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stitution are Justly celebrated. The private
collection of Mr.. james A. Garland was sold
several years ago and the celebrated Dsna ool-
lection now comes under the hammer Of the
suotioneer.
The Chinese marks are o. Marks Of Tale, UI.l
Hall Marks. UII.l Marks Of Dedication and Te-
licitation, ava Marks OF Commsndation, W.
Marks In the form OF Devices. They may be
written either In antique script. chuan. or seal
characters, or in the modern script used in
printed books or formal manuscripts. There
are sometimes superscriptions, ~ on n seal bear
ing mountaip view there may bo on the re-
verse aide The EchoResounding Mountains
or Tho Hills are High" A Landscape carries
the device "The Rivers are Long" Thore
are foreign variations In the marks known
to the collector who scrutinizes specimens
that come in his way. works of Japanese or
Korean potters. In such cases ho knows
the value Of his affair Just as we to-day identify
q scrap OF paper: Eve 10 English cinq 10 French.
cinque 10 Italian. A Japanese Emperor, delighted
with an imitation Of q Chinese bowl made by
one OF his artist potters, said to him: You are
worthy Of the great Yung-Lo." and gave him q
seal that reads Yung-Lo in Japanese. The artist
received from his contemporaries the sobriquet
Yung-Lo and affixed his stamp to his works.
1t is not confusing when the facts and the differ
enccs in the languages are borno in mind.
The Dana collection, 90 remarkable in every
way, is In nothing moro remarkable than In the
single color or monochrome examples. The
Oriental potter has no rival within hailinE dis
tance In this field Of ceramic art, and his best
productions are marvels Of beauty. There 10
room for much differences OF opinion on tho ques-
tion OF the comparative merits Of monochrome
glazes and of painted decoration in enamel col
ors upon porcelain. With tho Chinese collector.
xvtfh he T,,r
1t is matter OF taste. and tho prefer
ence appears 70 be equally divided. There
are numerous examples here Of both. in
fnite variety of tint and Of design, and
the visitor or the prospective purchaser may
choose according to his preferences But there
10 SO much inherent beauty In the peach bloom
vase. No. 49s, with its auted Greck-liko orna-
ment at tho bottom. beauty of tint beauty OF
graduation Of color, beauty Of shape and fawless-
ness Of achievement that 1t may not njustly bo
cited in the first place in the first row Of stars.
1t Is known to every collector in the world as
tho finest example in existence in Its own class,
and 1t IL marked on its foot Ta-Tslng- K'ang.
hsi-nien.chi. 1662.l721. Adorable! but find
another adjective for this saucy specimen
that attracts your attention from the
farthest corner of the gallery, the scar.
let vase, No. 497, invested with q coral
red glaze of great hneness. evenness and
beauty Of tone. Considered from the point Of
Wow of color first, shape next, and fueness OF
material and surface texture third. this piece
has no rival. 1t CLEANS and 1t comforts. Then
try this yellow one, No. 531. with its wide neck
and haring rim. Its incised decoration of storks
flying among cloud forms above q turbulent sea.
tho whole with rich. transparent glaze Of i'm
perial yellow. or turn to its fellow. No. $50.
made hundred years later ana bearing the
rlr - Ia, kta
tho case where tho sang de beW vases
glow like a winter sunrise. Observe the
large bottle-ahapcd vase. No. 565. made
in the prefecture OF Lang, with its
vivid red shading into dense crimson and
purple at tho foot, and the plate. No. 566, with
its bold decoration of dragon with fire SYM
bols amid cloud shapes. and its rich golden red
glaze or the vase. No. 564. with its briliancy of
transparent blush on the one side, changing into
deepest crimson blood on the other. No human
being could copy one now. From the warmth
of these precious colors let go to the cool, in
sinuating charm of the blues, all in one case, and
to the other of whites. pure in ivory-like tint in
some examples, and chaste In their silvery tone
as are the moonbeams. See. too. the wonderful
green in the rare specimen with the silver cover.
No. 545, whose apple green crackle is Of excep.
tonal quality. and tho jars with old
gray crackle decorated with desiEns. Nos. 2s2
and 2s3, on the small bowl. No. "a, with pale
brown glaze, mottled, and its archaic decora.
ton at the rim. This last is ascribed to an early
dynasty, probably of the fifth or sixth century,
and was taken from an ancient burial place. 1t
was formerly in the collection Of Chang YEN
Hoon. Minister to Washington.
A Japanese piece appears in the bowl. No. 35.
of cream white paste by the greatest of Japanese
initiative potters. the famous YeYraku, called
a.
with covers-the one, No. 279. Of Chinese make.
the other. No. $50. with the cover by Sam
son Of Paris. Both exemplify "the blue of the
sky after rain as seen between the clouds" and
simulate in their treatment broken ice. They
are among the pearls of the collection. Tho
So-called black hawthorn pattern Is shown
in perfection in tho tall beaker. No.
323. and the uuadrilateral vase, No. 324,
with handles Of Ling'Chy. festooned with
gold lacquer vine. They were made in
the prefecture Of Lang. who was followed
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