Museums around the world

While Hyderabad is well knowm for the Charminar and the glory of the Nizam's, a closer look at another landmark associated with the Nizam's, the Salarjung Museum, reveals a small connection with China. Among the many galleries, the Chinese Collection has some exquisite objects that would find a place of glory in China and Taiwan too. The webpage describes the Chinese Collection as follows: " The remarkable Chinese collection of this museum datable from 12th to 19th centuries represents possibly the most comprehensive range of export wares and enables us to compare and rank with the Chinese porcelain collection of world repute like the Topkapi Saranji Museum at Istanbul in Turkey and the Aradebil collection at Teheran. The earliest porcelain ware that reached the outside world was undoubtedly the “Celadon”, a ware with a typical grey green glaze. This ware was said to be having several mysterious qualities. The snuff bottles form an outstanding group. In the making of ...