The New York herald., 1877-12-08
THE LOAN EXHIBITION.

There were moro visitors at tho Loan Exhibition
yesterday than on the day before. Let us follow tho
crowd surgsng into tho bric-a-brac room and SEQ
II we cannot get enough 10 tho cabi-
nets to what 1t is that attracts SO
much attention. Here We are, In front OF
Mr.. Samuel Colman's cabinet OF old Satsuma. What
a rare collection Il isl Satsuma Is ono OF the most
beautiful OF japanese wares. 1t Is Of ycllowish
color, and i.s decorations particularly In tho old
pieces worry low in tone. Modern Satsums is not
particularly encing. but the old Ia fascination to
the collector The comes from Satsuma, .
province in Japan, and is made of hard paste,
with fre crackIc glaze. Speaking Of crackle.
Mr.. W. c. Primo exhibits very hns piece Of
Chinese gray crackle ware, vase No 1,049 which 10
twenty-five inches high and l6l inches wide in
largest diameter. This has long been favorite ware
with the Chinese, and how they manage the crackls
effect is puzzle to modern ingenuity. The
crackle Is produced by the use OF a pccu-
liar surface paste, which, being plunged
whle hot into cold water, at once cracks;
tho color Is then rubbed In. These cracks do
tend through tho vase. There Is no great beauty
about this ware, but II rs admired . curiosity. on
top Of the cabinets In this stand beautiful
specimens OF carysanthom o-peomenne piecos belong.
Ing Mr Belmont 1t s the decoration of this por.
celain which makes It valuable and from which Il
takes its name Observe the richness OF those reds
and tho free manner In which the figures drawn.
For color there Is nothing moro elective than these
vases. Elbow your way through the crowd TO the
cabinet down by tho door containing Mr. Bclmonps
pieces Do you those Chinese cloisonne enamel 1g
uresY They said to bo the oldest specimens this
country and their appearance gives truth TO the
statement They not very pretty to look A. but thcy
have probably had the at least Of 1000 years.
The takes French namc from the manner OF
it's making. The which form the cloisons
thin and the enamcls, after baking, polished
down Ii is a rare opportunity TO have the art
products OF so many distant countries brought within
the compass of q few square feet We can wander
from to room and look at tho lace worn by Queen
Ammo, at the inkstand IN which LOUIS XVII dipped hts
royal quill, AT the cup the bravo Paul Jones drank
from, at Lord Falrfaxs silver candlosticks, which
doubt General Washington has oiten
borne IN his generous hands, ut snun boxes
from which princes OF the blood rcgaled their
naughty noses, at chair upon which Indian kings
have sat for the past 600 years. at Jcwclry worn 5000
years ago by Egyptian princcsses and at bracelets
made yesterday by Tiffany This Is wonderful place
this academy, where have Infinite riches In little
room, or rather several largo rooms
On second thought the managers OF tho exhibition
too confusion would be caused by raising the
price OF admssion SO II will remain twenty i've cents
for night. Tho first lecture Ia the for
the bonent OF the Society OF Decorative Art will take
place ut eleven o'clock this morning, at tho lecture
room OF the Academy OF Design, aud will be delivered
by Professor Wicr.