Menpes, Mortimer, 1855-1938, Menpes, Dorothy · London : A. & C. Black · leaf 274
iful musical instrument, finerthan any ever made by human hands, but still aninstrument, with harmonies to be coaxed out. Andthe Japanese play on Nature, not only in a concentratedway as with a kakemono or a flower in a room, butalso in the biggest possible form, on landscapes;dragging in… … Placing decorative sense] than the finest painter here in theWest. All this beauty and perfection that meets one on everyside is the result of centuries and centuries of habit, untilit has become intuitive to the people. I can safely saythere is no point in Japan where an artist cannot standstill…
Art -- Japan · Japan -- Social life and customs 1868-1912
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