The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-13
THE DRESSER CURIOS.

"Whats IN cover.n your practical man may OK
claim, as your man OF taste gazcs with admiration
Ipon the cover Of the catalogue 0. the Dresser cocc
ton OF japanese curios and articles selected tor Til
iany l. Co.., and exhibition nj tho saicsroons
OF tho Messrs. Lcavit This cover designed by
Tifany's designer, ana Ia capital imitation Of the
japanese. and well Is the design reproduced that u
looks just like tho original sketch. DR.. Christopher
Dresser, who Ia identified with tho south Kcnsngton
Muscum, in London, made this collection Tor
Tiffany Co., and is OF tho most interesting wo
have IL interesting Tor tho that
not only are thofc large number OF the most valuable
anI rarest OF Japanese ana Chinese ceramics 10 10
found IN 1t, but there are also NUMBER OF household
goods OF unique design and rude workmanship, but
which attract our attention from the fact thai they
Among these many bowls aud nrtc es Of whose
we have no idea, but admire Tor their very ruueness,
which Is never coarscncss IN Japincsc ware
Tho unusual variety OIL wares Will strike tho visitor,
the reason Tor which Is that DR. Dresser has been par
cuir to specify the articles not only according tno
y. ovinco IN which they arc nada but by the factory
They were made one cannot but be surprised TO
observe the many different names that nre giveE TO
the wares wo arc lscd lump together ana call kasu
Another peculiarly 81 this very tasteful catalogue
Is tho abseuce OF display type from It's coumna II
Is left TO the connoisseur TO discover the beat
articles without the hep oil staring capitals
Among the beautiful pieces which cannot
TAI. TO attract tho attention Of the observer ~
jade jar, mado somewhere about tue year 1860 anu
stolen from the Imperial Palace ut Pekin, where It
served 10 hold "a night lamp that burned in tho bed
chanDcr OF TIE Empcfof aS &c Is legend
that jade when IL - dug nom the bottom OF the rivers
soft and nurdcns on being exposed ~ air. As this
curious substance Is next 10 IL diamond IN hardness
ono Ia inclined doubt this story. gentleman con
Iecled with Tiffany h Co. - establishment, who Is
thoroughly convorsint With japanese ana CHI
trc-abfac, has nado nice calculation
about this Jar and estimates that the CARVING II
would take a man ten hours hard work every day
forly.nvs years. peculiarly OF this jar winch IL
OF pea green color. is that when lighted Candle ~
paced within It It becomes tho most exquisite pink
rms lamp or jar Is valued II, $500 Another in.
teresng article Is porcelain Vase, which dates from
the Hung dynasty, A. d. l3oS-l64s. Standing Oh the
top OF tho Jade Is old Satsuma incense burner
with portraits OF Japanese celebrities painted on II.
Toe great age OF this jar has made u wonderfully
rich color, although II IS quite low IN
tone curious bll is No. IS. BlDko
tcapot Of rough Cloisonncc cuamel, the WORK
IS only hah done, so that the uninitinted arc able
to understand the mysteries of Cuisoncc. No ,bl2
Ia historical screen said 10 have been made In the
sixteenth century, during tho reign Of Wan Leigh.
IL contains inscription which IL imperial culogy
tho three OF happiness, Emolunent and Lon.
gcylly. would be utterly ulposslble 10 eBunicrate
IN the space VI newspaper notice all tho attractive
articles this collection, OF which there are 03 iotf
They arc Oh Tree exhibition until Monday next, when
they will be sold al public auction Lot not the
economical buyer be alarmed by tho valve OF the low
articles here mentioned Tor there are hundreds that
x,tin Npat al