It was MADNESS at ACM today cos of the open house. Longggg queue to the Kangxi exhibition. Overheard it was 45min queue to enter Kangxi! i just wanted to just look at the last few portraits i missed on the last trip. Luckily i already know the way and managed to sneak in through the back door. *wink wink*
Also finally managed to visit the other galleries which are so deserted in comparison. i wouldn't dare to enter those galleries if i'm alone! Some of them really gave me the creeps!
Was and am still really impressed by the Kangxi exhibition. Really scrutinise the Birthday Scroll in detail today. The scroll illustrates Kangxi's 60th birthday celebrations. The original was lost and the one shown is a copy of the original painting. The scroll is really long - 80m and is divided into 2 handrolls. Only 10m of the second handroll is unveiled in the exhibition. Really wowed by the details of the scroll. e.g. officials giving out 寿桃, artistes doing makeup backstage. The best detailing is on the robes worn by the court officials. i really like the 寿 pattern imprint on some of the robes. Simply awesome! You really have got to see it! DO pay and visit it one of these days.
[Sidenote] Also dropped by the Verandah Cafe for lunch. There was no chef's special this weekend... And the music's different. Somehow the whole mood changed and there isn't that out-of-Singapore feeling... and the food today is disappointing...
Also finally managed to visit the other galleries which are so deserted in comparison. i wouldn't dare to enter those galleries if i'm alone! Some of them really gave me the creeps!
Was and am still really impressed by the Kangxi exhibition. Really scrutinise the Birthday Scroll in detail today. The scroll illustrates Kangxi's 60th birthday celebrations. The original was lost and the one shown is a copy of the original painting. The scroll is really long - 80m and is divided into 2 handrolls. Only 10m of the second handroll is unveiled in the exhibition. Really wowed by the details of the scroll. e.g. officials giving out 寿桃, artistes doing makeup backstage. The best detailing is on the robes worn by the court officials. i really like the 寿 pattern imprint on some of the robes. Simply awesome! You really have got to see it! DO pay and visit it one of these days.
[Sidenote] Also dropped by the Verandah Cafe for lunch. There was no chef's special this weekend... And the music's different. Somehow the whole mood changed and there isn't that out-of-Singapore feeling... and the food today is disappointing...
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