Michael Backman’s Video Reels

Here you will find dozens of short video reels – initially created for our Instagram page. Each is less than 90 seconds long and covers matters of culture, art & travel.ย We hope that you will enjoy them.

The art of spitting: spittoons in Borneo - in the wonderful Borneo Cultures Museum, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. 

๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’
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๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†: ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป@๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ.

๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
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#borneoculturesmuseum #betel #malayculture #kuching #borneo
The Hakka Chinese are a minority Chinese dialect group from southern China. Small groups of Hakka can be found in almost all Southeast Asian Chinese communities including in Bangkok. Shown here is the main Hakka temple in Bangkokโ€™s Chinatown.

๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’
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๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†: ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป@๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ.

๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
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#hakka #overseaschinese #bangkokchinatown #khek #bangkokhistory
Private collectors are so important to the preservation of world material culture. This collection now at the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford in the UK is just one example of a collection built up over a lifetime but which is now available for future generations to enjoy. 

๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’
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๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†: ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป@๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ.

๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
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#wellbycollection #ashmolean #ashmoleanmuseum #privatecollection #collectingart
A dancing Shiva, from the Cham culture of central Vietnam, on display in the exceptional Museum of Cham Sculpture in Da Nang, Vietnam.

๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’
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๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†: ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป@๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ.

๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
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#shiva #cham #danang #nataraja #vietnamantiques
When timber for beams is scarce, domed roofs using brick can be used instead. A case in point in Bukhara, Central Asia. 

๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’
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๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†: ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป@๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ.

๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
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#islamicarchitecture #bukhara #centralasia #uzbekistan
Visit our website for our February catalogue - the first in 2026. Twenty-five superb items of world material culture have been added. 

๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’
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๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†: ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป@๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ.

๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
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#michaelbackman #indiansilver #asianart #tribalart #londonantiques materialculture
Visit our website for our February catalogue - the first in 2026. Twenty-five superb items of world material culture have been added. 

๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’
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๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†: ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป@๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ.

๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
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#michaelbackman #antiquejewellery #asianart #indianjewellery #londonantiques
Donโ€™t miss out! 

Our first catalogue in 2026 will be live on our website tomorrow, Tuesday, 24 February! Included are 25 new items. A small preview is shown here.

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๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†: ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป@๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜€ & ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฒ-๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€. ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ.

๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
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#asianart #islamicart #asianantiques #artgallery #indianart michaelbackman asianartlondon burmeseart burmesepaintings indianantiques chineseantiques tibetanantiques เคญเคพเคฐเคคเฅ€เคฏเคชเคฐเค‚เคชเคฐเคพ เคตเคธเฅเคคเฅเคเค ไธญๅ›ฝๅค่‘ฃ
Donโ€™t miss out! 

Our February 2026 catalogue is going live on our website on Tuesday, 24 February. If you havenโ€™t signed up to receive our email reminders with links to each new catalogue then please do so now by clicking on our bio link. You need only sign up once.

This is just a sneak peek. Many more exquisite objects will be included in the full catalogue. 

#asianart #indianart #indianantiques #artgallery #india
Donโ€™t miss out! 

Our February 2026 catalogue is going live on our website on Tuesday, 24 February. If you havenโ€™t signed up to receive our email reminders with links to each new catalogue then please do so now by clicking on our bio link. You need only sign up once.

This is just a sneak peek. Many more exquisite objects will be included in the full catalogue. 

#asianart #asiancarving #asianantiques #javaneseantique #indonesianart
Young Indonesians are flocking to traditional Indonesian cultural events and the nationโ€™s better museums. Itโ€™s invigorating and exciting!

๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’
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๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†: ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป@๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ.

๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
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#indonesianart #indonesianhistory #kraton #yogyakarta #kratonyogyakarta
Donโ€™t miss out! 

Our February 2026 catalogue is going live on our website on Tuesday, 24 February. If you havenโ€™t signed up to receive our email reminders with links to each new catalogue then please do so now by clicking on our bio link. You need only sign up once.

This is just a sneak peek. Many more exquisite objects will be included in the full catalogue. 

#asianart #islamicart #asianantiques #artgallery
The best nasi lemak in Malaysia at Restoran Seri Hijrah @restoranserihijrah in Kuantan, Pahang state, on Malaysiaโ€™s East Coast. The restaurant, which is owned by the loveliest Malay family specialises in keeping alive Pahang Malay food traditions. Definitely worth trying but you do need to book! 

๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’
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๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†: ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป@๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ.

๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
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#malayfood #nasilemak #pahang #kuantan #melayu
Nara in Japan is a hub where Buddhism and Japanโ€™s indigenous Shinto religion merged, and shrine-temple complexes (jingลซ-ji) became common.

๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’
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๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†: ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป@๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ.

๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
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#japaneseculture #shinto #nara
Itโ€™s Chinese new year, and the usual preoccupation - prosperity - is omnipresent. 

Gong xi fa chai!
ๆ–ฐๅนดๅฟซๆจ‚!
ๆญๅ–œ็™ผ่ฒก!
้ฆฌๅนดๅฟซๆจ‚!

๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’
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๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†: ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป@๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ.

๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
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#chineseculture #chineseantiques #chinesecalligraphy #lunarnewyear #antiques
A remarkable elephant goad or ankus in the Guimet Museum in Paris. Of chiselled steel and from 17th-18th century South India.

๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’
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๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†: ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป@๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ.

๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
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#guimet #musรฉeguimet #ankus #indianantiques #mysore
At the beautiful London launch of โ€˜Vitra: The Anatomy of a Design Companyโ€™ published by Phaidon (2026) with Rolf Fehlbaum, Vitraโ€™s former CEO of more than 30 years.

๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’
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๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†: ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป@๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ.

๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
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#vitra #design #interiors
On the Perfume River, Hue, central Vietnam. Hue was the imperial capital of Vietnamโ€™s 19th century Nguyen Dynasty.

๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’
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๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†: ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป@๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ.

๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
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#hue #vietnam #antiques #vietnamhistory #nguyendynasty
Part of a medieval tomb in Bologna, Italy - a reminder that ancient Roman and Greek marble statues and related stonework typically would have been brightly painted.

๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’
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๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†: ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป@๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ.

๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
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#ancientmarble #medievalmarble #medievalart #antiquities #antiques
Visiting an important Chinese temple in Bangkok Chinatown area - one of the first major cross-dialect institutions established by Bangkokโ€™s ethnic Chinese community.

๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’
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๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†: ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป@๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ.

๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
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#Yaowarat #bangkokhistory #Samphanthawong #samphan #thaichinese