Museum of Asian Art, Corfu

If any of you are in Corfu, once you have visited the Archeological Museum you should also go and visit the Museum of Asian Art, which holds a collect of artifacts from Japan, China and India. Chinese pottery was extremely beautiful, especially the white and blue porcelain plates. The figurines and pottery are very delicate looking and have lots of intricate details, especially the Votive Disc and the Bowl of Red Peking Lacquer with relief decoration.

For those of you who don't know what lacquer is, it is a resin collected from the trunk of the Rhus Vernicifera Tree, which grows mainly in Southern India. This particular fluid seals and protects the surface over which it is spread.

I also like the collection snuff boxes which were exquisitly crafted and the collection of hand painted hanging scrolls. The Japanese exhibition was the most fascinating and I especially loved the Kimonos.

 

 

Unfortunately the picture isn't very good and you can't see the delicate embroidery on the hem and sleeves, but I can assure you it was exquisite. The kimono was silvery grey with white, pink and gold embroidery.