The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-26
CHINESE GENERALS
ANTIQUES ON VIEW
About 500 POrcclains. fades
and Paintings to Be sold
Here on May I.
RARE CARVINGS INCLI'UEn

About ive hundred antique Ch.ro,.
porcelains. fades and paintings wo,.
placed on public view yesterday 4, n.
galleries OF the American Art Associ,.
ton preparatory to n sale beginning n,
May I.
Gen. Hwang Hsing. owner OF tho col.
lection. Ia one Of the heroes Of modcr,
China and the one whom writer's q,
the recent great revolution ate Inclined
to place upon the highest pedestal Is
bore. II In said, the bulk OF the work nj,
preparing the Chinese for the Urea,
change In politics. a change which h.
tried to bring about bloodlcssly in
newspaper campaign. lie was asso.
cIated with all the reformers. includl,v
DR.. Sun Yat-sen, and endured much
persecution from the Government bef,r.
the monarchy fell.
The porcelalns are not especially
large. but they are emiuently dee ort,,e
and include a wide range of the f,,or,a
glazes and shapes. There are many
single color pieces In celadou. sapphire
blue. turquoise. powder blue. rose oil.
Barry. aubergine. sea green, c,ar ae
lune and other glazes, hut III" decorated
vases ou,number all the others.
There is an ovoid temple jar with an
apple green glaze upon which fhr DO.
sign of flowers and birds was first ,,.h.l
and then enamelled IN auherg ne. yellow
and dark green = large oyIforfu vase
from the Chien-jung period. decorate
with figures and with two htHdle, 10
coral red a blue and white ha,.er
.l,a,al .pR. ~ .hA IHatn l-. E-,..a
blue and white plates and ginger Jars. a
turquoise quadrilateral incense burner
with decorations both perforated ard In
relief a Minis vase with lncis,d d,cora.
ton beneath the cclado glaze. arl a
powder blue vase with panels painted In
famille yerte.
A set of enamelled dishes is made o,
nine segnents which ~ together into
one composite dish suitable for bon ho,s
Two large Cinnahar lacquer Jars &C
especially distinguished both ir suajA
and I'm the quality OF the .utrca'e.i
carved ornament.
Among the group Of nun hotties a
smoky quartz specimen from the CtI eH-
lung period attracted especial a'ton'o or
cpon the outside OF the bottle are carved
bats and fungus In low relief, both 'cI'c
symbols of longevity. but ON the INSIDE
surface of the bottle has been ntiu'c.
in some marvellous fashion, through {.
tiny aperture of the neck. an uuderses
scene of gold fishes and sea plants %
natural colors.
A rather large vase from ihe sane
period mas been glazed with the mono.
chrome color. rose du Barry the k'
usually found OF rose back eggsh,
plates.
The collection includes several scree-.
and n number Of antique paintings CO...
coromandel. screen. which Is shUful.
carved and lacqueged. depicts tar vs.
OF a royal parsonage To- the Emp -.
who is seen sitting In an auteroow D.
the summer palace. \ band Of music al
is seated above the palace gates, lie
is an imposing retiuue and much br
liant floral
\ teakwood screen IL comNo.ol
eight folds IN carved omen worI ~'
six decorated porcelain panels ~ s.
Anoug The paintings are lands f.
along the Yanktsc," a hand SEQ p
Wang kung Mong Historical F.~r
Personaxes." painted on silk. 10y T~,
Ying. and a set OF landscapes o. :
by Wan Ching Ming.