New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-16
J1P4NESK ART.
THE DRESSER COLLECTIOY-Now ON EXHIBITION
IT'S VALUE TO STUDENTS.

IT'S VALUE TO STUDENTS.
As soon as it was known in England
that japan intended to represent her industrial inanu
f,ctnres az the Philadelphia Centennial scale never
seen before the question Who Is hc best
man tp nd to America 10 what u.efd for
art schools and Tor museums This important mission
was urlIsted 10 Dr. Dresser His artistic position his
services rendered 30 The South Kensington Museum his
successes in the art decoration Of the Alexandra Palace
and above al, his reputation as ~ art sdNlscr'
warranted this selection But Philadelphia would
only show japanese exhibition pieces, aud the
British Government thought ho might 10 well
from America, 20 or 10 japan. Iate last s0nhcr
he sailed from san Francisco, bearing, besides Lis
European commissions, order from TIFFANY ~ 20. ID
select for them whatever might he Ok interest to art cox
rctors and students. The large collection now on cN
sbtion AT Clinton ,n and which oill be sold a auction
next week by the Leayitt tho result Of his selections
Ifisa collection Of goods uginr from tho most simple
productions of domestic ART TO the highest productions
A visit TO the Clinton Nan exhibition ana a careful
pcrnsa of the catalogue viii he far instructive 10
the public than amy thing can write japanese ceramics
kcramics 10 the tern now used In EnSinD may BE- IL
vided MIC f0tr principal cl'sseS;
J. Earthenwarc without Glaze or With partial glaze.
Tho u1.,i 80 405j AMI limbo wares may be conS.d-
cred a, te, a. lhe. Thcy brown and some Hpeci-
mon. ar. curiui.Or instance bottles stamped WIN an
iiq.e ~ saint which the process Of stamping has
produced % curious ndenta Oh. No %S2, Banjo war;
is made oi CT mary potters clay but is very lGht Inc
peei.rty q Ne ass IS thar il is evidently haud-node,
for every piece shows unmstasabo marks Of thc fingers
OF the makers. Sometimes it Is decorated with rlsod
enamel decoration On pieces tNo. 57O ctotS0Hnc
enamel has been attempted bnt through some "hlm %
the manufacture, pcrhaps because the car'h WoaI1
not stand e Successive passages IN Tie fro Nhlch per
feet ciois0,r( enamel requires, the ci0s1s have ben
left half filed AID tic ulster them Shows thst cane!
is nothing but fused glass. Hyemazl Is an eartIoh"n
81, oln adj IA "a a
. Earthei.wares covered with thick colOred
glaze The surface of these nas been decorated,
before tine glaze applied, with design IN low has
relief When they dipped in The glaze y oi course
lies thicker in Tie hOlioWs, and when bmnt n Is Of
deeper color than the relefs, whore II ae.les the
appearance Of having been wiped Oh IL t1o enzo Is OF
greensh tut It is termed by Fronch artisans Ceadcn.
and often Camaiex II the Sect y 5duced resembles
cameo which IL often the cne Tho general tenn, now
ever in French art manufacture is EmdH 0H'6r9hT OF
shading glaze Tho seiii (503), shedar N6el Hagi
1884, Raguyski $50, Mifukano $3.50, kssatza ,l0S)
ud Tukator Q1i5b tao jay anesc names for these
wares In some the Japs combine two oolors Of
glaze Oh one piece These oolors arc generally ,ur-
1uoiso blue and dark purple known to the enamelers
a. Manganese Violet" One OF the finest pieces OF this
ware taat ever eano under my notice Is No go. The
name Of that warJ Is kish.u.
, Earthenwaros OF q crean.colored ground, craquel6
la2e ana enamel decoration I'm low relief Tho typo Of
these is tne "SaZuinis his lo tno hdic vi a
pcansuar AT the south of Da Nippon tue sovereign Of
which only allowed the particular clay found III us
province TO be made into pieces FOR presentation 70
princes or Damios. 10 decorated in tho most e'-
orate STYLE and may b. styled the SeVie' OF Japan
The best piece OF IL is 10. 200. Awata 1919 IL close
imitation, also the old productions Of Kioto The
modern ware made Kioto is darker in color, bat very
agreeable both the sight ana 70 the touch NO 5s4 Otta
ware il a modern imitation " sstzuma (No. 53Ol Among
IN, m of
which always bring fancy prices These are the splash
wares'" fash wares" or hareots as tbs French sylc
Them believe thai fash is The best Tor them,
the variations Of color from deep purple 70 bright
crimson are only produced by flashes Of heat In the
,n Ne In which fhc glaze burned II tho heat the
a1e (which Is cOOrrd with Orhio OF from Ia the
Color is liver rc, but II sudden fash Of hss 10
tu-Ds pnrre II rio fame touches the piece often
ours on tie sharp edges Of handles the oxide Is burnt OF
leaving only "A y,lOwsh giaLe. The French Mans hIrr
cot or color Is very GOOD Tor ths ntrt valuable
snneimeus OF TINS ware (Baed hdsoko the ChinescI
present All the riston Of color which nature has given
10 the French " Jcve des Mdrdu
4 Porcelain HiZen, Imari, and Aria arc anonymous
for ue Japanese porcelain Hos 5is aud 694 Al 5kDte
nj In tho province Ot Ksosa, well known ware u made
$50, easily recognized ~ decoration III red AID gold