The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-20
IMPERIAL CHINESE
EMBROIDERY SEEN
Wonderful Art Works From
Jrhol Palace on View in
New York.
PEOPLES GUILD PLANS

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dusir'al art makes especially pertinent
and important the exhibition of precious
erbrcidcries that has been arranged by
". 4 J. Sloane. These pieces are of
antique Chinese workmanship. They
are few In number. but extraordinary
in quality. They all date from the
same period. the Kien Lung epoch. and
are about 175 years old.
Originally they belonged to the i'm
perial palace Of Jehol in the Chih-li
proyince. to the northwest OF Pekin.
the capital Of which province is off,
c,a,ly known az "Ch 'Ene-tc-Fu' The
Chinese Emperor at the time Of the
French and British invasion In 1864
fed to this palace and died there.
Since tina time II has been Stunned
BY the rcigning Chinese families. pos
SHY for euperstitious reasons. Yuan
shih.k'ai. the present ruler. upon his
assumption of the Presidency sent some
Of his troops to the palace to bring
back it's treasures to Pekin. where they
have recently been on exhibition.
How these particular embroideries
we're permitted to escape from China
10 not stated. but many regal works
OF ar, were obtained by foreigners, as
10 sufficiently known. during the long
series OF political u~pheavals that are
par, Of recent Chinese history.
These Jehol embroideries are con-
summate examples OF design and crafts
fnanship. The work has been carried
out IN gold and colored silks upon heavy
Chinese silk of a mandarin yellow color.
The Is chiefly floral. with
here and there symbols of royalty such
- the five clawed dragon. the lotus
flower. the sacred mountain. &c. The
designs are so mastery that certain
features OF them will be appreciated
only by experts. such as the wonderful
way in which the mass of ornament is
Kept upon "A certain key to permi, GER
tain other motives In stronger tones to
stand out with emphasis.
In all OF the embroiderics the vitality
OF the lines is astonishing. The slow
processes of the methods OF embroid-
cry, which are well known, make this
extreme l!vel!ness OF line nothing short
OF marvellous to the modern student.
The colors. IT goes without saying, are
IN the most subtle harmonies.
81 NIpVulVi ~ w. dIlIlpliINe an I'M
portart exhibition of works by the
French impressionists n post-impres-
s,ooists TO open In their galleries on
January 5. The exhibition will include
an important Manet. two Cezsnnes and
paintings by Pissaro. Gauguin. Eugene
Carriere, Cottet. Lucien Simon. CASTOR
Ia Touche and many others.
Carriere's work, which IL valued So
highly by tho French. is almost unknown
here, and the paintings by him are In
The curiously atmospheric monotone that
no affected and have the subjects tina
almost exclusively occupied him. tender
and mystic variations OF the maternity
noCf. WILLARD and Bonnard are other
important modern men whose ~canvass.s
sill be shown for the first time upon
Fifth avenue.
me Peoples Art Guild Is making \
Vigorous effort TO provide art exhibitions
for localities in the city that have not
hitherto had much opportunity for st.ch
study. To this end certain settlements
and social institutions in crowded sec
ions OF New York have agreed to ex-
poee collections of works OF art tina,
have been chosen by the guild. 1t is
fen.hcant that many OF the most ''ad-
vanced" of u modern artists are in
cauded IN these exhibitions At the Madi-
son House the following artists. among
others, are exhibiting
Samuel Ialpert. John Marin. Abram
walkowitz, Mr.. and Mrs. Zorach. Alfred
Feinherg, Andrew DasberC, Bernard
Gussow n Van bearing Perrine. Al
The University Settlement IN Eldridse
street the following n showing pie
lures George Bellows. Leon Knoll,
Jerome Myers. Maurice Sterne. John
Sloan. VI. B. Prendergast, Kenneth
Miller, George Luks. Robert Henri.
Marsden Hartley, Stuart Davis, Randall
Davey, Max Kuehne. Harry Berlin and
Oxford Beal.
The Association OF Women Painters
and S~culptors three additional
prizes in the postcard design competition
which Il has organized. Charles Duveen
and Roland Knoedler will each give a
$50 prize and an anonymous bur.
greatly Interested publisher will give a
ie6 prize. These are In addition to the
800 which will he given by the Associ-
~ Women Painters and Sculptors
for the best design for a postcard Of
New York or it's vicinity.
For the opening reception the follow
!ne men have consented to speak Joseph
Pencil OF London. etcher, writer and
lecturer, who IN spending the winter in
America J. Thompson Willing. art man.
sfAr OF Every Week. and Arthur Dow.
artis, and professor AZ Columbia Uni
versty. The exhibition n reception
viii take place on Wednesday evening,
January ;, In the Municipal Art Gallery,
Washington Irving High School. and
ne exhibition will remain open free
Until January 80.
The committee OF award OF the Ma
iona Arts Club announces that the life
membership prize a been awarded 10
Dorotrea Warren O'Hara In the cur-
rent exhibition OF crafts work in the club
galleries. The decision OF the commit
Tee, II II announced, has been based upon
: careful study Of her contribution to the
development Of ceramic craftsmanship |
o. shown during the various exhibitions
OF the last few years.
Ono OF the most striking paintings
no." IN the gallery OF the chpp 4
'rahan Company IL a large Venetian
s~ne by Rico. The artist has chosen
We "Salu;a' for his subject and the
facade and wide steps OF the famous
churta are shown In sparkling sunlight.
AZ usual there Is n flock OF black gon-
o6ltS loafng in the waters of the grand
canal waiting for chance customers and
ines" have been painted in Rico's most
,ous style. In the exhibition Ii also
70 De- seen a church in Finisterre by
JI'7 Breton. with some white coined
peasant women agreeibly composed he
Io'" y; two large paintings by the
H'H' .tid IurBd ran, representing "Sculp-
''r" ana Music and "A Moorish in |
BY T., A. Bridgman.