Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 April 1911 — For a Hoe Jade Vase—$3,600. [ARTICLE]

For a Hoe Jade Vase —$3,600.

It was worth braving the storm to See the sale of one of the gems of the Robert Hoe collection, a carved cylindrical vase of jade which, after a lively competition among amateurs, brought $3,600 at auction, in the rooms of the American Art association. It was bought by a western capitalist interested In fine arts, who recorded his purchase under the name of Thomas Barlow. This extraordinary specimen of skilful and artistic craftsmanship is one of the most beautiful Jade objects of its class. The cylinder is seven inches in height and seven and.onehalf inches in diameter. It is carved in undercut relief in the motif known as “the orchid pavilion," which reveals a mountainous landscape with figures. The late owner had it fitted with an electric light within, which greatly enhanced its delicate green color. The object is of the Chlen lung period, in which the ruler* of China did much to encourage artists and craftsmen of the first rank.—New York Herald. ,