The Musée Cernuschi of Paris, part II !!!

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I am going all over my cd roms and finding gems not yet in my blog that should be such as this ones. It is in a wonderful area of my eternal Paris and love the walks around there. You will be glad you stop by here and of course, take a look at the Musée Cernuschi of Paris, part II !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I,

 The musée Cernuschi is aka the Museum of Asian Arts of Paris dedicated to Asian arts, and more specifically to those in the Far East: China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam. It is the second museum devoted to Asian arts in France and the fifth devoted to Chinese art in Europe.  This museum is originally created thanks to the bequest of the collections made in 1896 to the city of Paris by the financier Henri Cernuschi. Inaugurated in 1898, it is one of the oldest museums in the city. The museum is located in the former private mansion of the donor, Henri Cernuschi, near the Parc Monceau, at 7, Avenue Velasquez (8éme arrondissement). Built in a neoclassical style between 1873-1874. It is reach best on metro Villiers lines 2 and 3.

The Salle du Buddha Hall (Kwok Hall) is in the permanent collection of the Musée Cernuschi Museum. The Buddha Hall is adorned with a monumental wooden sculpture of dragons, nearly twelve meters long. This masterpiece of Japanese art is being exhibited in its entirety for the first time since the 1930s. It was specially restored to mark the 150th anniversary of the return from Asia of Henri Cernuschi, the museum’s founder.

The Cernuschi Museum has in its Japanese collections a frieze sculpted in high relief depicting three dragons chasing the Pearl of Wisdom between waves and clouds. Evoking rain, these fantastical creatures represent a good omen in Asia. Henri Cernuschi’s discoveries and numerous acquisitions made throughout his journey from Japan, China, then Indonesia, Ceylon and India encouraged him to build one of the most important European collections of Asian art of his time and to found the museum that bears his name, whose influence continues to this day. From 1871 to 1873, nearly 5,000 works of art ,bronzes, ceramics, paintings, prints, lacquered and carved wooden objects, photographs and illustrated books sailed across the oceans to Paris. The Chinese and Japanese art objects that he collected immediately exerted considerable fascination on the artists and craftsmen of the time, and became models for a whole generation of creators in Europe. At the same time, Cernuschi completed his work by creating a unique setting for his collection. Its museum, designed as a temple of Asian arts, became one of the high places of Parisian Japonism.

The Official Musée Cernuschi in Paris: https://www.cernuschi.paris.fr/en

The Paris tourist office on the museum: https://parisjetaime.com/eng/culture/musee-cernuschi-musee-des-arts-de-l-asie-de-la-ville-de-paris-p3499

There you go folks another dandy in Paris and glad to have it in my blog. This is still an off the beaten path museum that really needs to be seen more including me,worth a detour indeed. Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Musée Cernuschi of Paris,part II !!! as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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