Painted in red, green and yellow enamel on black grown. glazes, whilst no picture or fresco an offer rich harmonies of colour Se" splendid or #0 lasting as those of the Ming glaze-painted porcelains. 'This splendour of hue became, as the' means of achieving it were pooght for and mastered, the chief glory of Chinese pottery; the result fant beauties came to replace the Gualities of mere form and. line which are the means of appeal in the earlier wares, "It ix curious to reflect that the supremacy in their art which few would deny to the potters of China was reached by them at a late stage the history of civilization. The wares_made in China before the time of the Christian era belong to the category of what is termed "primitive," and are often passed over as being merely of ethnographical interest. Variety" they Certainly do. not show, but such simple forms as are exhibited by the unglazed ash-grey wares of the Chow dynasty are dignified and pare, and it may be questioned whether the collector, as a rule, does justice to their qualities, As far as pottery technique is concerned, "however, they are not of a very advanced order, and it was only in the sic~ ceeding Han period that any great fatisti¢ progress was made. by. the Chinese potters. By this time their fellow-craftsmen of Western. Asia, Egypt and Greece had already be hind them many centuries of aceompushment, wallet other artificers of their own country, notably the workers in bronze, had also a long prior ity in technical attainment. This Veing so, it in not surprising that the earlier Chinese earthenwares from Han onwards show marked traces alike of Western" influence jan of metal technique."—Bernard Rackham, coltined (sem Mevare Kelly & Walshe Note:—Copies of this work way be Tue Commercial Press, Ld., the coding firm of Chinese publishers, ave started a movement, the purpose of which is to encourage more reeding among the Chinese womenfolk, Exhibitions will: shortly be held and women's reading clubs will be formed.
Ex-Captans Amakaju Masahiko, who was serving a term of ten years? penal servitude in Chiba gaol for the murder of Osugi Sakae, Ito Noe, and their nephew, is reported to have suddenly disappeared from the prison. There was a rumour that Amakasu would be granted an on the oeearion of the tion of the Imperial sliver wedding, but no _announeement, regarding his liberation has been' given out by the Department of Justice. The Prison authorities [deny the release of Amakasu, and Major Amakosu, the prisoner's uncle, of the Chiba Infantry School, also states that he has heard rothing "us to the Iberation of his nephew, bat the papers are convinced' that Amakasu is. not there.
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