The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-18
MUSEUM TO SHOW
FAR EASTERN ART
Metropolitan Establishes De-
partment With s. c. Bosch
Reitz in Charge.
CADWALADER ROOM OPEN

The trustees Of the Metropolitan Mu-
scum Of Art met on Monday afternoon
and established a department Of Far
Eastern art. which Is to include the art
OF China, Japan. Corea and Tibet.
Director Robinson said yesterday that
interesting developments from this ex-
tension OF the institutions work.
The curator Of the new department
will be $. c. Bosch Reitz, a Hollander.
who is already in this country. Mr..
Bosch Reftz In a native OF Amsterdam m.
He studied In France. Germany and
Italy, and also passed n year in the
Far East. He had been chosen as cura-
tor Of the Grandidier collection in the
Louvre. but the war broke out before
the appointment had been officially con-
irmed. He came 10 this country for
the purpose of studying private collec-
tons.
one Of the accesslons 10 the museum
now on view ls the Cadwalader room. In
which are placed some of the furniture
and decorative articles bequeathed to
t|e museum by John Cadwalader. The
room. which In %arranged so as TO ex-
hibit the furniture, bronzes and mir
rors approximately as they were shown
In Mr.. C~adwalader's home. is In gallery
22 OF the wing Of decorative arts. The
walls are huns with old Chinese paper,
paid FOR out Of the Request of $4,000
left by Mr.. Cadwalader for that pur-
pose. This In the kim of paper which
was made In China at the beginning
of the eighteenth century and which is
highly nrizad In - UtapI h l..l
painted In China and brought to Eng
land In the ships OF the East India Com
pany.
This specimen In tho museum had
been TO At certain panels. but H. was
not possible TO use II In the present in
stallation. 80 u has been pieced TO-
Eether in accordance with the original
plan. The wall paper happens TO he
backed with the original linen on which
II was mounted when first made and is
fnterlined with the pages Of an old
ecclesiastical book.
other recent accessions 10 the museum
by purchase are a bronze s~tatue,te of
HerakIes. late Greek period a pitcher.
bottle and dish ~ twelfth century Persian
origin a Images bowl, Persian, OF the
twtIfth century a Chinese roof tile, of
the MING dynasty a Sassinian plate, OF
the seventh century two English pewter
trencher salts. of the seveoteenth cen-
fury hve lock plates and eight plates
with handles OF brass. Of the seven
tenth century. American make q mini
allure OF Edward Coverly. by Edward ].
Malbone: two panels representing 81.
John and st. Lawrence, by Rernad!no
B%uttinone; sixteenth century Persian
hrocade fifteenth century Italian velvet
French eighteenth century petit point
picture. twelve costumed %mannikins
showing the different periods OF Ameri-
can styles In dress. and an American
Bible box of the eighteenth century:
Recent gifts are Damascene and Per-
siah tiles. from Mrs. Frederick Thomp-
son carly eighteenth century Ameri.
can bottles n jugs. and other epeci.
mems OF early American glass from
Charles W. Baldwin a Porto Ricar
banjo. from Mrs p w. Van der Peel a
marble relief OF Mourning Victory" by
l!hniei Chester French, from james C
Melvin. and an eighteenth century
ch'ntz, from Mrs. II. l.. Carson.
Following his plan Of making the ex.
hihlAons az practical In purpose as
they may be. Curator Henry Kent has
prepared for this month a special cata.
lngue Ct the jewelry e. the museum
II IL illustrated. and there are the same
facilities for i's study that are provided
for the study of the textiles which many
American manufacturer have taken adj.
vantage Of There are many varieties oi
classic and Renaissance jewelrY.
Another innovation in the effort Il
make the study OF the library pictures
Interesting by means of other public
institutions is the publication by the New
York Public Library Of all the hooks
on its shelves relating 10 the pictures In
the Altman collection. The list - 70,
those who may wish 10 increase their en-.
joyment OF the Altman collection and
FOR any others who desire 20 read about
the artists, schools and objects of arr
| In that collection