The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-21
RARE ART OBJECTS EXHIBITED
THE " iGGiM4N COLLECTION IN
the AMERICAN GALLERIES.
The Galleries Turned Into an Art Museum
BY the Wonderful japanese Productions,
With Chinese ami COrean Specimens
Of Man, sorts and Fine Paintings


to be opened TO the public this morning.
The collection, which comprises about 5000
catalogue numbers, is to be sold at auction
by order OF the court and Of Mr.. Wagga-
man 5 trustee in bankruptcy, beginning
on Wednesday next, and the exhibition
will continue until the days of sale
II is an exhibition not TO be missed with
out regret by lovers of Oriental art by
lovers Of European painting or 10y lovers
Of the beautiful, the unique or what Occi-
dental minds call the curious. anywhere,
II they may arrange their time so as 10 spend
a part Of il during these few days In the
Madison Square galleries. There are art
museums which contain less to be enjoyed
and where less may be learned.
All of the ten galleries and the corridors
are occupied by the objects displayed,
yet nowhere is there crowding, so cleverly
and intelllgently have the paintings, the
water colors. the bronzes, the ancient arms,
the poroelains. the potteries, the prints,
the screens and the carvings been disposed.
The rooms seem enchanted. Colors I'M
fold upon the vision like the bursting buds
OF flowers in fairy world just becoming
and still to be. They seem not confined
by the lines Of their varied forms. but slip
into the atmosphere and create rare and
delicate pictures. here and there sturdy,
rugged ones, and again translate themselves
into melody, attuned to the rich key of
temple gong that some spectator strikes
with its muffied beating stick.
In the large entrance gallery are the paint
ings, Sheep Coming out of the Forest,
Mauve of lovely qualities, attractive even
beyond the usually fine Mauves; The Old
Canal at Dordreoht. by Jacob Maris, an
excellent and fascinating example, with
boats. water, buildings and trees, in low
and agreeable key; The Cloister, by
Bonvin. a thoughtful, well painted canvas
of Spanish aspect; Hampstead, mellow
oolorful and spacious landscape by Con-
-iable. and small head, entitled The
rage" Of fine expression, by Roybet-
TO name only a few that claim attention,
,ot byr ~ ineistent element but by worthy
lad agrt eab.e qualities
Then there is "A Duet in the studio
by Dagnan- Bouveret, in which the man
at the piano may be the only Bastien. and
some observers who have followed the
friendship of those earlier days have inn
apined they saw in the rapt young woman
adoring the player the soulful Bashkirtseff.
A pastel by Millet, The Close of Day, has
all the charm and sentiment that Millet
lovers like solitary laborer, in the twi-
light, is drawing on his coat in a field at the
end of the long working day.
Corots, Daubignys and Troyons exert
their spell. as does Jacque. Walter Gay,
lsraels and Neuhuys contribute variety.
Here is Doucet's very modern After the
BALL" There is very interesting old
painting entitled Triumph OF Christ OF
unknown authorship, which the catalogue
saws has been attributed to the Byzantine
school. but in which the facial types in the
strong Characterization suggest herman
| influences.
| In the galleries OF the porcelains and
| the lotteries bewildermcnt Confronts
| an attempt TO particularize amid wealth
! of worthy and beautiful objects. In the
| cases many of the pieces have been mr.
| ranged in groups most effectively by Mr..
| Kirby's indefatigabe assistant, Miss Lo-
| REM In one is group OF old Chinese
soft paste white porcelains in another
! monochrome Rlazes largely OF the X ang-hsl
period are assembled, .cuIe dh tGf' cidT
! de lune and other delicate colorlngs; in
one are the peach bloom porcelains, in
! another vases whose decorations are III the
| vaTioolored enamels.
| Alone in a tall case in the centre OF one
gallery is a majestic vase in beaker form
.
| whose ornamentation includes mountain
! Gus landscape and rivers done in a
strong blue beneath the glaze. Other i'm
| posing pieces stand, sotVs. among the
| groups relieving and accentuating them,
| as TO take one at random. huge bottle
vase Of Yung- Cheng. with deep sapphire
| blue glaze, which holds its solitary state
| with all the pride OF old nobility.
A Mandarin plate OF profuse colorlng
has the centre OF group in a neighboring
f-r,r .larsI lraf Il
be confusing is a group Of vases of rich
sang de boz w. while another turn brings
/ the spectator upon n cabinet Of exquisite
Jade carvings, and at his other elbow is q
| case full OF porcelain, glass and crystal
| snuI bottles Blue and white specimens
| are assembled in another group. and small
case holds few specimens OF black haw-
thorn
Old Corean pottery appears here and
there An ancient Chinese specimen has
an iridescence such that IN nhvte IL re-
sembles old metal with a rich patina. The
Japauese potteries in which the collection
excels are 40 many, 40 varied, and so en-
ticng, that TO single them out within a
brief space would be hopeless under
taking. Scattered among them are bronzes
with now and gain wood carving OF COM
peiling force by Ritsuo. The japanese
swords. knives. sword guards and pipes
should not be passed with mere mention
but must be.
In the galleries Nnere are lullB lht pan
ese screens and prints in which the Wagga-
man collection is especially notable, the
mere admirer OF Japanese art fingers witt
willing homage; an enthusiast might par
donably reach the verge OF dis traction
Here are the works OF the great kano
artists, Of Korin, of Sesshu, among the
screens: OF Moronobu, the Tori, Utamaro
ShigemAsa and Koriusai among the screens
Prof Fenoosa in his introductory note
to this portion OF the catalogue says OF
them.
1T was Korin who decorated with life
size flower masses in gold and flowing
color the sliding doors Of the artistocratiC
yashilds OF Tokugawa dRimio. II wac
Yeitoku and SanralIu who girdled the lofty
walls of Hideyoshis palaces with painted
panorHnas of Chinese court scenes; enam
elled in deep and glowing pigment upor
colossal glded backgrounds And II wal
Sesshu who in the sombre days OF AshillagS
made the stately living and reception roomi
OF meditatng priests mirror the sacred
peaks and valleys where the founder
Of the Zen sect had drawn from nature her
self their Illuminating inspiration.