Oneday he was given a particular kind of Japanesefish salad of which he was extremely fond. Afterhaving disposed of his own portion he espiedon the shelf the dish which had been set apartfor his master. He could not resist the tempta-tion, and in a few minutes his masters portionhad gone the way of… … IVORY CARVING : PERSIMMONS. BY YOSHIDA HOMEI 107 Japanese Art and Artists of To-day.—IV. Wood and Ivory Carving talent to sacred objects should stoop to carve suchan inferior creature as a dog, was, to the Japaneseartistic mind, a degradation of the profession, analmost unpardonable offence. No…
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