New-York tribune., 1884-12-14
RiRE CHINESE PORCEL4INS.
The French war of 1860 with China was

The French war of 1860 with China was an
original cause OF benefit to American amateurs IN porce
l,il.: for in the course of that war Prince Wang-ye
fen into disgrace with his Government, and was be-
headed Ills family was onnObled at the close OF the
afcdynasry over two hundred years ago, but the exc
tion of the heal Indicted stigma upon the survivors,
Their circumstances grew more AMI more atraiienel -
tli The present Waugye was forced IL part Wlh the
family plrrelaius, The gils and purchases OF two
hundred years.
such il tho story OF Mr. Robertson, Who secured these
porooiaus inr tho American Ar Assoaallo'i uA Nh""
lhny haYn beea rnuoniii received Ana 80 W'A '""-
sieumoui at uid aud re's hoaHllmi chinese '''''lh'
s Lrg ~ bn thr , nNue 10 ihe n,nnrf la Nhl'h lhr
rnlhin has naun ianaarhrl Nn nave lh"Nshi u "W'h
while pa aiiDnun tn ihrsr rArnnhl rAahln'n nl 'r
unsi shlilil rulila iht hp NHiil aa rNr hNnNh l''
40 nuh az iAp nhipa VI rd Tea dimi ihm lhh' h'Hnli
ihrsr iuls urirn hrrioi1 Whl' nn Wnlnih potter ha'
r,o, ho,n hlp iu iunoaln At lhr hpni ui lhn 'hH 81
st,ii, s,nJ II, hat ,nao, iNopit tNo nrhes hirh Ho
i.ta, "A surpluon ~ ihla pului IA lnrnly snrn,
luioed wu tuuN uf bat une himpnnlnh
fm tho ,nan m hl riiN un the hndi ~ the 'n'" lh"
rolninp A. uf wonderful licnrs4 nnd stionHli Ihri" ~
ur ruopi ~ thp finest mahogany 80 tnsrwnnd polished
npd ,n4 rt, with CRYSTAL Toward the foot tiH crlulinR
hna horn ioss sc,ossfry applied and the heat oi The
ntnloc hnt changed n ton hue dulor amt dnikcr Nf"r
nl. rich "bulo. ~ blood" comes smNl peach blow
vase The former illustrates the ctubcuiucc the lhiot
the delicate sclt repression, of Chinese coloinH lh"
mo. "potrh blow vases. thi4 delicate piece Of pugcc
tn, rwcir, A. ncctrd with brighter spots Of color mp
pfoi,hing crushed strawberry. rather short body
and long neck make up an outline of considerable
grace and the gold serpent colod around
the silver metal work of the rim IL u
feature not 10 be- ignored aside from s utility Vet II IL
the snfncss of tho vase. the ncncss Of the paste he
meath the ustrOus glaze which will make the strongest
appeal ~ the collector The cooins find far prefer
able to that of tall ashes OF dotted with
small bullocks blood splashcs which il included In
tbs collection Those who have visited the walters
Galleries in Baltimore will remember his rare examples
of "mirror black Here is 81 mirror black" vase
twenty inches high from the palace of Wangye not 50
fine I'm color nor admirable M shape MS MI Walters .
vases but set an excellent example of one oi the tarcs
,ereiiss of Chinese porccains. We have chosen these
vases as examples of the soid
coors in this colle, iion All are , 81 ,,,v,i tng
rlurts ui Unrsr polteres are an egg shell lantern
and f,ai vasp IN mitaion of bronze BOTH ol the Keen
uur p,iind l18B 100. The six Panels ul te anlein
atp rcipulntrh with painted mednlnons ~ me ttnut
aud r,,n,nr hoid,,s The later vase s porcelain inl
,an o hume nnDst perfectly Hike the original o the
eight ard tuuth Nu prr uf tiis ririnus ware rinhrh
utrts vhusr cri iaitt is tho dnrutiiiun wt int ra
attention. ~ large. euuid haUrd krrluus tner. ~ TIE
prr shll hiir win professions oi thilIrn ahh s,'nt
~ festival nirpl un ihp sihps. Vp WuVui iiphrd
iai is hptiaitl win Nrit painting ~ he hahe w ir
iH tDidiUi tasD N pftti iuHllif llsi iaite Hl7l
Hruiun htrtHi ht elafr 90 sriire sa,tlul slens
aNh hinlee Niiip taeis 10 ihn NaNa 80 rNirrluit
aNh ~ hafn unnecessarily rhnsnh inf bpit Nphinn Nnif
low rAaMiNa ni iNr sWl lnins ahh snihh specimens
~ i Nniiilnuo hNN nave atrmti ln 40 UiHrarnlhiNr
iall luniA faG dni nii auh hnNlra ~ imaginative he
| sign and runulns Workmanship, accompany iH4 The
UIotiaAs lNG us adiliinal reason To- no thankful that
the oapusA sought iOr pfuduris ui the beat peilnia Of
Gflehtal /. . TINE thlS CITY, and
| can enluy II not possess them,