Master Yun always incorporates new and interesting concepts into his re-blessing sessions. And this Winter Solstice event was no different. Let us find out more with Ashley and Mr Pino!
Ashley (A): Hello, thank you Mr Kan again and welcome back to another mini session of Museum in Lotus with Mr Pino and Ashley, me. So before we start to introduce to them another treasure here that Master Yun had done his blessing just now with all the gold bars lookalike right? So just a reminder for all who are online, do remember to stay online with us till to the end of this session, because the session we are in may provide answers to some of the questions that will entitle u a chance to win the grand prize. So another introduction for them. The grand prize includes this book signed by Master Yun. And of course this basket of great prizes. There are champagne, some of the incense, as well as a book featuring Master Yun. As well as some little pixiu that are made of jadeite.
A: I will let the main stage Mr Kan to introduce. If you have seen and follow us so far, you would have noticed that during the re-blessing session, Master Yun was actually using a long brush, together with the red Vermillion and the Qinan powder to bless each and every gold bar like object. Mr Pino, do you know what is inside this box?
Pino (P): I think its incense?
A: Yes, you are very smart. So knowledge is king. This is something that you can buy to activate the energy in the 5 lucky directions of you house. As for the 5 lucky directions of your house, you would need message Cola or leave a message on Facebook to find out more about them. What comes inside the box is incense from different parts of the world. So lets come back to this to very nice looking chest of drawers. So Mr Pino, would you share more about this special antique.
P: With pleasure. But before I define or tell you about some of the more important characteristics of this chest, I would actually like to call this chest, the chest of wealth.
A: Chest of wealth? Wow!! I would love to have this.
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| The Five Path of Weath Incense |
P: I would explain why is it called the chest of wealth, as we can examine the chest, there are 3 drawers. They are all of the same size. Let me tell you the period in which it was made was from 1868 to 1912 and it was during the Meiji era.
A: Ah, the Meiji era. It was like more than a century ago right?
P: Yes. Japan saw the abolishment of the caste system, the start of rapid industrialisation. A wonderful emperor who...
A: Transformed Japan right?
P: Yes, transformation. When we look at the 3 similar drawers, they have in common many things. first of all, the beauty of the ironwork, this is all hand-forged.
A: Handmade, you mean?
P: Yes, hand-forged, one by one. Of course there will be slight difference cause they are handmade, but not exactly the same thing.
A: It is exactly like how the fengshui paintings are like. Master Yun hand draws all his fengshui paintings and fengshui calligraphies. No one is the same, they may be similar but not the same.
P: When we look at this 3 circular strong hardware, we see 3 locks. This shows that this beautiful chest is used to store beautiful clothing, silk clothes. So they had to have simple mechanism to protect their treasures.
A: So, Mr Pino, you are saying that during the Meiji era, people who have this chest are usually from well to do families?
P: The aristocrats, the well to do people, you know.
A: Ya, and with their expensive kimonos or I should say silk kimonos is almost like Master Yun clothes just now if you noticed. it is made of red silk with golden threads. Very expensive stuff. Only well to do people have it.
P: And over here there is a smaller chest. as we can see there is another mechanism. Probably used to store accessories. And here is a small door when opened will reveal 2 smaller drawers.
A: It's just like a safety box right?
P: It is a safety box. You are absolutely right. All of this drawers have locks to store treasures that the family had. To conclude, a very beautiful chest. Made with soft wood. everything of the metalwork is handmade. Some are ornamental, while some are structural, for example here, this metalwork is used to hold the wood structure together. Finally, we have this little button is to let the handle to rest so that is will not damage the soft wood.
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| Mr Pino Explaining the Details on the Meiji Chest |
A: Wow, what an insightful sharing by Mr Pino. Thank you Mr Pino.
P: Thank you, it was a pleasure.
A: So if you have bought the 5 paths of wealth incense and is over in the chest congratulations to you. Later we will share more about the 5 different lucky directions. But for now let us bring it back to Mr Kan and his little tigers!
P: Thank you.
--YJ
