Il
full OF significance. The time was
characterized by female dominance
and by the strides made in literature
and art. With all its color and bag
eantry and pleasure. 1t was not in al
respects productive OF the best in thu
nation; and the icture with a noble
man and the ladies of his family re
Ginning In q boat among beautiful gar
den scenery, tells its own tale.
The Gampei epoch OF 30 years. from
1855 to 1855 occupies the sixth apart
ment. nj this time there ragged tn,
Japanese "war of the roses" betwee,
the rival houses Of TARA and Nina
motto; and those were the years whe,
Japanese chivalry was at its height
The love of arms is typified by tn,
gallant figures grouped before ,
strongly fortified castle.
Within q few PAGES the visito
passes on to the Kamakura nerio,
IRON the establishment Of the feud
al capital at Kamakura in 1892 to tn,
fall IN 1888 of the HOBO family. Her
are depicted the popular sports q
tnat epoch, and we see Samurai in tn
excitement OF the chase hunting ~
wild boar, or with falcons eager -
the quarry. The eighth tableau show
performance Of the classic "No
dance, In the Ashikaga times wit
all It's wealth Of color and gorgeon
costumes: while the ninth reveals tn
samurai with his family at a mea
ABOUT the time when, in the Mono,
anna period. the great Taiko came inf
power. The tenth scene is devote
to cherry blossom picnc in the n
kugawa period (1626-1S67). to wbic
fair danes and maidens are borne !
gay palanquins.
The next view consists Of a renr.
sentation Of the tea ceremony whic
cameinto vogue since the Ashikap
days.
Japan today is the Anal tahleo,
The scene is laid in Toxic near the IN
perial palace. Here are seen anto
ana bicycles. Japanese in moder
dress. jinrickshas and carriages 70
eign tourists and officials. Jananes
OFFICERS and civilians. and All ~
huriy burly OF great cosmono,ita
gathering. ''A
For the establishment Of these ),
bleau all the great collections Of !,
pan have been laid under contrihutio
and thus those who visit the exhih
ton have unique opportunity. not q,
~ of learning the successive stages