Gallery tour of exhibition: “Virtuous Treasures – Chinese Jades for the Scholar’s Table” at the Hong Kong University Museum and Art Gallery

This exhibition features over 140 jades from private Hong Kong and New York collections, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and the Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong respectively. Most of the pieces date to the Qing dynasty (1644-1911), while several date as far back as the Yuan dynasty (1271-1368). All are jades that would have been collected for a scholar’s studio and admired variously as works of art, as objects for display, jades for ceremonial purposes, and decorative accessories. Mr. Humphrey Hui, well-known expert and member of the Min-Chiu Society will guide us through the exhibition.

Members' Tea

It’s time for a seasonal gathering of Friends to meet one another and celebrate the end of the year with afternoon tea at our former Chairman Rosamond Brown’s house. Members are welcome to bring a friend along for free.

The sending of a group of school age children by the Qing court to be educated in America in 1872 marked the beginning of the trend of going overseas for education. From the late 19th century, generations of Chinese crossed the oceans to Britain, France, Germany or Japan to study. Regardless of their destination, all were driven by a strong desire to serve their motherland, to imbue China with western learning so that it would become stronger and wealthier one day.The talk will trace the origin and development of this trend and to compare it with local Chinese students who sought to study abroad, in regard to their motives, destinations and subjects undertaken with a view to find out their similarities and differences and the reasons for such discrepancies. 

Dr. Joseph Ting, former Chief Curator of the Hong Kong Museum of History, renowned historian and author specializing in Hong Kong history, will speak on the subject.

Annual General Meeting Lecture and Dinner

Lecture – Hong Kong in the Eyes of Travellers from 1816-1941, by Joseph Ting

Located at the southern tip of Mainland China and at the crossroad of northeastern and southeastern Asia, Hong Kong has long been the gateway to China and a port of call for travelers of all sorts and nationalities. Over the years, many a travelers have stopped over at Hong Kong and left written or visual account which shed light on the development and uniqueness of the place. The talk will introduce 20 travellers who have passed through Hong Kong between 1816 and 1941 and their impressions of the Pearl of the Orient.   

ART CALENDAR

Monday, 10 December 2007at 6:00pm
The Sixth Joseph Needham Memorial Lecture will present by The East Asian History of Science Foundation (HK) jointly with The Chinese University of HK, The HK University of Science and Technology, and The University of Hong Kong.

"Art and Technology in Chinese Ceramics" at Pacific Place Conference Centre,
5/F One Pacific Place, Queensway
Speaker: Mr. James C. Y. Watt. No reservation required.