Museum Walk, Kathmandu – Stone Art
Presenting just a set of photos taken in a museum in Durbar square, Kathmandu in 2022. Enjoy the visuals … Art is all around in the Himalayan region – e.g. … Continue reading
Museum City: Stone Art Outdoors / Kathmandu
Some cities have art everywhere you look. The others have museums. When you live surrounded by art, seeing it everywhere you go, without seeking it out, the mentality of the … Continue reading
If We Could Go Back in Time…
If we could go back in time, WHERE would you go? And to which era? This is a great question to ask but a terribly difficult one to answer! Because … Continue reading
Look What They’re Wearing! Textiles from Temple Murals
One lazy afternoon in a small coastal town in Sri Lanka that I was staying in for 2 weeks. One afternoon, out of sense of ‘not much else to do’ … Continue reading
Textile Art in the Colombo National Museum
“The pursuit of beauty shall save us all” There are a dozen different things we could pursue.. but this one is probably the most joyous and least stressful of them … Continue reading
Comb Art – Carved Masterpieces
A photo essay featuring artefacts from the Colombo National Museum
Flags of Sri Lanka
Many ancient Sri Lankan kingdoms had distinct flags featuring: Here are images of the collection of ancient flags from the Colombo National Museum: Note that almost all are monochromatic using … Continue reading
Museum Walk: Masks of Sri lanka
The more I see of Asian Art, the more I feel that it is impossible to know enough … There are millions of ethnic groups. Each produces at least 2-3 … Continue reading
Costumes of Tibet
A few decades ago, thousands of Tibetans moved to Himachal Pradesh, India and settled down there along with the Dalai Lama. Dharamshala and the surrounding areas have since assumed a … Continue reading
Indian Art – Paintings in The Kangra Museum
The first floor of the Kangra museum made the trip worthwhile. I am not a student of Indian fine art – so it was easy for me to enjoy these. … Continue reading
Embroideries in The Kangra Museum
Collectors of Indian textiles will already know of the double-sided Chamba Rumaals made in Himachal Pradesh. These usually have scenes from the Krishnayan – the life of Krishna. The art … Continue reading
Textiles & more – A Walk in the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology
This museum needs at least a day to even just see all the exhibits. If you’d like to understand the details … then at least 2 days. In this note … Continue reading
Indonesian Glass Paintings – Museum of Ethnology collection
Presenting here a new form of art that I had not been exposed earlier: Indonesian Glass Paintings. The subjects are always Indonesian folk stories and legends or a narrative of … Continue reading
Museum Walk: Mataram Museum, Indonesia
Just a quick post with photos from the Mataram museum in Lombok Indonesia (an island east of Bali). Presenting over 100 photos taken with an old phone camera in 2015. … Continue reading
Museum Walk – Peranakan Museum
The Peranakan Museum in Singapore explores the history of Peranakan cultures in Singapore as well as other Peranakan communities in South East Asia through it’s artifacts. Known for beadwork textiles … Continue reading
Museum Walk – What is this Garment?
On a recent walk in a very small museum, I came across this: I don’t know how to view stone art. But this one appealed to me aesthetically. More importantly, … Continue reading
The Saraswati Mahal Library at Tanjore
As a collector, I take pride in the things I collect. Through my sources – ebay & shops all over the world, I am proud to note that I have … Continue reading
Stone Sculptures & Bronze Statues – Tanjore
Disclaimer: Compared to other forms of art that I know very little about, in the field of stone and bronzes I know absolutely nothing. My reactions when I saw these … Continue reading
Museum Walk – Mataram Museum, Indonesia
Just a quick post with photos from the Mataram museum in Lombok Indonesia (an island east of Bali). First, the piece that I enjoyed the most … a figurative woven … Continue reading
The Dancing Girl with the Parrot – Kalamkari from the 17th C
Have you been introduced this lovely lady? Have you seen her lovely clothes and lovely jewels? Is that a hand fan she is carrying? What is she saying to her … Continue reading
Museum Walk – African Masks & More
A Photo essay on the amazing African collection of the De Young museum, San Francisco. There are about 150 photos so get your cup of coffee and enjoy this virtual … Continue reading
