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Györgyi FAJCSÁK: Exibition of Oriental Arts, 1929 - Collecting Chinese artefacts in Hungary in the 1920s and 1930s

71 Csányi-Takács 1929, No. 424; Table XIX. 72 Most probably, Henrik Herz (1856-1919), an architect, bought the artefacts of his Oriental (Chinese) collection in Egypt and it is presumable that after his death his son completed the colletion. As for the Chinese artefacts, they undoubtedly come from the Middle East. 73 Csányi-Felvinczi Takács 1929, 349. Presently, it is in the collection of the Hopp Museum (Inv. Nos. 98.12.1-2.); however, the artefacts came into the possession of the Museum in an indirect way. They were purchased and became public collection pieces in 1998. The artefacts were deposited in the Museum in 1950 for the first time; however, by that time, they were not in the possession of Herz. See: Hopp Múzeum Irattár: 9/1950; L. 116/1966. 71 Csányi-Felvinczi Takács 1929, Nos. 373, 376, 377, 378. 7Í Csányi-Felvinczi Takács 1929, No. 889. Presently, it belongs to the collection of the Hopp Museum: Inv. No.: 6530. 76 A comparison with Zoltán Máriássy's collection might prove to be interesting. The collection of Máriássy, who worked as a diplomat in Ankara for a considerable time in the second quarter of the 20

,h century, contained a significant amount of Chinese ceramics from the Longquan kiln. See: Gerelyes, Ibolya-Kovács, Orsolya: Egy ismeretlen orientalista. Zsolnay Miklós keleti kerámiagyűjteménye. Pécs, Budapest, 1999 (description of the Fustat finds). 77 On Zoltán Máriássy's collection, see: Mravik, László: Sacco di Budapest. Hungarian National Gallery for the Joint Restitution Committee at the Hungarian Ministry of Culture and Education. Budapest, 1998: 372/b kép (The artefacts are identified mistakenly!) (hereinafter: Mravik 1998). 78 Géber, Antal: Magyar gyűjtők. I—II. [Hungarian Collectors. I—II., manuscript]. Archives of the Hungarian National Gallery 23408/1993; Archives of the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest: 15331/1-2; 30660/1997; 11/221-222. Object see Csányi-Felvinczi Takács: 1929 No.

318. 79 Csányi-Felvinczi Takács 1929 No. 323. 80 Collecting carpets was highly popular in Hungary; however, rarely did Chinese pieces occur in Hungarian collections. Alfréd Perlmutter lent two Chinese carpets to the 1924 exhibition of the Museum of Applied Arts. See: Csányi 1924. 81 Fajcsák 2004 manuscript Appendix B. 82 Fajcsák 2004 manuscript Appendix B. 83 Fajcsák 2004a. 84 Csányi-Felvinczi Takács 1929 No. 680. 85 There was an old acquaintance between József Fleissig and Zoltán Felvinczi Takács, which is referred to several times in the articles written by Felvinczi Takács. See: Takács Felvinczi 1930. 86 The two other Kizil fragments were in the possession of the Count Pál Teleki, Hungary's prime minister and Zoltán Felvinczi Takács. Both of them came from Nagysomkút, Transylvania and maintained a close connection throughout their lives. 87 A műgyűjtő [The Connoisseur] 1929 Vol. III. No. 1.1. 88 A műgyűjtő [The Connoisseur] 1929 Vol. III. No. 1

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' A műgyűjtő [The Connoisseur] 1929 Vol. III.No. 1. 5-8. 90 As a curio dealer and collector, Vilmos Szilárd, editor and publisher of A műgyűjtő [The Connoisseur] exhibited his artefacts at the 1929 exhibition. His responsiveness was characterised by his liking for early Chinese ceramics. He displayed a Chinese monochrome glazed bowl and a bronze Laozi statue. The Chinese collection of the Ferenc Hopp Museum houses several early ceramics from Vilmos Szilárd's one-time shop. Fajcsák manuscript Appendix B. g

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