The sun., 1919-04-28
RARE JAPANESE
PRINTS ARE SHOWN
Mrs. Adolphc BOrie's Collec-
ton Placed on View Be-
fore Its Sale.
EXAMPLES BY UTAMARO
Louis Bouche Sends Three
Works to Exhibition in
Daniel Galleries.

Mrs. Adolphe Borie's collection of
Japanese prints. which is to be sold in
the Walpole Galleries on May I and 2,
Will give great pleasure to collectors, for
II contains MUCH that is rare. II hap
pens also to be ON Of those collections
that may be confidently recommended
to beginners for an unusual number
OF these Impressions are 20 sparkling
and enticing that even the tyro must
feel and yield TO their charms
Bathing the Baby" for ms lncc, by
the famous Utamaro, Is such q splendid
example of breadth in design and free
oom In line that 1t might serve a pro-
lessor In the art schools as a text for a
dozen lectures at least There are other
Utamaro prints in Mrs. Borie's collecA
ton, three Of which, OF great distinction
IN themselves, have the further merit
OF coming from the sale of the effects
OF the De Goncourt brothers in Paris.
The De Goncourts were among the FIRST
IN Europe to estimate correctly the
value of Japanese color prints, and
their essay on "Utamaro'' Is a classic
The three prints from their historical
sale are all upon domestic themes, with
mothers watching their children at play.
The colors In them have the slbtlety and
strength for which Utamaro Is known.
and as compositions they are mary els.
They are exactly the kind Of compost
lions Degas loved, and It is easy TO
see from these prints where he got
some Of his ideas.
Two landscapes by Kuniyoshi are re-
markable. One Is the Gathering Nori
at Low Tide in which there is won
derSul sky. This sky has thinness and
transparency due to the block printing.
but there Is something so ineffable and
ethereal In its purity and in it's true
sky quality. that 1t may be safely COM
pared with the best things in oil paint
ing. The "Asama Mountain in Storm"
by the same artist, Is also notable, and
IL even more decorative.
The Hiroshige prints are plentiful, as
they usually are, but his "Semba Station
on the Kisokaide" is the beautiful moon
light print that Is seldom seen. The
arrangement of willows against the
moon is both novel and poetic. Another
OF this series, the 'Miyanokoshi Station
Is rare and beautiful. Among the other
Items is the first edition Of Hokusai's
''Hundred Views" in book form; Haru-
nobuss SLEEPY Beauty" Beautiful
Women as Seen in a Mirror" by Ma
sanobu, and eleven Of the silkworm
series of Utamaro. The collection
throughout has a personal quality and
10 therefore entertaining.
Louis Bouche, whose star seems to be in
the ascendant, sends three works TO the
exhibition of modern art now on view
In the Daniel Galleries that ought to add
TO his reputation. They are hooking.
unconventional, and In some indefinable
way, just a little bit naughty. The
hooking spirit In painting is so seldom
met with that the average visitor to the
galleries will be apt to beat a shocked
retreat after half a glance. and that will
be a pity, for he will miss a desirable
acquaintance.
One OF these pictures is war Bride, -
who welcomes home a coy hero in khaki
from the front. Possibly part of his
embarrassment Is due to the fact that
the chaste salute which the bride is
about to bestow upon him will be seen
by all in the village. for the couple are
standing upon a balcony. very diff
ferent picture. but equally irreverent is
a supposed portrait Of a French gen.
tleman who sports remarkable whiskers
which seem 10 have been oiled and
fused over to a degree.
A separate gallery is devoted to a
group of recent water colors by John
Marin, who becomes more and more lad.