The train pulls up, the perfectly aligned partition and train doors slide open in smooth, silent unison and I step on. For every element of Singapore s orderliness that seems extreme, there is an equal amount to admire. The sun-dappled sidewalks are nearly empty in the pause before rush hour gears up. I step into the Tanglin s cool shelter and wander around from gallery to gallery, floor to floor. There truly is no end of extraordinary things to see and to buy in Singapore, some of them still quite undervalued.
People still prefer the more refined imperial Chinese porcelain.
It occurs to me that the antiques dealers of Singapore are on the edge of some-thing big, whether they know it or not. But it s not just that Southeast Asian antiques are the next new wave it s the beauty of the sculpture, the textile, the ceramics that counts. Buy because you love it. Museum Events Singapore's Chinese heritage is showcased at The Asian Civlisations Muesum. The museum s permanent collection has a wide range of Chinese antiquities, including ceramics and Ming Dynasty paintings.