Museum Week — Shanghai Museum

Shanghai Museum

Another museum we visited exposed us to the beauties of historical Chinese Art.  This would be the Shanghai Museum.

Shanghai Museum

The multistory Shanghai Museum is split into several galleries, and it would take days to see them all so you must be selective.  The galleries include:

• Bronze
• Ethnic Chinese Minority Arts and Crafts
• furniture of the Ming and Qing dynasties
• Calligraphy
• Ceramics
• Coins
• Jades
• Paintings
• Sculpture
• Seals (or Chops)

Ancient Furniture

Since time was limited and there was much to see I concentrated on the Jade, Ceramics, and Furniture Galleries.

Jade

Ceramics dating to the Qing and Ming Dynasties

Not everything of photographic interest resides in just the galleries, however.  Take a look at this stunning end cap on the staircase:

Shanghai Museum

Here’s today’s gallery.  Click on any image to bring up the slide show:

Shanghai Museum

Shanghai Museum

Shanghai Museum

Shanghai Museum

Shanghai Museum

Shanghai Museum

Shanghai Museum

Shanghai Museum

Shanghai Museum

Shanghai Museum

Shanghai Museum

Shanghai Museum

Shanghai Museum