THOSE with an interest in exquisite Chinese artefacts should put the new Art + Craft Museum in Penang on their must-visit list. Highlights include intricate jadeite, Shoushan stone and rare horn carvings and jewellery from the Ming and Qing Dynasty periods. The jadeite pieces range from landscapes to birds, flowers and vegetables, in various hues from vibrant greens, to rarer lavenders and pinks. Rare horn Buddhist bodhisattvas inlaid with old mine Fei Cui are sights to behold, as are black skin Tianhuang stone carvings. Feast your eyes on a vast collection of jadeite carvings in various hues.

Source: The Star April 25, 2019 00:33 UTC