Hidden Room

B.I · 3rd January 2005, 11:36 PM

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nechesh · 3rd January 2005, 11:46 PM

Sweet! Who let you in and where do they hide the key?

Actually quite a shame that these are not on view to the public. It looks like an impressive collection from what i can see and your photos aren't all too bad given the circumstances.
Venice seems like an unusual place for such a collection. What's the deal? Have they had these long and why do they remain uncataloged? I'm sure we can get a special coalition of kerisophile forumites to make the journal and give them a hand.

What museum is this anyway?

B.I · 4th January 2005, 12:01 AM

the museum is the Museo d'Arte Orientale which is housed upstairs from the contemporary art museum at Ca' Pesaro. the collection is one of the largest in japanese arms. the original collection was formed by the Conti di Bardi and composed of 30,000 pieces. apparantly it wa sold of to an antiques dealer in 1928 and then bought back by the state. the Conti travelled to asia on buying trips and i am assuming the indonesian pieces are part of his collection, and not bought from a different source at the same time. the museum holds the japanese collection in high regarda and pretty much ignores the indonesian pieces. they are situated in the last room, which is why i managed to take pictures. it is not an open museum, and the doors open every half hour and they lock you in, so time is limited.
their website - http://www.artive.arti.beniculturali...13/sala_13.htm

B.I · 4th January 2005, 12:03 AM

there were two cannon and this was the more interesting one with a double barrel.

Mark · 4th January 2005, 12:25 AM

Very very nice. They even have a couple dha! I am planning a trip to Italy this spring/summer (including Verona, where my wife has family). I think Venice just got added to the list of stops. Its not terribly far from Verona, after all.

zamboanga · 4th January 2005, 01:01 AM

wow! the double-barreled lantaka

!!!
now i have seen it...

Andrew · 4th January 2005, 02:16 AM

Oh, my.

Thanks for sharing these with us, Brian.

Spunjer · 3rd January 2005, 11:50 PM

WOW!

were there any moro weapons by any chance?

GIO · 18th January 2012, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Spunjer

WOW!

were there any moro weapons by any chance?

No moro weapons, as far as I know.
There is a number of mandaus and parangs, but kept in warehouse.

paolo · 18th January 2012, 01:56 PM

The museum was closed for many years. Now is restored and open but not all the pieces are exposed. In the 1970 there were 14 rooms, now surely lesser (i visit the museum last year).
I send two images of an old italian book I have.
Paolo

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B.I Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 485	details the museum is the Museo d'Arte Orientale which is housed upstairs from the contemporary art museum at Ca' Pesaro. the collection is one of the largest in japanese arms. the original collection was formed by the Conti di Bardi and composed of 30,000 pieces. apparantly it wa sold of to an antiques dealer in 1928 and then bought back by the state. the Conti travelled to asia on buying trips and i am assuming the indonesian pieces are part of his collection, and not bought from a different source at the same time. the museum holds the japanese collection in high regarda and pretty much ignores the indonesian pieces. they are situated in the last room, which is why i managed to take pictures. it is not an open museum, and the doors open every half hour and they lock you in, so time is limited. their website - http://www.artive.arti.beniculturali...13/sala_13.htm

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3rd January 2005, 11:46 PM	#2
nechesh Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 940	Sweet! Who let you in and where do they hide the key? Actually quite a shame that these are not on view to the public. It looks like an impressive collection from what i can see and your photos aren't all too bad given the circumstances. Venice seems like an unusual place for such a collection. What's the deal? Have they had these long and why do they remain uncataloged? I'm sure we can get a special coalition of kerisophile forumites to make the journal and give them a hand. What museum is this anyway?

4th January 2005, 12:25 AM	#5
Mark Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 987	Very very nice. They even have a couple dha! I am planning a trip to Italy this spring/summer (including Verona, where my wife has family). I think Venice just got added to the list of stops. Its not terribly far from Verona, after all.

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zamboanga Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: zamboanga city, philippines Posts: 132	wow! the double-barreled lantaka !!! now i have seen it...

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Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	Oh, my. Thanks for sharing these with us, Brian.

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Spunjer Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Witness Protection Program Posts: 1,730	WOW! were there any moro weapons by any chance?