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Handmade and Handheld
Song to Qing Dynasty Chinese Bronzes for the Scholar’s Studio
24 Oct 2025 - 8 Feb 2026Bamboo Baskets
Chinese Origins, Japanese Innovations
25 Jun 2025 - 26 Oct 2025Bamboo Baskets
Chinese Origins, Japanese Innovations
25 Jul 2025 - 26 Oct 2025 Guided TourGuided Tour and Ikebana Workshop
with Japanese Bamboo Basket Experts
4 Oct 2025 - 18 Oct 2025 Guided TourWorkshopIlluminating the Luminous Teaching
Early Chinese Christianity from the Tang to the Yuan Dynasties
16 Oct 2025 LectureTransnational Sonic Encounters in Hong Kong:
Violin Meets Sheng, Pipa, and Guzheng
14 Oct 2025 PerformanceBROWSE COLLECTION BY CATEGORY
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【Last chance! Witness the journey of bamboo craftsmanship🔥把握最後機會！見證竹藝的中日傳奇】
How does a single strand of bamboo transform into a masterpiece across generations?
The exhibition “Bamboo Baskets: Chinese Origins, Japanese Innovations” is in its final days! Featuring over 200 incredible baskets from China and Japan the show captures the evolution and legacy of bamboo art, from Ming-Qing dynasty to contemporary innovation. Each piece showcases the ingenuity of master artisans—turning humble bamboo into vibrant objects of art and tradition.
Catch the exhibition before it closes on October 26th!
一縷青竹，如何造就東亞藝術的精湛傑作？
展覽《竹藝巧編——中式古韻和式新編》進入最後倒數！現場展出逾二百件來自中日兩地的竹編工藝，展現竹藝由明清至今的創新與傳承。每一件珍品皆體現匠人巧思，將簡樸物料編織為藝術與文化的載體。
把握10月26日前的機會，萬勿錯過中日竹藝的美學對話！
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Bamboo Baskets: Chinese Origins, Japanese Innovations
展覽《竹藝巧編——中式古韻和式新編》
📆 June 25, 2025 - October 26, 2025
🎟️ Free Admission免費入場
📍 University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong
📍香港大學美術博物館
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#UMAG #BambooBaskets #ChineseOriginsJapaneseInnovations #竹藝巧編
It’s Mid-Autumn Festival! A time to gather, give thanks, and enjoy the beauty of autumn! 🍂
To celebrate, we’re showcasing Li Jian’s “Landscape in the Six Dynasties Style”—a colourful autumn scene painted with rich ink, mineral pigments, and touches of gold. 🍁✨ Don’t miss the vivid red leaves and scholar’s robe, and admire the distant mountains painted with the ancient ‘boneless’ technique (mogu).
Fun fact: The inscription on this work includes the name "Village of Red Flowers," a real village near Foshan not far from Guangzhou, where it was likely painted! 🏡🌸
From all of us at UMAG, we wish you good fortune, good health, and a joyful Mid-Autumn Festival. 🌕
中秋節到了！是時候和親朋好友一起共聚一番，欣賞秋色！ 🍂
UMAG今日推介黎簡《擬六朝法山水》，用礦物顏料與金色描繪的秋色，紅葉、文士紅袍鮮明亮麗，遠山則以「沒骨」法水墨平染；一景一色皆是秋意。🍁✨
你知道嗎？這幅畫的題款提及「赤花邨」真實存在於廣州佛山附近，也很可能就是這幅畫的創作地點！🏡🌸
謹代表港大美術博物館，祝大家中秋安康，吉祥如意！🌕
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Featured Artwork:
LI Jian (1747–1799), “Landscape in the Six Dynasties Style”, September 1793, hanging scroll, ink and colour on silk, HKU.P.1966.0310
圖中作品：
黎簡 (1747–1799)，《擬六朝法山水》，1793年9月，設色絹本立軸，HKU.P.1966.0310
✨ Illuminating the Luminous Teaching ✨
Join us for a fascinating journey through 1,000 years of early Chinese Christianity! 🏛️
📅 Thursday, 16 October 2025
🕕 6:30-7:30 PM
📍 Drake Gallery, UMAG
Dr. Glen L. Thompson will explore the remarkable story of the Church of the East in China - from the Tang Dynasty`s "Luminous Teaching" to the “Yelikewenjiao” in the Song and Yuan periods. Discover how Christianity flourished in China centuries before Protestant missionaries arrived!
🗣️Dr Glen L. Thompson
Dr Glen L. Thompson was the Academic Dean and Prof of New Testament and Historical Theology at the Asia Lutheran Seminary in Hong Kong until his retirement in 2020. He has lectured internationally on the history and spread of Christianity, and the cultural exchanges resulting from it. He is an expert on early Christianity. His book Jingjiao: The Earliest Christian Church in China (Eerdmans Publishing, 2024) won the Award of Merit from Christianity Today and will be available for purchase, as will be copies of The Church of the East in Central Asia and China. 📚
Free admission | English lecture
Register: link in bio!
Don`t miss this unique opportunity to explore a hidden chapter of Chinese religious history!
🌄Today In History…
On September 30, 1988, the renowned artist Fang Zhaoling created this striking landscape at the Fung Ping Shan Museum (former body of the UMAG), responding to a request from her classmate Dr. Michael Lau, former curator of the museum…
Swipe to read more about this masterpiece and its story!
🌄 歷史上的今天…
於1988年9月30日，著名畫家方召麐應馮平山博物館（現港大美術博物館）前館長和舊同學劉唯邁博士的要求繪製了這幅山水畫…
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Featured Artwork: FANG Zhaoling (1914–2006), Landscape, 1988, horizontal scroll, ink and colour on paper, Gift of FANG Zhaoling, HKU.P.1989.0957
圖中作品：方召麐 （1914–2006），山水 ，1988，設色紙本橫幅，方召麐惠贈，HKU.P.1989.0957
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