. Japan, a record in colour . gardenscene was exact, and no one could have altered so muchas a leaf without ruining the picture. Next Fukuchiproceeded to make for the costumier a drawing of agirl. By the dressing of her hair the girl was shownto be not over nineteen years of age, the ornamentsbeing one of red and the other silver. She was to holda fan, and Fukuchi even decided on the colour of thefan and the way the girl should hold it. It was tohave a gold ground with a silvery moon, light and blackgrass growing in white water. The ladys kimono wasof dark purple at the bottom and light purple
. Japan, a record in colour . gardenscene was exact, and no one could have altered so muchas a leaf without ruining the picture. Next Fukuchiproceeded to make for the costumier a drawing of agirl. By the dressing of her hair the girl was shownto be not over nineteen years of age, the ornamentsbeing one of red and the other silver. She was to holda fan, and Fukuchi even decided on the colour of thefan and the way the girl should hold it. It was tohave a gold ground with a silvery moon, light and blackgrass growing in white water. The ladys kimono wasof dark purple at the bottom and light purple at thetop ; this was arranged purely for decorative reasons inorder to harmonise with the obi, which was black. Asa rule the colours in a dress graduate from the topdownwards ; but the obi looked best against the lightpurple, and custom was sacrificed to art. The figureson the kimono were to be all white with silver strings,and a delicate white wave pattern. Mr. Fukuchi next proceeded to consider the hand- 2+ A BLIND BEGGAR. Art and the Drama ling of historical colour. The scene was that of alord and his wife, the lord just setting out for thewars and the wife seeking to detain him, holding onto his armour. The armour is red and the clothesare indigo. These colours being fixed historically, itwas for the artist to arrange backgrounds that shouldharmonise with these. In the lady alone were hisartistic tastes allowed to expand. He would haveher dressed in white, with large chrysanthemums inred, yellow, and purple tones. These exquisitely clothed figures were to be placedbefore a screen, having sea-rocks and an eagle paintedon it with black ink. Yet again another screen wasto be of light brown, with glittering birds delicatelytraced upon it, in order that they should not interferewith the breadth of the whole. Now, Mr. Fukuchi, I said, I can quite seethat you are an artist, and that your handling ofa play from the decorative standpoint is quiteperfect. But now tell me something o
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