The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-02-19


mark about the new spring hat.
Mr.. Martin laughed, We'll. know
one that went into an overcost...
But during the war" he continued
reminiscently. 81 really had to stop
buying them for a while"
Collect by Making Gifts.
The Martins have been in the
habit of making each other gifts
Of Japanese prints. 1t began sew
ersl years ago when the son
wished to find the most desirable
object he could ina gine for his
mothers birthday. and so gave her
two little books of Hokussi draw
ings. Then they began browsing
about in the shops of Seattle. San
Francisco. Los Angeles. San Diego.
New York and Boston. Sometimes
they were exceedingly lucky in
their finds.
Always look behind the shop"
advises Mrs. Martin. Some Of the
best ever found were detected
by my. seeing a doorway at the
rear, and going straight through
it. and there they were. piled up
on a table where no one would
ever look for them"
Catching the fireflies." by Kun
yoshi. is one OF the fsvorites.
though another by Toyokuni is a
close rival. There are more than
500 beautiful prints in the collec-
ton. and were they framed and
hung these gorgeous designs would
I'LL a large gallery.
Eisen's Children" is by one Of
the very good artists Of about the
middle of the eighteenth century.
Landscapes and birds by Hiroshise
are important. and "A Fan Pic
ture," by Toyokuni. represents the
last of the seventeenth century.
Kumsada is shown in an actors
portrait, He of the Seventy-two
Faces. masks. One by Toyokuni
u765-1S25), entitled "A Fireman's
wife Who Acted as Nurse. Greatly
Thought Of" is a trophy from
Prices . Deterrant
where do you find the prices
most reasonable" inquired the
visitor.
mo place" was the emphatic
answer with the added informa-
ton that in New York they are
most expensive.
The gem Of the collection. per-
haps. is one by Kuniyoshi. picturing
a lovely japanese maiden kneeling in
duplication. The long inscription
Mr.. Martin reads as follows, she was
the daughter OF a prince. and she
was in love with a poor man. below
her in station. She was bound to
marry him. and her father forbade
her to do that. SO she set the town
on fire. This is her final prayer be-
fore she was to be executed" The
tones, he adds. are unusual. apple
green and rose. pink and black.
Kumssda U7ss-1s.O is repre-
sented. in a glorious figure strdy.
which Mr.. Martin calls MY hobble-
skirt girl" The story is that she is
a waitress. and at the top OF the
print Is a smaller insert, picture. OF
which Mr.. Martin explains, That is
her restaurant. where she waits"
This young japanese tea-girl wears
what was evidently the original Of
the hobble-skirt. a hundred years ago
in Japan.
One print shows a caricature of. an
Enelishman. pictured among Japa-
nese.' and another has what Mr..
Martin calls "A genuine Chessv'
cat" perched on the limb OF . tree.
and certainly reminiscent Of Alice"
and her Cheshire cat.
Uae4salled In Japan.
The rare print Of THE Mandolin
Girl" by Toyokuni. wes' exhibited at
the Foeg Art Museum in Cambridge.
where Mr.. Martin was a graduate
student at Harvard. having already
studied at other universities. The
collection has been made in the last