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The Orient "Shopping" Express

© Reginald Vickers

Our last stop on our trip around the world is the Orient. We once rented a condo above a sweet little old lady of Asian descent. She was always working in her flowers. After years of just saying hi and bye, she had me over for tea. When I first walked into her living room, it was like walking into a museum. There in her place was the most gorgeous Chinese artifacts you had ever seen. When I asked her about the pieces, she lowered her head and began to tell me a story. The story sounded vaguely familiar from those days of sleeping in history class. She had been married to the brother of the last emperor of China. It was a thrill to share in her experiences. From those stories I gained a new appreciation for Asian culture and Oriental art.

Below you will find a great number of shopping links that will open up a new world for you.

http://www.apbnet.com - a Mall of China that has a great folk art section.

http://www.chinese-mall.com/ - offers many items including Chinese ink brush paintings and custom made Chi Pau. http://www.chinesemall.com/ - claims to have over a thousand special products.

http://www.asian-art-connection.com/ is an Oriental-related cyberspace art exhibition network which reflects the mainstream of contemporary Oriental art and culture

http://st2.yahoo.com/goodorient - Exotic products from North East Asia including art, jewelry, crafts, and more. They also offer gift certificates and a link to budget gifts.

http://www.musiclight.com/ - Lady China's Oriental Treasures brings hand-carved, hand-painted treasures. Check out the Internet specials that include discounts and free shipping (over $50).

http://www.orientationsgallery.com/ - If you're looking for quality antique Japanese art, you've come to the right place.

http://www.shiki-japan.com/ - a nicely done web site that offers Japanese gifts and more.

http://www.theorientalcorner.com/ - antique items from the orient

http://www.kagedo.com/ - Kagedo Japanese Art specializes in a broad range of fine quality Japanese art and antiques.

http://www.asahi-jc.com/ - Asahi Japan Collectibles provides high quality Japanese culture related goods.

I hope that you have enjoyed these shopping jaunts around our virtual world as much as I have. I must confess that I have enjoyed them for selfish reasons - shopping to decorate our house. Let me explain. They say that you are supposed to have a certain motif when decorating your house. My motif is Worldwide. I admit that most of our house is some type of Americana. For example, as I look around I see art-deco dining room set in black and rose and a country style 1930 Hoosier cabinet decorated with red and white porcelain bowls. In one bedroom is Africa art on one wall, cartoon cells on the other, and film posters on the other; all with an English tutor look. The other bedroom has turn-of-the-century French art with early American furniture. Do you see where I'm coming from? This is how I justify my shopping trip to myself. Whatever I buy from these shopping trips around the world fits my motif. From the Aborigines' Didgeridoo, that sits in the corner of the living room, to the Moroccan rug in the hallway.

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