The New York herald., 1922-05-09
New and Antique
Chinese POrceIainS
on Exhibition Here
Brilliant Array From Imperial
Factory Shown at Amer
lean Art Galleries.

An Oriental art exhibition which
Association will have a peculiar interest
for students OF Chinese porcelains The
objects in 1t are owned by firm that
has been established in Shanghai, China.
for many years. trading under the name
''Hwa Mel" but this Is the first time
they have bi dior the attention OF New
York connoisseurs.
There are number of antiques in the
exhibition. but the bulk OF the collection
consists of modern Chinese porcelains.
In many ways these will prove a revela-
ton TO our amateurs. They come from
the remaining imperial factory at Ching
te-Chen and are made and decorated ac
cording to the ancient formulae that are
preserved only there. They keep to the
fine standards of the famous classic pro-
ductions and would readily pass as such
were 1t not For the extra shininess of the
glaze In all essential decorative quail
ties they are the same.
These include many single color vases
In brilliant glazes, such as mirror black.
sang g-de-boeuf. turquoise, coral red, rouge
dor. &C.. of the sizes that Westerners
use as the bases for lamps. There are
also some singularly pleasing famille-
verte vases of the K'ang-hsi type, in
Guiding quadriateral club shaped
vase with a relief and pierced figure
decoration. There Is also a charming
pair of decorated temple jars with
covers in the Yung Cheng manner and
garniture in brilliant pale blue that
makes distinct appeal to modernists
The blue and white pieces also have
much brilllancy.
l. ow.t. o..
the city of Ching-te-Chen. which ages
ago had so many kilns that 1t was called
the city on fire." and this factory.
which used to be maintained by the
Emperors Is now controlled by the i'm
portant factor of the KangSu province.
known as the Shou-Shin-Tai.
In the division of antiques there are
many art objects but the chief interest
Is commanded by the ancient paintings
in kakemono form. These have all been
cleaned In China by Chinese experts and
then remounted. This is an innovation
here, for most importers from China
add to the ancient CRIME rather than
take away from 1t. The colors. in con-
sequence OF this restoration, are ex-
ceedingly brilliant but have the har-
monious riperIng that age gives.
The signatures. dates and accompany
ing poems to these pictures have been
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Columbia University and add. to the in
terest of the occasion. The subjects, as
usual. are devoted to reverent celebra-
tions of majestic scenes of natural
beauty. and often with figures illumi-
mating some special points in famous
poems. The revealing light that the
restoratons bring to these fine decora-
tions will be especially appreciated by
artists.
Among the antiquities are a Lang
yao bottle-form vase from the great
temple at Lhassa. Thibet, carried to
India by the Dalai Lama at the time
of his flight. There is a fine pair of
Cinnabar lacquer vases. a Thibetan
bronze statuette inlaid with gold, and
some rare cameo glass bottles. The
amber necklaces are composed of un-
usually clear beads. and there are
many snuff bottles. and glass bowls that
follow unfamiliar and pleasing designs.
The sale of this collection occurs on
May IL.