Visiting British Museum/ Carlos Pueblo

Visiting British Museum/ Carlos Pueblo

British Museum is free to visit, as a matter of fact, almost all Museum is

free in London. Ten O’clock in the morning, visitors are line up in front of

the gate for security checking, I deposit my valuable belonging in the

entrance. This Museum is famous for its first class collection, I notice on

Chinese lacquer, the Buddhist Monk; In Japanese collection, weapons

and uniforms exhibit, calligraphy and classical painting.

Chinese lacquer collection in the western museums are abundant. I always

forget to check on the meaning of such English vocabulary, lacquer, fortunately

, there is a Chinese visitor answering my question. The artist apply the natural

paint on the woodwork, silk clothes, bamboo, and metal etc. He says that all of

such art works should be the articles tribute- of the best quality. Through out

the war and civil turmoil, the art works leak out of the palace and therefore,

end up in the foreign museums. Japanese learned the technology and produced

many advanced lacquer products. I saw one cloth cabinet exhibit at Teddy

Roosevelt’s old house, a national historical park now at Oyster Bay, Long Island, NY

, with a Tokugawa logo on it. No doubt that is a Japanese lacquer.

British Museum defines Buddha the best and clearest of all. Buddha is a man who

knows. Knows  what? I read a basic definition of a Buddha that A Buddha is a

Bodhisattva who enters Nirvana. A Bodhisattva is a person who has a devoted

spirit. What is a devoted spirit? Devoted spirit is to help the needed, the weak,

to live in a meaningful way of daily life. It is so abstract; therefore, the great

Buddhism says drop the butcher’s knife- repent and become a Buddha. Furthermore,

Everyone has placid, everyone is undisturbed and everyone can be a Buddha. Most of

the south and central Asia collection are Buddhist work; however, I pay more attention

on Lohan, the Arhans,  a disciple of Buddha. There are two or three Lohan statue in the

exhibit with English description. Lohan is a primary devoted person. In Chinese classical

martial art novel, Lohan usually travel around in and out of China. Put up a night for

such travel is quite famous among the travelers.

Japanese exhibition includes samurai’s uniforms, weapons, and some classical calligraphy

and painting, also includes some fine china.

In the Museum, there are rich in all European, Middle Eastern, and African collection.

England in the era of Roman Empire, the ancient nations of the middle east, these

treasury under the British rule has transferred from all over the world to London.

Some of the Greek collection, I was told, has been returned to Greece and I wonder

If they are safe for the time being.