There is only one Sino-Japanese Museum in the whole of Greece, and that is in Corfu. It consists of a large collection of items (some 10,000 different objects) belonging to Mr. Gregoris Manos. To this rare collection were added more items from the collection of Mr. N. Hatzivassiliou (about 200 objects), Mr. I. Siniosoglou and Mr. P. Almanachos also contributed to the Museum's collection with objects of rare value and interest. A number of the exhibits are considered to be of particular importance on an international scale.
Of the works on exhibition in the Sino-Japanese Museum the following stand out for their value and interest:
- Bronze works of art, mainly vessels dating from the Chiang period 1500-1027 B.C.
- Clay pots from China, Tseou period 1027-221 B.C.
- Statuettes of special interest, and a model of a house of Chinese art, dating from the Han Dynasty (between 221 B.C. and 220 A.D.)
- Clay tomb statuettes of the Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.)
- Bronze of a seated Bhudda dating from the Sung Dynasty (960-1279 A.D.)
- Bronze pots, small statues of porcelain and sandstone, porcelain vases with the characteristic blue colour and small items made of ivory from the Ming Dynasty, a period in China's history which was the flourishing of artistic works and the flowering of Confucian philosophy (1368-1644).
- Small objets d'art, handicraft objects made of semi-precious stones and ivory, porcelain decorated with coats-of-arms, naked female figures, small bottles made of porcelain, glass or semi- precious stones, furniture, textiles and garments dating from the Tsing Dynasty (1644-1912).
- Statuettes and other objects of art dating from the early Japanese period (Yiayio, 250 B.C. to 250 A.D.).
- Statuettes from the Kamakoura Japanese period (1192-1338 A.D.). Among them there is a fierce looking temple keeper made of wood.
- Weapons and parts of Samurai armour dating from the 16th to the 18th centuries.
- Masks worn during performances of the No theatrical dramas dating from the Muramasi or Asikaga period (1338-1578) and a picture of the Kabuki folk theatre.
- A screen depicting Samurai on horseback.
- Small handicrafts (medicine holders, buttons, and others), from the 17th to the 19th centuries.
- Ceramics, fans, ink pots, stamped pictures, wooden lacquered objects, and writing materials.
- Indian woodcarvings of erotic content or symbolism, painted Korean screens, sculptures from Siam, bronze statuettes from Thibet, sculptures from Gadara ("the Greek-Buddhist school") of northwestern India) and others.
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