Museum of Asian art of Corfu
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Museum of Asian art of Corfu is a museum in Corfu , Greece. It is dedicated to the art of Asia, with collections of Chinese art, Japanese art, Indian art and others.
Entrance fee in October 2009 is 3 euros. There are well-preserved rooms from the short-lived British rule, with ornate furniture and decoratin from that period.
Artistic collections include Japanese printed pictures; Chinese porcelain, and Indian sculptures in bronze and other materials plus wood carvings. Some of the wood and bronze items are of superb quality and depict gods and goddesses engaged in erotic scenes.
The museum has a number of postcards on sale plus a book of Chinese pottery in the collection as well as an overall guide that omits the major Indian works of art on display.
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- Museums in Corfu
- Asian art museums
- Art museums and galleries in Greece
- Greek museum stubs
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