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CUHK Exhibits Monkey Artefacts to Celebrate Lunar New Year
According to the Chinese zodiac, 2016 is the year of the Monkey. To welcome the Lunar New Year, the Art Museum of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) presents the exhibition ‘Witty Monkeys in Chinese Culture: Celebrating the Year of the Monkey’ from 5 to 21 February 2016. Members of the public are welcome to visit the exhibition. Admission is free.
The Monkey, with its intelligence and lively character, was a popular decorative figure in ancient Chinese art. This special exhibition includes a selection of over thirty artifacts from the Han dynasty to modern China, all of which are related to the Monkey. It will vividly illustrate the manifold representations of monkeys in Chinese culture.
Details of the exhibition are as follows:
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Exhibition Period: |
5 to 21 February 2016 |
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Opening Hours: |
Mondays to Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays: 10:00am-5:00pm |
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Closed: |
Thursdays |
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Exhibition Venue: |
Gallery I, Art Museum, Institute of Chinese Studies, CUHK |
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Enquiries: |
3943-7416 |
Gibbon in Snow Modern Gao Qifeng (1889-1933) Dated 1910 Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper 113x46cm Accession no.: 1973.0931
The White Apes Modern Huang Kan (1890-1976) Dated 1940 Album leaf, ink and colour on paper 28.7x35.4cm Accession no.: 2001.0240 Gift of Bei Shan Tang
Covered Box in the Form of Pomegranate and Monkey in Susancai Glaze Ming (16th century) Height:8.2cm Accession no.: 1996.0303 Gift of Prof. and Mrs. Cheng Te-k’un
Prof. Ho Che-wah, Chairman, Department of Chinese Language and Literature, CUHK introduces the meaning of monkey in ancient Chinese.
Dr. Phil Chan introduces the highlights of the exhibition.
(From Left) Mr. Xia Xiaoshuang, PhD student, Department of Fine Arts, CUHK; Prof. Ho Che-wah, Chairman, Department of Chinese Language and Literature, CUHK and Dr. Phil Chan, Research-Assistant Curator (Painting and Calligraphy), Art Museum, CUHK.
