Ancient and Modern China and South Asia in 10 Objects | British Museum Tour of the Hotung Gallery

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  • Опубліковано 27 гру 2024

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  • @TheMarkEH
    @TheMarkEH 3 роки тому +2

    A wonderful set of presentations by the curators. They were interesting, informative and entertaining. Well done and thank you for creating and uploading this video.

  • @curiouslywoven9737
    @curiouslywoven9737 3 роки тому +11

    Fantastic presentation. Will definitely make a point of visiting the gallery the next time I get to the museum - so far I’ll need at least a week for the different galleries these presentations have introduced to me.

  • @tss016
    @tss016 3 роки тому +14

    Thank you. I've always made it a point to visit the British Museum whenever I'm in London, and I've seen some of these exhibits, especially the Wall Painting of 3 Bodhisattvas. Now I understand the background and origins better. This is a good tour.

  • @jonsiepollock2175
    @jonsiepollock2175 3 роки тому +37

    We love these presentations. Will there be a continuation of the restoration of the Egyptian cartonnage? We were so looking forward to seeing that.

    • @britishmuseum
      @britishmuseum  3 роки тому +18

      It will be coming back, it's just that the work isn't quite done yet and we're waiting for those final stages before releasing the rest of the series. Thanks for hanging in there.

    • @kayenatulamin7609
      @kayenatulamin7609 3 роки тому +1

      Eagerly waiting for this series..

    • @searchingforfoodonyoutube2500
      @searchingforfoodonyoutube2500 3 роки тому +1

      Egypt , greece and mesopotamia the best

  • @HistorySkills
    @HistorySkills 3 роки тому +7

    Awesome video. Thanks for doing this. Looking forward to more like this, as I use them in my history teaching.

  • @CatastrophicDisease
    @CatastrophicDisease 3 роки тому +8

    What an amazing treasure trove of knowledge. Thank you for these videos.

  • @soccermom1245
    @soccermom1245 3 роки тому +4

    Narrator's English is EXCELLENT!

  • @hanleo6626
    @hanleo6626 Рік тому +2

    hello,when you return the collections to China?

  • @msaditu
    @msaditu 3 роки тому +2

    Beautiful presentation of stunning objects. Thank you.

  • @philiphawker2112
    @philiphawker2112 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you to all at the British Museum who have made this video tour possible.

  • @modularsamples
    @modularsamples 2 роки тому +8

    So, how many of these items were acquired by honest means?

  • @internetandlifehacks
    @internetandlifehacks 3 роки тому +2

    A gallery we want to come back to every time; thanks a lot for such a nice presentation!

  • @lag9735
    @lag9735 Рік тому +3

    One day we will get them back

  • @jimmyzbike
    @jimmyzbike 3 роки тому +2

    What an amazing experience to see these items.Thanks for sharing

  • @kenc2257
    @kenc2257 3 роки тому +2

    Really interesting and fascinating! Such beautiful objects--in particular, the wall mural, the butterfly dress sculpture, and the "hybrid" hookah bowls with figurines. Appreciate hearing the perspectives of the several presenters.

  • @amcreative3784
    @amcreative3784 3 роки тому +4

    Yes, I love these presentations. I found Louis use of fractal like patterns fascinating. I had the personal experience of smoking a small amount of herb lmuch like the blue caterpillar in Alice n wonderland in the States.When I returned home I was quite affected by patterns,colour much like Louis cats. Later I realised it was similar to the patterns,colour of the Ayahuasca experience which is how many South American cultures call the plant path and experience the planet underlying the perception of light grids that support the planet. This is what Louis cats remind me of as well as electrical cats. His experience reminds me of Yayoi Kusama' experience of reality. Another artist Fred Smith had a colourful naive form that reflected his mental health expression of art making.

  • @jimwalker5412
    @jimwalker5412 3 роки тому +3

    Absolutely brilliant presentation

  • @Sean-ml2bu
    @Sean-ml2bu 3 роки тому +2

    WOW just WOW the dress!! WoW. I HAVE NO WORDS

  • @lynnblack6493
    @lynnblack6493 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you to all. Really enjoyed seeing each and every wonderful artifact!

  • @joannietrotter2344
    @joannietrotter2344 3 роки тому +3

    Excellent content, thank you.

  • @theholyghost
    @theholyghost 3 роки тому +6

    Going to take a wild guess and predict you might have to give some of this stuff back.

  • @monalisamartinez2628
    @monalisamartinez2628 2 роки тому

    Love your narration! Had me even happier to learn something different 💕

  • @TheZinmo
    @TheZinmo 3 роки тому +11

    One thing about the horse: The saddle is peculiar, it sits very far in the front almost over the front legs. I don't think it is a mistake, the artists obviously knows his horses. Was the riding style different in that place at that time?

  • @yvettemarshallTWN
    @yvettemarshallTWN 3 роки тому +1

    Actually splendid.✨ 💕

  • @pinkpanther7030
    @pinkpanther7030 3 роки тому +1

    Very good I didn't know the existence of this ropy Peruvian language. I can understand why it inspires some contemporary art. Especially Art Povera movement.

  • @fool7491
    @fool7491 3 роки тому +1

    In classical time, tripot was symbol of sovereign and grace from king. The number and size of the pot one were allowed to own reflected their social status. When one rebellious vassal tried to usurp the throne, he asked the king's envoy how to make "kingsize" tripots.

  • @spmoran4703
    @spmoran4703 3 роки тому +1

    I love this China has much cultural interest . I love the butterfly robe .

  • @mixeddrinks8100
    @mixeddrinks8100 3 роки тому +2

    Love the explanation and the accents from Yu-Ping Luk, and Imma Ramos. Learned a lot, I would say, probably learned more than actually visiting the museum and just walking by it and going neat, but not really getting the full story.

  • @nancyM1313
    @nancyM1313 3 роки тому +3

    Very nice presentation🐲🐉❤

  • @callistavan2001
    @callistavan2001 3 роки тому +2

    Very interesting !

  • @nathanjames4734
    @nathanjames4734 3 роки тому +5

    Fascinating presentation! Thank you.

  • @bittercephalopod1569
    @bittercephalopod1569 3 роки тому +4

    You gonna give 'em back?

  • @Davidbirdman101
    @Davidbirdman101 2 роки тому

    i just ate some brading wampung i got while on vacay in the orient i misread the instructions and ate 12 table spoon fulls instead of the recommended 2, should i be concerned?

  • @julesschultz2910
    @julesschultz2910 3 роки тому

    Many Thanks!

  • @kimsherlock8969
    @kimsherlock8969 3 роки тому

    Thankyou wonderfulness

  • @PeterPaul175
    @PeterPaul175 3 роки тому +1

    I really wish there was no background music when people are talking. Why on earth would a serious organization like the British Museum treat its scholarship like a TV commercial?

  • @高木義隆-s9y
    @高木義隆-s9y 2 роки тому

    Correction: 08:20 Model of a Horse, 8th Century BC ーー>08:20 Model of a Horse, 8th Century ACE

  • @sveu3pm
    @sveu3pm 3 роки тому +3

    all this precious stuff stolen from china and india should be returned to people of this countires at once

  • @carmensandiego211
    @carmensandiego211 3 роки тому +4

    give it back

  • @phoenixgods1
    @phoenixgods1 3 роки тому

    i'd visit just for Imma ramos, might asks some questions about sati haha

  • @starkiller9897
    @starkiller9897 3 роки тому +1

    Yes that beautiful dress reminds me of the harmony in Tibet and also the Ughars, such wonderful harmony!! 😅😅

  • @Mesozoic_mammal
    @Mesozoic_mammal 3 роки тому +4

    Fascinating how many artifacts with so much cultural heritage from all over the world, were kindly gifted to the british museum. Ofcourse all those artifacts were given willingly and transeferred legally and not stolen or pressed out from opressed people in colonies or anthing like that. Otherwise it would be a real shame to put stuff on display that belongs to their home countries.

  • @twonumber22
    @twonumber22 3 роки тому

    How about a rare coin collection?

  • @dattad7655
    @dattad7655 3 роки тому +1

    That's not south Asia that is India .that all resembles to ancient Great India.

  • @raihanziyu
    @raihanziyu 3 роки тому +5

    Never seen a thief proudly showcasing their loots before

    • @spmoran4703
      @spmoran4703 3 роки тому +3

      Perhaps they were stolen . Maos cultural revolution would have destroyed the artefacts completely. And if the Ghandaran stone carvings had remained in Afghanistan the woman hating Taliban would have made a film about their total destruction.

  • @china_town
    @china_town 2 роки тому

    #0:52

  • @bazza945
    @bazza945 2 роки тому

    So an unnamed wabbit was actually the first archaeologist!?
    Let's name him "Phil", after you should know who?

  • @ironguanyin123
    @ironguanyin123 Рік тому

    I would like to hear about more Chinese, Southeast Asia, Persia, the Middle East and South America as well of the Pacific islands and other islands. I’m bored with so much Egyptian and European art.

  • @leekahei6154
    @leekahei6154 9 місяців тому +1

    Thief, Robber

  • @Cheguevara2.0
    @Cheguevara2.0 3 роки тому +6

    All stolen items. Damn looters

    • @spmoran4703
      @spmoran4703 3 роки тому +4

      Yes , they could be stolen . Maos cultural revolution would have destroyed them completely . And the Gandharan sculptures would have been totally destroyed by the woman hating Taliban.

  • @anurag24th
    @anurag24th 3 роки тому +6

    British colonial looters showcasing their treasury of looted items.

    • @spmoran4703
      @spmoran4703 3 роки тому +3

      Maybe they were looted . They would have been totally destroyed under Mao cultural revolution and some of the artefacts were sold to interested Westerners by Chinese for example the painting of the 3 bodisatvas. And some of the so called looters were not British. And the Ganharan sculptures would have been totally destroyed by woman hating Taliban.

    • @anurag24th
      @anurag24th 3 роки тому

      @@spmoran4703 taliban and mao are fluffy angel compared to british looters and warmongers

    • @kubina8730
      @kubina8730 3 роки тому +1

      @@anurag24th you cannot be serious

    • @Birumarekt
      @Birumarekt 3 роки тому

      @@spmoran4703 its not just about china they stole acient artifacts form many countries.

  • @ancientindianguru1714
    @ancientindianguru1714 3 роки тому +1

    that cannot be UNICORN. It have curved HORN, it is something else. 20:16

    • @phoenixgods1
      @phoenixgods1 3 роки тому

      the legend of the unicorn comes from that location; the inda culture. so it is a change that happened over the thousands of the years- making the curved horn of the unicorn correct and the straight ones of western predominant culture wrong.

  • @kimsherlock8969
    @kimsherlock8969 3 роки тому +1

    Sad History of opportunistic acquirement .
    Nonetheless it is still being loved.
    Still an amazing resource for history of China.

  • @latetodagame1892
    @latetodagame1892 3 роки тому

    Those are not butterflies! Bad joke.😒

  • @rodanzig
    @rodanzig 3 роки тому

    So Bill Gates is a Bodhisattva ?

  • @6Euphoria6
    @6Euphoria6 Рік тому +2

    So shameless 🙄🙄🙄

  • @bhanudasdumbre
    @bhanudasdumbre 3 місяці тому

    Gandhi is not father of bharat

  • @johndelong5574
    @johndelong5574 2 роки тому +1

    Its sad that CCP was compelled to destroy this

  • @iyhchan
    @iyhchan 3 місяці тому

    Return all stolen artifacts to their rightful countries!😡

  • @suzettecalleja3122
    @suzettecalleja3122 3 роки тому +1

    he talks to fast.

  • @ancientindianguru1714
    @ancientindianguru1714 3 роки тому +2

    no Portuguese brought tobacco in India. WHY LIE??

  • @mooseroochy
    @mooseroochy 3 роки тому

    the butterfly lady reading a poem she totally doesn't get herself... just bowing to her overlords?