New-York tribune., 1905-02-27

v-se7 there arr complete ~ots Of jars. bealzers
vases and plates. showing an the charao teristios
of the various types OF Oriental design and
color. the trutA is sef-evident that the West
has .-sayer successfully rivalled the East IN IN
srt o. decorating pottery. How rare the a
troT sses from the palaces Of the rich mandarin,
% TIE eighteenth century really are exper7
slone may know: hut The wealth and glorv of
coor in jhis gallery are a source OF delight n
any ore entering Il. and while III symbolism, ~
The lase painting may be yelled from all ex-ep
learned Orientslists. the de,icac., and grace Of
The decorative schemes are revealed to any eve
,uen 10 impress ons OF beauty and charm of de-
sign
From French house. where they have re-
rnsIned since traders brought them from China
over century ago. have come i've big Jars ana
vases with white maguoiae, peonies and roses
and green and yeliowish .eaves enaneIled on a
black ground cove ed with gr-ep glaze IN an
r-nperors palace must at some time nave
naen the hlack sar with red hawthorn deror,-
tio7 the singer beaker witk glorious deem Il.je
relieved by lovely spuays of white Prunus. the
rfar shaped vases !n peach pink and the five
noes CT reach blossom rose. which cannot be
Tratehe5 in Europe. The eggsheH porcelain
sezs- ruby back plates-is dainty enough 20 b
served for banquet among inmortals -Four
u Them are quau plates with yeHow borders
e,ch a. feA connoisseurs have seen: and otre-s
are decorated in bril- iant enamel coiors IN seven
borders. with flower work, dragon and scroll
leaf and grounds Of ma I'VE. rose and turquoise
Beautiful by daylight, -hese wonderful Plates
are -ranSfgured into the Oreliness OF rides eace
By artificial light. There a-e sets OF POWDER
blue whi,h rival in color ihe blacks. pilks and
greens. Sometimes the t'ue ground .s o-pa-
+3-szr,,
flowers: nceIn there are garden Landscapes o.
mountainous coast scenes painted in blue er,een
gray and yellow: and often golden butterflies
are lowering over flowers or fruit Very beauti-
ful are The green and yellow jars, vases rice
bowls incense burners. bottles, and cups. with
their decorations Of white PrUnus. pomegranatas
and ue-s.rnlcns. or their foliated panels; and
so $50 are the coral red grounds the blue and
whita beakers. and The rose family grouqs,
There are over two hundred pieces in this wor-
derf1i collection, and long before the last vase
or statHerte has been admired the spectator IS
convinced tEat tLe Chinese are or have oeen.
masters Of the art Of decoration
Across Rond-sL from he Duveen gallery
English Naterco ocrs are exhibited II their best
II tbe Agrew gallery. There are thirteen Tur-
ners on q single screen. where they canr.t be
compared with rival wor, s. yet can be studied
by themselves for the characteristics of MS
early middle and late periods. There are draw
irzs Of OkehampIon Castle. Folkeetone. Win
chelsea anl other scenes for the England and
WsIesr ana Southern Coast ~eries. there are
5e- E=9 effects OF coior in "BaIIinzona" and
se s. Lake and Chere-'; and there are sTIen-
o-s of mountain mist and ice in The Valley
tl tl-inoulx: GIer de Glace." Year afte~ year
thss= ua -eri~ drawings ere changing hands
and rising iii value. and Nhen they are seen al
~ e~-f- TO- for
~sit-eEz II uarercoIor. There 81 ere no mistakes
il h5 Blends If Iure rat-roolor. ~ash IS was
some ~ his experimenting in mixing oils: an9
-he 7-7vvinss nave remained as perfect as when
-heE left his a9nd- on Tie walls and scre7ns
there Is an u-usuaIIv fine series Of Copley Field
i1ss-the SoutLdor as which ne loved 20 paint;
Scar5crousE au5 Wh.tby, where he used 10
study effects Of storm: and giinpses Of the
Thames Valley and the Lake district. David
Ccxz marines and lar5se2pes are elualIy h7I
in color and atmosphere. and there are man-g
Of raern here. De Wint is also represented by,
.Pe-erbo-ough Cathedral "Porio x end 9th
cravings. and there are Prouts which can neFIer
la seen 100 ften. especially Nuremberg "a i
Antwerp" There are TWO brilliant drawir Is
Of Venice one hy Miller Of the Grand Ce5lsl
with closeness Of observation and fine Sense
OF perspective ana values, and the ot'e- By
F1ol snd-the city from the lagoon, wiua the
mysteries Of mist and cory Of color. which
eluoed and bafHed. whi'e they fascinated. every
painter except Turner. All these are %; ex-
arnples or the English sctooI OF wate-cnI ors at
its highest: and there has never been az ything
better in mat medium. Hunt was labor tous IN
his efforts TO horor the tra di,ions Of the schcol
and Sir JOHN Gilbert was inaefatisabl . as an
illustrator OF medieval sur tects; bur II 5er wor1
good and varied as It is. hardly beIorrgs in the
sane class with The Turner's, F.eIdin IS. Coxes.
De Wints and Prouts. With p series OF draw
inga by Grle- Foster a ..Veuus i, IItbala,r,ta,,
by Sir Edward Bu~ne-J,nes sou,s bri Iiqrt
sketches by Ar. Macbeth and a fixed lot BY
living painters. this collection Of over TWO hun
dred Is rounded out. IN