New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-19
RARE sPEcIMENs or CHINESE WARE.

The china fever which ragged 80 violently
In this city during the holidays Of last Winter has
what abated the supply Of China has been steadily
increasing The large stores were never 30 well stocked
az now aud the auction sales never so attractive
noticeable and encouraging thing ABOUT the later ship
nens Is the advance the standard Of the goods When
the mania for collecting first seized the city there was
nothing for It feed upon but the most inferior kinds
Of both Japanese aud Chinese They satisfied an
uneducated TASTE and sold for fabulous sums greater
part Of this inferior was Chinese. The Japanese
by establishing stores here at the close Of the Centennial
Exhibition introduced their best az once, and
they have shrewdly mot the increasing demand with
excellent supply ever since But with the Chinese ware
has been very different There have been, and are to-
day no stores kept here By the Chinese the mseves
There are several kept by japanese. and one which
represents one Of the most famous OF the modern
manufactures Of japan directly. As a consequence,
while we have been able 10 procure good specimens
OF japanese workmanship be found anywhere
outside OF Jappn we have had only limited facilities
for obtaining really brst-cass Chinese work. II has
ab0ut therefore, that the Chinese work s greatly
underestimate by many people who think they
good judges Of Oriental pottery and porcelain any
BODY doubts the truth Of this statement let him 90 20
the Clinton Hal saesroom and examine the collection
which wl be put sale there this afternoon IT'S the
simple truth % Il Is the best most complete col
lection Of Chinese IN this country except
IN san Francisco whore the Chinese have shops OF their
every size from inches 90 SO inches in height: 100
pairs OF umbrella stands 30 tea sets q great num-
Der OF punch bowls salad bowls aud aower-pOts
placque5 and other articles IN like prOfusion
Nearly all the decoration 10 Canton, and It wiz
be a revelation 10 many people VINO think they
have seen good specimens OF Canton heretofore.
Especially beautiful specimens are Nos 2l8, 267 1853
87i 60, $50 aud 324 These arc taken at random but
they are well worth studying. The background Is pale
seaoen and the decoration consists Of birds and how
the flowers being mostly the pumroe and It's bios
sons which are such f8vOrles with both Chinese and
Japanese decorators There Do japanese decoration
which suFpass that these uumberss and there rs
little that equal IT, No 43 s an excellent specimen
Of the same decoration With the buds on tho plum
branches raised nom the surface There are other spec
mems OF similar decoration white ground, which
equally admirable The decoration Is almost Infinite IN
variety The tea sets are not Of the Canton usually
here, when consist largely Of green and gilt with
Ranee on brds ane hgres and s especially artistic
The DESCRIPTION 10 simply m birds, insects and flowers
scattered ieguaTy the surface and with no green
OF git save on the leaves OF the flowers and the wings
OF the insocts In addition 70 tho Chinese ware which
constitutes the greater part OF the collection there are
leH phusuMy hanos9me japanese bronzes and some
excellent specimens Of Owarl ware, which h tbe most
beautiful Of modern blues.h 07