New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-03
sale or 0RIENT4L OBJECTS.
THOMAS E. KIRBY 4 co.


This afternoon, at half past o'clock, the
sale begins Of the Oriental objects winch during the last
ten dave have been On exhibition AT the rooms Of
Mcssrs Thomas l. Kirby Co where they have proved
an Jon to crowd OF people They are now to he
dispersed and these many hundreds of thngs-sone OF
them splendid others handsome, others pretty, and all
OF them curious illustrating the muitifarOus skill and
pervading taste of a singular peoIle-are during the
ne II fortnight take their places shelves ana IN
cabinets far and wide the continent. feature OF
this which pleased 10 pGte II the great va
rety in the character and value o. the eral there
Is room enough here for ali purses 10 he grahed the
slender ones rs wei the full Here certainly
more Of the very finest and cOstest specimens Of the
lacquers Of Japan Than have been togeher IN
one aucton-roon within our recollection: would II
be CANT the with regard 10 the inrOs
netskcs and tobacco pouches. Yet alongside OF THESE
are hundreds 81 objects IN this collection of nearly 1000
catalogued numbers which, prize apart, are a. capable
OF giving pleasure these precious effort; OF human
skill and nvenveDess AS If usual in sucn sales the
more nOtewOrt by objects not put forward at hst
but nevertheless there several pieces that deserve
notice among the nln5er be sold this evening. Fol
lowing the catalogue upon the smiling face OF
old Hotai the God Of Contenimen who sits his full
sack tanning himself his fair round belly with good
cspon lnedthis Is ri1e, Only the cover all that is
left of some rice jar or incense burner
but as piece Of design how well
in the treatment Near by are two carved teak-wood
figures Of a man and woman, ~ least in the catalogue
they pass for sucl-caled there THE LOng1
Couple" The woman holds the broomsdck ana looks
prepared to defend her rights, but the man, remember
ing the might Of a soft answer displays the family
back gcracher and dsperses the cloud Near by
are two specimens Of literal treatment Of nature de-
sign-No 40. al old waterbottle Of Bzen repre-
seutng gourd round which OF the stems Of its
has twisted deeply indented the surface No. POI,
Chinese piece, initiating the stem Of tree with
grape vine turned about IT,. But this is piece OF
liberalism without Othtf purpose, while In Jap
bottle the Of the form chosen carries
the idea of pouring water; ii looks as II water would
naturally from this bottle lust because OF tnis
twisted growth. Ihe Japanese seldom employ the lit
eral unless they can MAKE IL auxiliary 10 the
main object OF the thing they nav uand We nj
tracted by Nos 293 and 25l the latter perhaps the
piece. and taUctd u painted by Alden Weir
filled win cnrybau;hemuIns bat No 29J Is also "a good
decorative pece-aud or picturesque kind rarely met
with. Near by two more realistic eX-
anples- No. Isl, cup and cover IN clay,
basket for flowers In shape like shell. Hanging on the
wall al the OH end OF The specimens OF
real basAet-woIk, OF sort In which the Japanese excel
and near them hanging basket bronze, 50 that we
have here examples OF the form treated in three
maerials-One apparently good the utner-a sinful
too fond few OF the objects IN todays ALE
noted by ms, hit there are many than we could
nope 20 speak Of the purchasers go much aniss
in bidding Tor anything here, for ever, one OF
these numbers has merit or some kind aud will play lis
decorative parz somewhere.