Asia Collection – Museums with Mina

Court Ladies Preparing Newly Woven Silk

Now, I know what it says. But! It is not ladies preparing silk; it is the HOLY PLUNGER! Yes, it doesn’t look holy, BUT it is gold, and gold is usually with a deity or god-like figure SO it is holy. Though also, in this picture, it looks like the two ladies in white areContinue reading “Court Ladies Preparing Newly Woven Silk”

Penguin-form three piece tea service

I like the penguins, because they are funny. You basically open up their head and fill it with tea or water and then just use it. I don’t get the thought process behind it. Apparently Indians made it. I wonder when it would it be used; I’m pretty sure it wouldn’t be used every day,Continue reading “Penguin-form three piece tea service”

Hu-shaped vase with medallions of landscape painting

I liked this vase because it is small. It is as small as my hand. The paintings are very detailed and very small. In the bottom middle of the painting, there are very, very small humans. The artist must have looked away a lot while painting because it is very hard to look at somethingContinue reading “Hu-shaped vase with medallions of landscape painting”