New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-28
Samuel p. Avery Adds tn
Gift of Valuable CloisOnne
Enamel and Bronzes; Also
Gives Old Porcelains
Collection Now Complete
Museum Gets Rare Vases
Including Wine Jar Made
I1OOB.C. for Prince kuna


climax to the already &c ebrated Avery
collection Of Chinese oleisonne enamels
by the addition Of seventy-,hree pieces.
besides which there are thirty-seven
ancient Chinese orouzes and gold
bronzes. All the pieces were sent from
Mr. Avery's home in Har- ford, Conn,
and make a notable addition IN dimen-
slons and quality to the riginal collec-
ton. The recently donated cloisonnes
inccde: Chien-lung eighteenth
century, palace censor, ~ inches high.
OF quaGriiol form. with gilt bronze
cover, decorated in enamel with flower
ing plants and rockeries. CHA Ching
eighteenth century, palace censor, as
inches nigh and 80 inches in ameter,
supported by three cloissorre cranes
and decorated in erame. with land
>capes and river scenes. \ Ch'ien-lrn,
incense burner. % inches high and IS
inches in diameter. With gilt bronze
handles IN form OF asce nding carp, ara
enamel q cora.ions OF chrysar themumS,
foliage and Buddhist enblems. a k'anS
Hsi plan. jar seventeenth century,, IL
inches nigh and . inches N diameter,
with bold design Of lo,uses rising from
water, together With aquatic birds and
roekere, 4 Peklrg ename. table (eigh-
teenth century,. 3oxi5 inches and 10
inches nigh, Win elaborate floral deco
ration. An early nineteenth century
Picking enamel Buddhist shrine. II
inches high. 4 lung Cheng eighteenth
cenaury) enamel.ei temp bell. IL
inches h gh and Cnien-.ung lantern,
y nches high. Of double iozcnge
form, two sides of colored glass
and two sides Of openwork, suv-
mounted BY gilt bronze dome sup
PORTING a lapis lazui sphere. with
orders OF champeve enamel on gilt
oro.;1e. Among the larger vases rang
ing from y inches 20 . inches IN
height are Ch'.e1-lung biberon-
shaped vase. Ganselled with 'otus HOS
IONS; Cn'iea-iung Dearshaped bot
e, enan ed With lotus flowers and
green scroi- Ing Chens vase,
eHamclled WITH floral and hieratic de-
signs; Ming vase. enRme.ed with
otus flowers. icafy scrolls and gro
sque bird motives anc the neck en-
circled by coiling dragon IN bronze;
two Ch'ien-lung bibcron-shaped bottle
asses, ora enameiled With bats. Chi
ESQ characters and vierc.'e panels.
ard the other enameiied n-ith Buddhist
emblems and lotus ;!owes: two
'hien-lung beakers, ename..ad with
.otus flowers and hieratic scrolls;
thien-Nng Guadri ateral vase with
gilt bronze handles in the form Of
sceptres. enamel.ed with flowers, bats
and Chinese charac- ers: Ming pear
shaped vase. enamellcd with clouds and
dragons; and a considerable number OF
other vaseS. Including many pieces of
ne Nire d. nasty. Besides large
number OF incense banners. the. fol-
owing classes Of objects are repre-
sented by varied examples: Jars, jar
dinieres. presentation boxes. perfume
DoNes, incense boxes, seal color boxes,
manuscript boxes, bowls. trays, dishes,
cation cups, wine pots. lanterns, can
d'esticks, table screens and water
20 dcrs for scholars use. mandarin hac
lands, snuff bottles, medicine bottles
a8i buddhist deities, embiems and
symbols.
The recent additions TO the Avery
collection have called for the CONSTRUCT
.4on Of eigh. additional upright cases,
ti which We are Of the considerable
s.ze OF ~ toet long. feet broad and
feet high The Hew installation has
$50 involved re-srra : cement Of the
ehtire collection, a'read known as tho
argest and most important of its class
N the world
The total numbers CT enamels in the
Avery collection. which includes
enamels. besides the cloisonnes. is 800.
% which 100 were presented about a
car ago. including a screen from the
Winter Palace at Peking feet wide
and feet high. Among the interest
ing objects o. the older collection are
colossal palace lcebox, two colossal
kylins, or conventional lions. 10 inches
gh. palace dog kennel. several
Garden seats, collection OF mandarin
eeI"moniai scoptrcs. and a numb Der OF
animal and nupan figures which are
'arely found N other similar collec.
ions. feature OF the recent revised,
installation is the exhibition Of twenty
ne OF these human figures in a single
use
A distinct from collections of
Chinese porcelain, which are confined
mainly to vases, the great variety of
ooJects and uses to which cloisonn6
enamel has been applied in China
makes this collection of unusual in
terest, and the display Of color is, il
possible. more varied, and certainly
not less beautiful, than that found in
>hlnese porcelains. As the collection
IS now installed. every piece 3 labelled
n addition to explanatory la beis which
describe the methods OF making these
9namels and their history a. 10 periods
and style.
Special attention is due the co.lec.
ton Of thirty seven Chinese bronzes,
and gold bronzes. Among these are q
>ha0s dEnasty wine jar s'a inches
hlgn, 100 .. G., or earlier. and in
scrlbed with hierog yphiYs Of the Pc
Rod from the Prince kunx collection
a Han dynasty sacrincial bowl B. c.
2O5-A. u. 25). d ameter, ,. inches; from
the Prince hung collection: Han
dynasty Guadrangular jar, 1e inches
h.gh Han dynasty hanging vase. 9A
Hcnes high; from the Prince Kuns
COLLECTION; Sung dynasty pi grim bot
tie "A. D. 6lS-ll27). Is inches high,
from the Prince Kung collection: a 6une
dynasty sacrificial wine vase. 1917 in
high; a sung dynasty sacrifcial wine
vase, with gold and silver inlay. In
form OF the reclining sacred OK. 4
inches hign; and q Ming dynasty
tfourteenth century, tripod incense
burner. in,aid with silver wire. II
inches high.
Aside from the unusually iarrs dl.
mansions OF most of these pieces. tbei,
stern simplicity Of design * one Of the
attestatlons ard indications Of thei,
high antiquity, as above quoted.
or great rarity. exceptional beaut,
and generally high antiquity are this
bronzes, with gold incrustation ane
gold inlay; examples OF the so-callef
sIn-spot' broDZes. - which iniaic
Hech.nss Of a1nealed gold are dis
persed at irregular Intervals over I'll,
bronze surface There are also cfghtee
massive gold bronze figures Of Chimes,
EEHfhf 10 4us