The Archive · 1924

Mr. Has Sister Painter

The first Japanese woman to put the nude feminine form divine on.

Miss Kuwako Hunihara, tered by both sides. At the next meeting, which is due to take place of Tuesday next, it is expected that the Japanese and Soviet delegates will find no alternative but to continue their discussion of unsettled problems, leaving out the question of Saghalien, unless, in the mieantime, some new formula for the solution of the Last mentioned question can be found—Eastern News Agency.

'a sister of the Japanese ambassador to the United States, but she has achieved a great amount} publicity and fame because of the nude painting in her studio rather than because she is the sister of a brother whose "grave consequences" remark produced such a startling aftermath.

Miss Hanihara is determined to have her attempt in oils exhibited at the annual Fine Arts exhibition to be held in the autumn, venture is furnishing material for art circles She found tremendous difficulty in securing one of her sex to pose for her. This is said to be because the genus mulier, at least those of passable bodily qualifications, have Jover entertained a deep aversion to being made an object of careful study and scrutiny by one of their own sex. The nude feminine form divine, in Japan, has always been reserved for the masculine brush, and gossip is rife as to who posed for Miss Hanihara and poached on 2 jealously-guarded field of the male Painter.

Hanihara keeps very silent, despite the attempts to try to make her disclose the identity of her! model. She has refused to permit Janyone to see her painting and has declared that none shall see it till after the judges have.

Persistent reports declare that Miss Hanihara's model was herself.

Tokyo People Forgetful.

It may be the unprecedented heat, [but.the citizens of Tokyo are' very forgetful; at the same-time they seam to: be very honest; too."

The Metropolitan Police have jas Jannounced that a sum of over Yen!

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