New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-15
Art Exhibitions
Eastern Pottery and Painting
Sales and Other Mat
tiers Of Interest

For many years, so far as the local
auction rooms suggested, poreelains
and color prints afforded the chief
points Of contact between the Amer
lean collector and the art Of the East
Little b. little conditions have been
changing. When the Japan Society
made its first exhibition in 1913 II
kept to the familiar ground Of the
japanese print, but year later IL felt
encouraged TO make a display OF early
Oriental pOtteries-and was well re-
warded for its pains. The time is COM
ing when the whole subject of Oriental
art will be extraordinarily illuminated
in this country. That will be when
Mr.. Freer's treasures are installed in
the museum now building at Washing
ton. Meanwhile the dealers are alert,
and current sales more and more fire.
quently illustrate the rev activity IN
an ancient field.
At the Anderson Galleries collec-
tion formed by Mr.. Thomas r. Abbott
IN Pekin and brought 70 this country
by Mr.. Frederick Moore mas been placed
on view, 70 be sold tomorrow and Sat
urday afternoons. Ii is composed or
Chinese paintings potteries, rugs and
other objects, some Of which are OF
considerable interest. II is not so much
in the groups of peach bloom, sang de
boeuf. peacock green, etc, that the col
lection asserts itself-though these are
good-as in the pieces Of simpler and
sturdier craftsmanship. Witness the
examples of Ming. Sung and other
earlier epochs These are of a most
engaging quality, notably the white
bowls. Nos. 10 and 80, and the rec
tangular vase No. Co. of ivory and
silver gray crackle, which the cats-
ioguer justly calls beautiful The Ming
jar of gray. spashed with green NO.
73), is another instance of really dis
tinguished pottery in the show. In
fact these vases and bowls, the rugs,
and a few Of the sculptures, like the
two seated figures, dating from the
Tang Dynasty Nos. 81 and 98), give
the collection its character. The paint
ings, despite the Importance attached
20 some Of them in the catalogue, are
not quite so ingrstiating. A few Of
the smaller panels, such as the Ming
Landscape Of Springtimc' No. 254),
have a certain charm. The more pre-
tentious works, starred. as in Bae-
deker and held at an upset price, serve
as a rough introduction 10 the traits
of ancient Chinese art rather than as
fully testifying TO its majestic splen-
dor
At these same galleries next Monday
the sixth section of Dir. Frederic K.
Ill H. T. -.
on exhi bitiOn. 20 be sold Oh the even
ings Of February %. p and -. l.
embraces nearly six hundred pieces, all
by nineteenth century etchers and en-
gravers. Whistler. Haden. Gsillard,
Henriquel-Dupont. Cousins, ). Arient
Edwards, Flameng. Haig LalauZe,
Raion and other noted names are rep
resented.
The American Art Galleries display
antique arms and armOr and curios
from the collections of the late Will
lam 5. Hoyt, William L. Price and John
Stewart Kennedy, which viii be sold
next Monday and Tuesday afternoons.
On Monday the modern paintings col
lected by the late George y. Iyner viii
be placed on exhibition. the sale being
fixed for the evening Of February %.
The American and French schools pre-
dominate.
The memorial exhibition Of works by
the late William VI. Case at the Metro
politan Museum opens TO the public
next Monday. Apropos Of affairs az
this institution a change may be noted
ion the interesting series Of lectures
given for students attending the art
schools OF New York Owing 20 the
illness Of Mr. Clifford Beal. Mr.. Paul
Dougherty will take his place as lect-
urer for next Saturday evening.
The current exhibition in the print
room at the Public Library is devoted
TO the etchngs Of Max Klinger, whose
art has not been thus illustrated here
for a long time.
The Boss Gallery announces an ex-
hibition Of pictures by Mr.. Raphael
kirchner.