New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-10

emit and too delicate apparently to b. exposed 70
of air Some show the famous rose Color IN .nol D es
ro@ebacs The choicest OF these are believe OF the
Keen-ng period, and, fragile as NOV no, o,hors ara
modern Tor MT Walters has obtained some modern
wares whore he has considered them Nhaov ' Oro
Mate has hecn called japanese ny Jaoquemart and APP
pears with three others IN elchih6s III "i' '"' 49,
Incorrectly designated
COUNTERFEIT WARE.
1aii ovvav in dresser are three plates which
the novice would consider OF early Chinese origin They
were made at samsons counterieiting establishment IN
Paris where some 400 workmen industrously manulact
IRE antique Chinese pOrcealns, and old Dresden ana
scyres One method OF dsposng OF them Is worth quot
ing Samson sends quantities OF Chinese porcelalns
to Spain. where they are place on inc sieiEos , W
make arrangements with courers ana rGl'tS de PreN
who guide the unsuspecng traveller INTO the SHOP me
stranger the porcelain vases ana hears tac Oh ne
coming perhaps from Portugal and OF their great age
He knows that many pOrcelans were Formerly luPolcv
from China to Portugal and ha'tcns TO take osSeg VI
a veritabe antique" much 10 the advantage OF shOp-
keeper, courier and manufacturer. A.,
amateur hui the Chinese themselves set the example
To say nothing OF the numberless mechanical limitations
lind that IN old Chinese records. centuries ago various
artists praised for their success IN initiating Their
early predecessors and for their skill IN making ne"
things look old"
slrsUMA
Ofths skill the japanese possess their full share, as Is
srikngy illustrated in the case Of satsuma ware MI
Walters has filled with SatSuma OF various poI-
iOds The choicest example IL a small Of delicate
clay the color light yellow vergng upon chocolate,
covered with finely cracked glaze and bearing grace.
ful but slight decorations. This genuine piece or old
SaSua the contains others together Win sew
eTa large pieces of OF comparatively modern make ~
was In 1895 that tho Prince OF satsuma having ih'ueu
COrca brought home several families OF pOteIs anu e
tabshed factories Nagoshima in the province oi
Satsuma The old Satsuma Is usually iouno IN shlaIl
pieces Of which the finest were obtained ana leaouag
preserved by Prince his compeer Up TO within M
the families Of the Satsuma potteir WeI P
isolated But for several years the manufacture OF ou
Saisuma has been thriving INDUSTRY IN 1 TPi od Va
been and ia extensively initiated AT ky0to, IOklo anu o.
kohama OF the best limitations nave peei hue
at KiyOtO from paste brought from Satsuna O 'hese
Mr.. Walters has example I'm large prt1l5ely
ed vase The large deliberately decorated jars when are
often shown "Old Satsuma are invariably OF holeIh
make II is safe to say that ninety nine out OF every nun
owners. And It Is therefore peculiarly interesting 10
study the examples obtained In tins collection Nv ouc
who has thorough knowledge of his subject and Is inlly
alive the differences between old and modern 0atsu"'
both OF which are illustrated ia his collection
II IS impossible TO dwell upon the endless Nareucs Vl
decoration and cOlOs and OF form represented IN tS
admirably selected collection. Rare ceadOn vases the
solid cOlOrs the peerless reds. the exquisite eggshe POT
celain. the marvellous Hado both with blue decoration
and in part white. the black Hawthorne, the blue anu
white lars, the Of Ming kun-lung ana 1uhgthug
vases the noble yellow vase with the green hNecaWeu
dragon from the Imperial palace at Ieklh'-aH theec
with hundreds Of other splendid porceans 90 TO make up
assembled other collector outside OF Europe Inc
Oriental department of Mr.. Walterss collections are
triumph of collecting fine art, noble mOnuihcnt 10
the collectors life study, Keen DISCRIMINATORY,
catholic and cultured Judgment aud exquisite TASTE
YOU ask why Mr. Walters prefers Ouenlal Polccih,'
quote the reply OF a Frcnchman well Known IN MS
but whose private collection, strangely ou0ugh contains
nothing but Oriental porceains. WHY is t1lsl a'heu
a visitor and the answer was; 81 desire 70 '' W III!
children that which most beautiful and perfect oil lis