By the time we reached these few last hall, we had like maybe 1 hour to cover everything! So from here onwards, you will see a lot of photos cause we were just basically walking by real fast and taking photos of everything that caught our fancy. This was kinda sad cause the last few exhibition was really really beautiful. It was sad that I could have spend more time admiring them :( So let's start on the amazing carving on stones from CHINA! GOOOOOO! (Sorry, I'm a bit high today......)
Let's start with the ladies! So many ladies carved in stone, their beauty preserved forever here for all to see! Kinda reminds me of the muse from Greek mythology. I am sorry, but my youth are mainly filled with western culture and upbringing. I am just starting to learn more about my ancestral roots now, but can never trace my ancestral village due to bad family recording and documentation. It was as if my ancestors did not want to leave any trace of where we were from......
Let us entertain ourselves with these pretty ladies in stone instead of drowning in family past!
A guardian or guard in stone. Love that it has hint of red in the stone. A even gold? Look at what's on his head! Or is it behind him?
Buddhist art will always have a place in my heart. Love the white and slight orange robe colour. How do they do these? Is it paint? Is it different stone merged into one piece? So elegant! If only I had time to read the explanation instead of rushing through it because the museum is closing!!!!
More and more beautiful pieces! Seriously, the art here is ridiculous! I think visitors should just start their visit at the South Wing of the building instead o the North Wing.
Goddess of Mercy. If you fascinated by their wood carvings, think how hard stone carving would be!
Goddess of Mercy in a different pose.
Jade version of Goddess of Mercy. Gosh! Mind-blowing!
Of course there were simpler pieces too. Like this confused looking monk here.
Or a random standing statue. This one reminded me a bit of the stone statue in Angkor Museum. The main thing that I like about this statue is actually the tummy. The contour of it, and the way it stand seems to make this statue look so realistic.
Another random 'thinker' statue. If I own this status at home, I'll be constantly staring at it cause he is also staring back at me. But I like his/her expression. It's just so pleasant :)
I have no idea what this is, but it just looked cool, so here it is :P
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