Menpes, Mortimer, 1855-1938, Menpes, Dorothy · London : A. & C. Black · leaf 208
ly superbwork, and I could not help feeling how great a privilegeit was to come into contact with such a man. I arrived at my hosts quite early in the morning,for I was to have a whole day with my Japanese fellow-worker. I was introduced at once to an old man, graveand very dignified in bearing,… … Painters and their Methods and preparing colours. As a rule, to see a Japanesesmoke is to get at once a clue to the nature of thepeople. But Kiyosai was peculiar even in this. Hewas one of the few men who would take only one drawfrom his pipe ; in the most dignified manner possiblehe would take…
Art -- Japan · Japan -- Social life and customs 1868-1912
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