Museo Nacional del Prado
This museum is as old as modern Singapore. Founded in 1819 (around the same time Raffles founded Singapore and setContinue Reading
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National Palace Museum – Emperor Decrees 皇帝詔曰
Archival documents are not merely records produced by government agencies in the course of their administrative activities but also anContinue Reading
National Palace Museum – Bronzes 青銅器
I have blogged about bronze wares previously, but I explored them mainly in terms of their purpose and significance. AsContinue Reading
National Palace Museum – Maogong Ding 毛公鼎
The Mao Gong ding was excavated in Qishan County, Shaanxi province in 1843, during the Qing dynasty, Daoguang Emperor’s reign. Together with theContinue Reading
Shanghai Museum – Da Ke Ding 大克鼎
Da Yu Ding 大盂鼎 (on display at the National Museum of China, Beijing) and Da Ke Ding 大克鼎 are twoContinue Reading
National Museum of China – Da Yu Ding 大盂鼎
Considered one of the three most important 鼎 ding in Chinese archaeology, Da Yu ding 大盂鼎 was kept in ChinaContinue Reading
National Palace Museum – Garland of Treasures 集瓊藻 #5 – Ornaments 服飾
The Qing imperial court was ruled with an iron fist and bound by many rules and regulations. From the numberContinue Reading
National Palace Museum – Garland of Treasures 集瓊藻 #4 – Cloisonné 琺瑯器
These antiques looked out of place in a Chinese museum, you always associate cloisonné with the French because of theContinue Reading
National Palace Museum – Garland of Treasures 集瓊藻 #3 – Treasures 珍寶
“Garland of Treasures” 集瓊藻 is the name of a treasure box that Emperor Qianlong owned and kept some of hisContinue Reading
National Palace Museum – Garland of Treasures 集瓊藻 #2 – Stationery 文房用具
“Garland of Treasures” 集瓊藻 is the name of a treasure box that Emperor Qianlong owned and kept some of hisContinue Reading
