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On the laws of Japanese painting : an introduction to the study of the art of Japan (1911)

Bowie, Henry P., d. 1920, Iwaya, Sazanami, 1870-1933, Hirai, Kinz d. 1936 · San Francisco : P. Elder and Company · leaf 135

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mentary upon arti^ life in Japan that manyof the great arti^s of the Tosa and Kano schools,in the middle years of their adlive lives, retiredfrom the world, shaved their heads, and, takingthe titular rank of hogen, hoin or hokyo, becameBuddhi:§l priei§ls and entered mona^eries, there topass their… … PaintingSubjects Chapter Six SUBJECTSFOR JAPANESE PAINTING (gwa dai) A Japanese arti^ will never of his own accordpaint a flower out of season or a spring land-scape in autumn; the fitness of things insen-sibly influences him. From ancient times certainprinciples have determined his choice of…

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