The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-25

dren's games for each Of the twelve
months, upon which the reputation
If Toyomasa as a young artist of
much promise chiefly rests.
among nineteen prints by Harunobu
and his school are several NJ great
beauty. A pillar print Of a young
woman holding a dog deserves par
ticular mention. both for its line COM
position and for its harmonious color
There are thirteen prints by Koryu-
sal. all of more than usual interest.
and one. a pillar print representing
u young woman leaping from the
balcony Of kiyomizu temple with an
umbrella as a parachute, Is one OF
his rarest and most charming designs.
BY Katsukawa Shunsho and his pupil
Shunko there are eighteen prints of
TO delight all those who appreciate
subtle draughtsmanship and exquisite
color. BY shunyei there are four
prints Of distinguished design. and Of
exceptional quality from a technical
point OF view. considered merely as
prints. Two Of these have very much
the characteristic OF Sharaku,
who. indeed. may have developed his
style from that OF Shunyei.
Fourteen prints by Kiyonaga and
four by Shigemasa include excellent
though not the finest works Of these
artists. BY Shuncho there are Ave,
two Of which are exceptionally rare
early designs in the style of Shige-
masa. and one is a charming trlptych.
Among nine prints by Eishl are superb
, impressions Of W OF his finest trip
I tychs and a good impression Of a
third, which. however, is not In quite
as perfect condition as the others.
BY Toyokuni there are only two prints,
but both are distinguished: one Is a
large head OF an actor in the style
not quite assimilated-of Sharaku:
the other Is one OF his best triptychs.
a street scene in the Yoshiwara. note
worthy because Of its fine color and
the quality Of the impression, which
Ia from unworn blocks, and although
sharp and crisp. IL quite free from
hardness.
"Ctamara Ia represented by thirty
nine prints. many Of which would call
for special mention did space permit
The examples of Hokusai's work
are not many. but with one exception
they are rare and O remarkably
fine impressions in fawless state. The
half dozen prints by Hiroshige are
also fine early impressions-the sort
that are not often seen. although or
binary impressions are common. OF
especial interest are rou unpublished
drawings for a series planned "a be
issued by an Osaka publisher. These
show how careful the artist was 20
make little changes In his designs
whenever he could improve his com
positions by so doing. The touches
of red in these drawings indicate
ensures. I. e, lines not 10 he en-
graved."
Three pictures by American artists
have been recently acquired hv IN.
Metropolitan Museum Of Art, and two
Of them are now shown in the Room
of Recent AcCessions. Hanging in the
centre is a painting by Cecilia Eea,lx
called "Erncsta." II is "A fun length
picture of "A girl in white seated on a
white sofa before u table on which
are flowers. Back ~ her is a mirror.
The painting is remarkable for tho
skilful handling of the whites Of the
costume II sofa and for the en-
preston Of animation and the charm
Of youth which the painter has sue
ceeded in catching. The art OF Cecilia
Beaux has been hitherto unreprc-
scented In he Museum. "Ernesta' IS
purchased out OF the Hearu Fund
and will he exhibited later In Gallery
10.
"Cornelia," by Henry Golden Dearth
has also been acquired ont Of the
learn Fund. According to the terms
Of tho Hearu gift, II is possible to cx.
change any picture in the collection
for n more desirable example by tn,
same artist. This provision was takcr
advantage of in the acquisition al
"Cornelia." Mr.. Dearth'S pictur,
"BouloCnc IIarhor," formerly in tn,
liearn Collection. was returned to the
artist as n partial exchange for this
painting. "Boulogne Harhor' was