Happy Buddha, garnet
On a picturesque and crowded with tourists street of the Ancient Town of Hoi An there is a small but interesting museum, the Gemstones Art Museum. It was founded in 2013 by a Vietnamese passionate collector. The museum's exhibition is divided into two sections: one showcases natural gemstone crystals and uncut stones and at another more than two hundred pieces of precious stone sculpture are displayed. In terms of quality and rarity of the stones, the variety of the carvings represented the collection has no comparison in Vietnam. Visitors have a unique chance to get to know and enjoy the great artistic and manual skills of Vietnamese craftsmen. Here are a few examples of the gem carving from the museum's collection
Maitreya carved from a single block of quartz and weighing 100 kg
Little boy with coins and peaches, emerald
Little boy riding a carp, quartz
Happy Buddha, tourmaline
Lizard, emerald
Bear, rutilated quartz 
Happy Buddha and five attendant boys, black sapphire
Spirit of Vietnam, tektite
Immortal, ruby
Little mouse, tourmaline
Lion with a flaming pearl, tourmaline 
Frog, tourmaline
Happy Buddha, jadeite
Christianity, tourmaline
Happy Buddha, ruby
Little boy with carp and lotus, tourmaline
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