This is my last post on Bristol Museum, at least for now! I hope they haven't become boring, but I took so many photos that I really wanted to share, and it has such varying collections that I thought everything deserved a mention. If you live in or visit the Bristol area I would definitely recommend visiting the museum. I'm actually thinking of putting together some city guides for places I love and regularly visit, would anyone be interested in reading that? If so let me know in the comments section.
The Oriental Gallery at Bristol Museum is mainly made up of Chinese pieces. Although my main love is Japanese art and culture, I'm also interested in the art and culture of other Asian countries. China produced such beautiful artifacts in the past, and there are still artisans producing stunning objects today. Some of them are so incredibly detailed and richly coloured that my mind boggles at how a human being could create such a thing!
The intricate design of this huge ornamental vase was a prime example. It was covered in birds and beautiful flowers, including some of my favourites-peonies and magnolia.
Just look at the different shades of pink on the petals of the peony, and the delicate veins on the leaves!
I think this is peach blossom, with magpies flying through the branches.
This bowl is decorated with a striking design of chrysanthemums. The petals are painted so skillfully. I also like the combination of orange and purple flowers, it's quite unusual.
I love this, the softly coloured peonies are just breathtaking and really get the blowsy, verdant feel of a real peony. One day I would like to have a peony garden with all different varieties and colours.
I thought this tea pot was pretty, although I can't remember if it was a genuine Chinese piece or made in the style of Chinese pottery.
The Oriental Gallery at Bristol Museum is mainly made up of Chinese pieces. Although my main love is Japanese art and culture, I'm also interested in the art and culture of other Asian countries. China produced such beautiful artifacts in the past, and there are still artisans producing stunning objects today. Some of them are so incredibly detailed and richly coloured that my mind boggles at how a human being could create such a thing!
The intricate design of this huge ornamental vase was a prime example. It was covered in birds and beautiful flowers, including some of my favourites-peonies and magnolia.
Just look at the different shades of pink on the petals of the peony, and the delicate veins on the leaves!
I think this is peach blossom, with magpies flying through the branches.
This bowl is decorated with a striking design of chrysanthemums. The petals are painted so skillfully. I also like the combination of orange and purple flowers, it's quite unusual.
I love this, the softly coloured peonies are just breathtaking and really get the blowsy, verdant feel of a real peony. One day I would like to have a peony garden with all different varieties and colours.
I thought this tea pot was pretty, although I can't remember if it was a genuine Chinese piece or made in the style of Chinese pottery.
The Oriental Gallery is much larger than my limited number of pictures suggest, but it is dimly lit to preserve the objects, so I could only photograph certain pieces. Textiles, screens and glassware are represented as well as porcelain, and there is a particularly gorgeous Imperial gown of yellow silk which I will go back and look at more closely another day.
Oh and I'm not doing a monthly round up of how I got on with my March targets, as I didn't finish any of them! I'm not setting myself targets for April as I think they're actually becoming counter-productive, it's a bit like when you're at school and have homework which has to be done so you put it off and put it off until the last minute. I know in my head the sorts of things that I want to achieve, and I will keep the blog updated with anything interesting I get done.
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