The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-25
The Manufactures OF China and Japan ut thu
Dublin Exhibition.
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The Chinese collection at the Du olln Exhibition prese ats
terms, ivory. carvings, and srotesque paintings; the only
things worthy Of special notice bsicg q porcelain laad
mark 2 va,chman's elarum, and . finger warming fur
mace. The land mark is about one foot and q halt long, q
foot wide, and three inches thick, These LAM are
used by the Chinese to point out the boundaries Of estates
them, they offered little projection against encroachment.
The watchEnan'a alarum consists Of q followed piece of
woed, with q handle, aud BY, striAA.g on it with . stick, .
sound Is produced sufficiently loud TO arouse the nearest
guardian Of the night. The finger warming furnace
serves The purpose OF gloves, which, ~ ns "9.n A.
China, but it 10 Of course only put in requisiuon In cold
weather, and in the northern parts of the country. The
whole collection is contributed by Mr.. Hewett, Of Fen
church street, London, and though it presents . few OBJ.
jects that most English visitors are not familiar with, yet
even 70 them it will become q source Of interest, as aford-
ing an immediate means Of comparison With the produc
Of porcelain manufactures the Japanese collection con-
tAins nothing to compare with those of China All the
porcelain articles are limited to a few tea cups, which,
however, without exhibiting any elsborats finish or orua,
nent, show. by the quality Of The ware aud the dslicacy
perfection in the art The beautiful Chimes carvings in
ivory and sandal wood have nothing to rival them in the
japanese collection, which does not boast offs siogls article
OF the kind. The japanned cabinets, Oh ssts, and tables Of
the Chinese are much more richly inlsid and decora-
ted; and their gauss lanterns are also moro highly 6n.
ished than the oiled paper lanterns Of Japan, dis.snded
with hoops Of spiced bamboo. On comparing all the or.
namental works Of the two countries, . much higher
degree Of finish, accompanied, with greater tA.ts for
giilded decorations, appears in those of China; whilst the
simpler taste Of the japanese presents ut the same time
greater perfection In all works OF utility. Their maps are
4AAs0 bVAA0 VI uIUlbOB III InHtAuC6S II a.
eyeviews Of the country and towns, on the same principle
IS the pictorial surveying which was introduced into Eng.
land by Mr.. Horner, the artist Of the Panorama Of Lon.
don, shown at the Colosseum. The Japanese appear to
have . good notion Of perspective, Of which the Chinese
artists have no ides; accordingly, in the birds eye vie rs,
the perspective effects are well managed, though certain
gaps between the middle defiance and the back ground
leave much to the Imagination to supply. A map Of japan
bears evidence Of European light having been thrown on
this branch of their requirements. for the points Of the
compass arc roughly depictsd in the manner Of our maps
With . fesv-de lis. or something like it, ct the cardinal
point.
In drawing and modelling the human figure also, tho
specimens from Japan show less deformity and much
the Chinese. The works Of embroidery are nearly equal,
and 1t 10 . curious coincidence that dusing the prevalent
passion for Chinese fowls, the subjects OF the principal
pieces OF embroidery from both countries should be cocks,
and like that Of English breed, without the Dutch shaped
feather breeches Of the highly estimated birds.
Among ether marks Of superior advancement in civil.
zation which the Japanese collection exhibits, may be
noticed . capital mariners compass Of the usual size, Q
psir Of well adjusted scales, with an index fixed to the
beam, and, though last not least, . bank note. The cir.
culaton Of paper money may be taken ~ evidence of tho
existence Of publis confidence and credit, and combined
with the issue Of gold coins Of the high value Of ESQ,
shows that the commercial transactions Of Japan arc
conducted on . scale approaching that Of civilized nations.
The japanese sppeac to be . more practical and bust
ness like people than the Chinese; and though they seem
70 indulge . strange taste for monstrosities, ~ shown by
the stuffed flying monkey and the baboon-headed snake,
they do not crush the bones Of the living human foot into
~japanned wood, raised from the ground by two supports
Of the same material, AID it 10 held to the foot by an
elastic band through which the toes pass.
There IL one remarkAble specimen in the Japanese col
lection that indicates intercourse with Europe, and .
taste for imitation In . manner quito unexpected. It Ia
. medallion head In papier mache, over which appears In
bold Roman capitals the words Jean Milton"