New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-25
CERAMIC AIT IN SAN N1NCIACO.

SAN Francisco, Dec. 9.-Evcry city, east or
west has It's peculiar phases of life ana hVihe' All
whether dead and buried, or alive an" houriSn'hS "'0
points az interest to the general puOc' 7"' iran" '
pcrchcd upon the continents western verge" mas enough
An art even to MI 1.-THE Imorpings OF week en)oy"hy'
Her population made up of So many foreign ee''S 10
.uavs snl,ect OF study 10 the new conner until the
novelty wears off in the familiarity OF M Own
sman; 80 cmrsr are n,incrouS spanish. Italian.
Freu,h. and roruguese seem TO nnl oyer Ils w
land ssirs moi unlike their Own. Hut the uHhNeniN'
chjrcn of the remote Eastthe Central FlO"ery Ming
t"m-cl,d the fashion Of Thousand years ago. Gnili,
les of ornament their faces O sSiOh-IhSc 10TH
the unique and incomprchrnsi6l. clement 49,, uo
-, Trit cmi trorra in it, richness; trees here
and thor still loaded with fruits in November hoWcfS
o. M h,,v nf rer,cct bloom; gcrariums and fuChsias
ivipc IN at sccondstory Windows hcotropes following
toward these nights with hope-al these III what inc
, % rnpcinsioms concerning the climate But II il
art In ancisco which think may he interesting Il"
IN. readers # THE TRIHNf.
Enter with ne the largest porcelain store in thc city
lat Of fairy land as II proves lonk about You l."
IIrr lr gigantic vases, nearly four feet hlgh bcantl'
full croi,sqOcy "rnamcnted win lnaid pore, alh
devices Of flowers birds dragons human hgnrcs land
scl.- &c On long, delicate leaves exqulst"
fai,,cs of tendri and vine, butterfly ana bird me
seems to run in the direction ot the grofF9nr anu
horrhlo hut many instances the dclitacy shown ~
singlaly conrastcd with this. ODD Calrr's "t lace
and form. h"rIhl" dragons: ana eh"sth hau,, az
Imrr.rd nu background OF som" wlthcd pdt .,
lines. lowering butterflies, trailing vines nha WHAT.
Is delicate and pretty, cover another An inc ~"ih
DONE a
the hroazcs Porcelain is composed OF two snhstarrS
one fusihc producing transparency the other lnusloh
the latter enduring the heat necessary 10 Iuhy lne
flshlr sih,i IIcc without itself melting. Inc l1l
eIt ,ul>t consists or alumnd OF cray thc lusi-
bic feidSIir pctrOeliX. The Japanese are very
prcj-T ~ Styr of Ornanenatlon. Here we see lhe
most highly prizrd ware, both Of China ana Jaa-thr
or that which has the appearance NJ our com
mon ~turrwaGc cracked all over III small irrgar I
b, heat long ON close inspection we find That
j. perfectly -Iuuuth the lines hcmg under The SHlhf
All odd TASTE. IL srcIn~ that which prefers th> sign "f
age. Iut the world has It's love for the old III Some
direction every where.
Wandering about 81 will among these curious thincS
w find an old vase, which, they ten ms, wa' ttk'h 80
yeas ago from the palace of the Emperor Of China IL
lie tLaIIrlcd on copper, The art low hmS ioSl' Tue
enamel blue and red. Table SETS dlnncEd1d ttt SIS
some them consisting eli hundreds OF pieces. al COW
cred WIN the porcelain nald work. huse melon Dishes
round and >.ti'pN and Ike the rr~t except that the
hcurcS are larger delicate cups and saucers, hg a.
W.ItlS and e,Ii-'TdH>p parent ringing lui>'dly ut q
tir"Sr that would seem tn threaten ordinary ware; all
III, "a tud.> Variety and sir are piled along lahlcs
floor. F>plati"rS shaped and '"l'r"n Win ihdld
WOW. scales, fin, Sc, To resemble hsh; l"cqu rd
bicad-ad>kct> covered with finely braided iinb"n; small
Sd~S, odd Id;cS &c., Osscr di.trIciug variety from
a the lat died. The japanese bronzc~ are. arr
f;Ni 'rcy foreign I" Our IDEAS Of lr"h - III gen raj
Tnt ,.,ul e.: III, bronze it>,f J. darker AID duitr.
N,tS al IA, l'Ct are uiItil Wi'! S'lf'l t'u
ar coIp'rou, times with all three. 1ic>c. al course,
uar. SOM thing over u O"' lGII.
inlud with gold ana silver III flower patterns. golden
with silver rNcs and STEM So, Cp~iiu: $50 The
oil.i side oi tA> c>t,b>nIucut is flied with European
tii".t, Llt ti;-> itinLd ptlii shoIrGJtls every
WL't'. II uiu>i. only ClLnc" ai The num-
l.I" To-. enthusiastically, IuUh H. 'E'' Is d nc
L"'- .N.t I't5'iHN'lY.