Happy Holidays Corfu Magazine
Articles and Features (published quarterly) about Corfu and its many attractions
Vol. 1, No. 4; June 15, 2006
A Taste of the Orient in Corfu Town
Museum of Asian Art
The Museum of Asian Art (the only one in Greece) was founded in 1927 after the donation of 10.500 items by Gregorios Manos. Until 1974 it was a Chinese and Japanese Art museum, but later it was enriched with other private collections of items from central Asia, so it became an Asian Art museum.
It is housed in a building of the British Protectorate, designed by the British architect George Whitmore. It was initially used as the Residence of the Lord High Commisioner and as the
headquarters of the Knights of the Order of St. Michael and St. George. After the unity of the Ionian Islands with Greece, it was given over by the British to the Greek state and for a while served as the summer residence of the Greek royal family.
The museum contains collections donated by:
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Gregorios Manos (ca. 10.500 items)
Gregorios Manos (ca. 10.500 items) ·Nicolaos Chadjivassileiou (450 items)
Nicolaos Chadjivassileiou (450 items) ·Charilaos Chiotakis (341 items)
Charilaos Chiotakis (341 items) ·Petros Almanachos
Petros Almanachos ·Iordanis Siniosoglou and Yiannis Kollas
Iordanis Siniosoglou and Yiannis Kollas The most important items of the exhibition are:
Statuettes from China, dated to the T'ang dynasty (7th-8th centuries A.D.).
Bronze ritual vases (Chueh) of the Shang Dynasty (130-1028 A.D.).
Part of a Samurai armour of the Han Dynasty from Japan (206 B.C.-202 A.D.).
Masks of the No Theatre from Japan, dated to the Edo period (1614-1868).
Japanese screens dated to the Edo period (18th century).
Hindu wood carving of the 17th-19th centuries.
Greek-buddist sculptures of schist from the Indian province of Gandhara. Dated to the 2nd century A.D.
Wood-cuts of Kitagava Utamaro from Japan. Dated to 1753-1806.
Chinese porcelain vases of the green group (with "famille verte" decoration). Dated to the K'ang-hsi period, 1662-1722.
Objects made of nephrite from China. Dated to the Ch'ing dynasty, 1644-1912.
Address
Kerkyra 49100
Prefecture:
Kerkyra
District:
Ionian Islands
Museum Director:
Despina Zernioti
Special ticketing package for the Archaeological Museum of Kerkyra, the Old Fortress, the Church of Antivouniotissa and the Museum of Asian Art: € 8 (reduced: € 4).
Tel.
+30-26610-30443
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