The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-19
BLuE AND WHITE CHINA.


The recent revival OF the taste for old blue
and white Nankin CHINA has already led TO such
rage among the chihninAgis's tu'', a. We
china. eager competitors We're ready 10 outnld
each other Tor ali the choice pr'in"nsH at prices
quite beyond MI precedent. rllng AZ last 10
no less than $1,000 for tw" small blue nnd white
Hawthorn lors Of ihe form commonly
txtrmvasint as this seems. IL L. Il lancy not en-
tirriy 10 possess something rur" and curious,
Tor nearly all the-" vases. bottles lars. basins,
and cups are beautiful in color, symmeirlcal
and graceful in torn, and good rs examples OF
ornamental design They are NOT merely quaint
and odd. Ike many Of those objects which that
celebrated virtuosO Horace Wapoc collected
at strawberry hill. and OF whom Il was said:
China. the passion Of hi soul
infa,nS Win Jt5 or br,ah h.' rest
Sir Henry Thompson, the eminent surgeon.
who is also an accomplished artist, LIKE some
other distinguished members OF his crait who
might be named, acknowlcdsrs himself an en-
thu,iast for the old Liue and white aud his
collection now exhibited. is admitted 20 bee one
Of the best O,her amateurs OF high reputn,
however. are - be numed among the rnthu-
sinsis. such AS Mr.. A. W. FRANKS. OF the British
Museum: Mr.. Dante EDssciti. aud Mr. " Di-tlrr,
the ant 81. \ selection from the cabinets OF a.!
the dinitHnii would he thins 10 500. hui IN
this appears We nave an ample display OF the
beauties OF blue and white in the collect. n
belonging 10 Sir Henry TuoWl son. which he
has lent for exhibition 10 Mr.. Marks the well
known dealer IN objects oil decorative art. at 90
3 ,ynr,,i examples here ire ovcortonRlly fine,
and tho one pair of jars which nre SPOKEN OF -
the kcdgraNe Jars, from having formerly
belonged 20 that srntleman, arr 4, nrr"iy III III
miucd TO We rirhrr ana more urliliHht IN mo
deep blue marAled ground than ihOs- sold IN
Captain Lukrss sa.sA pairot EioAu.ar boiu :,
painted with Nst 'r npWrrs and leaves, IN rHrol-
lent design. OF very white Iurrtinin. are intor-
cstlng IT. bnuring the six marks ~ tne Ia-Alng
dynasty, ,avins tho cato \. d. lag 1885, not the
! oldest, hat AMONG the earliest Known,
According To- n. sun ,lAs Julien, the trans
! mtor Of the Chinese History II the Imperial
Hon at IA .H.ftH
| monty mnde - tar ha h ~ 80 IL. C., ana ti"ra-
| fore ! 500 wears before Il was known o. the
| Western nations. The fine llur is thought 10
| be Obtained 10y tho use OF lap.e lNuil, aud the
! end OF the seventeenth century ana early in the
! eighteenth, alter that being lost and remaining
! have been made L. recover it.. but not
! with complete success. A plate. NJ. 23i.
! should be noticed as orarins ne oli
modern work. II Will bc noticed Tint the l,u'
ground - Of different Shades, Hud "a some r.
| Nrinri Ike marnc with "luudrd shades, IN
others il is clouded without dark VEINS, and IN
some il Is plain. or what ia called " powder d.
! blue" The flowers in white are sometime
| raised by the application ol ohNlncl, us IN S'N-
| eral examples. As a specimen %. good latter
work may be noticed No. l99-two 4 shes. bear
ing the date marx Of 4. y, 1851 70 ~, \ very
beastilu Hawthorn plate. No, 21a. ON deep
| wavy blue ground. bears the lLs rlh'd sin marS-
signifying "a gem among precious vessels Of
| Jade" showing that it WIS highly ur .oi hy the
belonged. Fine as TINS collection +, tIut Il oi
| private cabinet, there ure several IN HOLLAND
| which have remained ns they were formed
| wnen the Nnnkin chlud was being brought nome
| by the Dutch ANA Portuguese trad"rs Of IN
sixteenth century, many 9l whose lmportutlon'
have found their way 10 this country, rs We Sc,
| in the fine pieces al Hampton Court la.Hr', an,
| in many o, mansions. But even those who
| familiar with tnou'. and those In the nlusnil
cont Japnn Palace nj Dresden, viii lind -
| Henry Ihumlt0n's u very Interesting anC
beautiful collection.