The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-31
END OF THE DEAKIN SALE
Thirty.6vo Thousand Dollars Obtained 1
Japanese Ohjec Of Art.

Thirty.6ve Thousand Dollars Obtained for
Japanese Objects OF Art.
The sale OF the Dcakn collection ended yes
terday. and If Mr.. Deakin returns to Japan this
week. as was reported he would yesterday. he
will take with him about $35. 900 OF American
gold. After subtracting Mr.. Kirby's commits
sion as auctionecr. that is about what the total
sales for the five days amounted to. Some OF
the finest pieces could not be sold. as nobody
in attendance yesterday would bid the sums
which Mr.. Kirby named as the least he could
accept The pieces thus omitted included the
great gold lacquer cabinet, 34S feet high and
81 feet wide. said to be the finest Of the kind
ever brought to this country. the two great
bronze raros. and several other fine examples
OF Japanese art
Yesterdays sale did not quite come up to
TINT Of the day before. but fairly good prices
were obtained. Most Of tho big buyers Of the
previous days We're prominent bidders yester-
day. The collection Of old temple tapestries.
brocades. and embroideries. and the gayly
colored priests robes were sold at rather small
prices. and this part Of the collection took up
more time than its Importance warranted To
DO sure. some of the cmbroideries were
beautiful. and the skill displayed in the
workmanship was high. but neither OF these
is strange to the American purchaser OF to-
day. Some Of the temple tapestries were moro
interesting, Ono purchased by Mrs Goodrich,
made entirely OF peedework and embroidered
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the neck There was also decoration with
tho Emperors cr1sts in gold Az iron
oyorlaid In grapevine design. with leaves
Of gold and grapes Of si!yer and con,
i andsuape. btought $50. an"ther OF ' sGuars
shape. orpamer,ed with two panels, carved in
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shibuichi and border Of shakuio, with land
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similar writing box were withdrawn. because
no one would bid $1,000. the upset price. An
Stnsr ga not 1Hts s. nc hut said TO- be
panels. sfeet inches by 10 inches, with black
lacquer frames and finely portrayed Japanese
sold FOL, 500. ono bringing $500 and It's mate
$40; snail9r pair hIought $500, and stu
$500 $500 and ND sold for $500, Two smaller
screens. splendid examples OF Japan
ESQ art. We're sold. One brought Si25
ard the. other S1l5,, An embroidered picture.
SSGpied from III n oil sIsi6ntinf at home By
enamel vase. 8 feet 9 inches high. one Of tho
largest pieces, Of cloisonne ever made. sold for
bottIe:shaped. and AZ inches high. brought
wrestlers, life size.. sold Tor $500. Edward
peakin's r4inting. "Muscat Grapes" brought
$500. Golden Prnnes." by the same artist.
than $1,000.