The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-15
ANCIENT CHINESE
ART ON EXHIBITION
Rare POrcelains and Teytn.,
in the Collection Formed
by A. w. Bahr.
SOME RARE RUGS SNOWY

The collection Of antique art Object.
formed by A. ". Bahr and now on Va,
at the American Art Association Ia.
many novelties to offer AS tho IIys.
Reisinger collection OF paintings in ,.
neighboring galleries. for though D..
objects are very ancient, many tyne. ~
Chinese art Of an unusual character
numbered among them.
Mr.. Babr, who was formerl, Of Saarg
hal, Ia we'll known here as a coNno.s,u.
and authority IN Chinese art and cam.
FIRST to the attention OF American coil
lectors in certain exhibitions Il Oh
Chinese paintings In the Montross GA.
leries. which by their rarity made a dc.
cided sensation. The present c~ollecuo,
Ia entirely separate from the one 81.
hiblted In the Montross Galleries. but
equally surprising. MIR. Bahr ha,
veritable Chinese patience in collecting
There are 500 pieces in tn. col,eotio.
the main divisions OF which are boz
%celains. carvings In wood, damasks an,
embroideries and Jugs There are I'M.
perial enamel and polychrome .yory
SNUFF bottles that were obtained fro,
otucl.Is. OF the imperiaI cour, a,a ~" W
sn.cIpens Of iade and ayata hava -
interest.
Tn. gram n, b,.,, a. ,bt,
,.s,irs Is un,s,.,I,, Ia. 90, WI
many ayure. 81 Kuan"yi, ga p,aT Iu
tic persoDages. An exceptionally IA,
specimen OF kuan- Yin. the goddess %,
mercy. is in heavy Fuk!en porcela n
covered with a thick liquid glaze e,
sa,tsd eeure. I'm mi. ti,Lie, yo.. "a",
haya ,rscsfu, iirns rhn Wv, 'aSt
ano.,ls tIai.mu 4. a oar,tcr,.. W ~
work ~, art, "''a'
Mans, x..,.,i.. Of u...
In the monochrome class ~ pr.
celains almost all the known varieties.
from the Minis to the a Kwang period,
are represented. among the glaz,s beirs
clair-de-lune. soufie red. mazaline blu
mirror black, apple green. ashes -
roses. fish roe green and celadon rs
hint OF possible American uses OF these
porcelains one Of the coladuns. a Ia,g.
shallow dish OF the Yung Chcng pcriou
now contains aqua Croton IN viii.
small but lively goldfish disport.
One specimen OF .hnuf Is "a
to be unique. II is a strongly mnIal.
figure of the animal called the Dog o
Foo" II stands upon a block p~.-f.s,a
carries lite head upon one side and has
an arched back and upturned tai. TIN.
gMze has the "clotted OK blood" qual,y
and varies from almost pure white 1,
deep crimson. A tall po,terv arir. ~.
l|ohah VINO Is conJurins a dragon 70
en'slse rom 'ne water IL IS %heIeNf
~ - 'ne largest hho"h pottery nsnf '.
inc peIiou'
= sim rooe OF 'he IN ien-L'ung pe'lr
10 III imperial yellow procade woven WIZ
q wealth. OF 'htricaie design IN who
moral n s!mboiic motifs conn ng'
WIN dragon FORMS Inc pleclns or 1n..'
~ Tue various o~rhamentatioh 10 y
u'apc, srouiu Is uoHe oF ihtef"edNiN.
the dl'1ereht brocadc Shapes IN q mar
ner thht j. SHOWN by the Ch'h"se r.
No,Ssu' me o-ssu faDrlcs IN IN" 20
.ec.ion constitute ono or us enc
iea.ures ana ihcluhe a number OF r'e''
NAV are N~ariousiy USED as wall h'hrns'
VI W'huow curtains
one y, ,ne ''hnese rugs WIN Sa
uueu .hper,aI Sei1o" neld ana Ing
voINe'tIol'"i!%eu characterization "
large ina II forces foreigners t. '"s'
Just their IDEAS OF me sizes or 'hner
paiaNee, Mos1 OF the rugs III ne 100
leN''Vn nave unique tea'ures ana H'F''
are III long sequences or squa'H mas
woven continuously INTO ono sN 3 To-
..c sd'er''S 'ne; are SHOWN upon ''
o~la'I"asS' i"r winch use tney are W
S''ee" SHOWS 'n'ncsr scenes
A large "Coromandel" screen Its
from The early part OF the Ct,ry a.n..
and Is signed hy the artist. II, :. T..r
The scheme OF the decoration ts a,
rangement OF the famous beauty ,r...
in the Fukien PROVINCE. and the . re-,
was a aift TO the Gen C,I We, o.. r,