A Feast of Art: Guided Tour by Mr Tang Hoi-chiu
Celestial Cases: Antique Boxes of China Exhibition
藝術盛宴：鄧海超先生主持
百年好合：中國古盒藝術展覽
Host
Mr Tang Hoi-chiu
Former Chief Curator of the
Hong Kong Museum of Art
主持
鄧海超先生
前香港藝術館總館長
25 November 2017
(Saturday – 1 session)
3 pm – 4:30 pm
Sun Museum
4/F, SML Tower
165 Hoi Bun Road
Kwun Tong
Kowloon
In Chinese belief, box embraces blessings of happiness,
union, wealth and wish fulfillment. They are made of a wide
range of materials like jade, lacquer, porcelain and wood.
Ancient Chinese made good use of different forms of box for
holding food, incense, cosmetic powder or stationery. The
interesting styles of these boxes are well presented in this
exhibition. The exhibition features over 80 pieces of antique
Chinese boxes dating from the Han to Qing dynasties.
Selected from nine local private collections, the exhibits
comprehensively demonstrate the dynamic development of
Chinese boxes. Led by Mr Tang Hoi-chiu, former Chief
Curator of the Hong Kong Museum of Art, you will be
charmed by the historical artisanship of antique Chinese
boxes.
Mr Tang Hoi-chiu, former Chief Curator of the Hong Kong
Museum of Art, has curated a great number of exhibitions of
both Chinese and Western art. He has also served as
adjudicator and nominator for local and international art
competitions.
在中國傳統文化，盒子充滿美好的想像，寓意幸福團圓、
富貴如意。用途多元，由實用品演變成裝飾品；材料多變，
從漆盒到玉盒；造型多樣，從圓盒到八寶方盒。各時代
盒子表現出不同的創意工藝。該展覽將展出由漢至清代逾
八十件中國古盒，全部選自九個本地私人藏家，呈現中國
盒子在各時代的發展歷程。前香港藝術館總館長鄧海超
先生將帶領大家參觀於一新美術館的展覽，與大家欣賞
各個朝代的珍貴古盒。
鄧海超先生為前香港藝術館總館長，曾策劃多項中國藝術、
香港藝術及西方藝術展覽，並出任多項本地及國際藝術
比賽評審及提名人。
* The tour will be conducted in Cantonese.
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Visual Arts 視覺藝術