Hong Kong Palace Museum (Hong Kong Palace) officially opened to the public on July 3, and the opening special exhibition “National Treasures – Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy from the Jin, Tang, Song, and Yuan Dynasties” has been widely welcomed by the public. The museum will exhibit the final phase of ten national treasure-level Chinese painting and calligraphy masterpieces from now until October 7. After a month-long exhibition period, these treasures will return to the Palace Museum and remain in storage for at least three years, during which they cannot be exhibited. This exhibition opportunity is rare and should not be missed!
The final exhibition can be described as a collection of national treasures, including the eternal masterpiece “Full Illustration of The Nymph of the Luo River” by the renowned Eastern Jin Dynasty painter Gu Kaizhi (346–407) (Southern Song Dynasty replica), the “Regular Script Calligraphy of Zhang Han” by the famous Tang Dynasty calligrapher Ouyang Xun (557–614) (Tang Dynasty replica), the only surviving authentic work “Female Immortal in the Garden of Luo” by the Five Dynasties painter Ruan Gao (active in the 10th century), the “Deer’s Cry in the Small Elegant Style” by the famous Southern Song Dynasty painter Ma Hezhi (active in the 12th century), the rare large-scale masterpiece “Maple, Eagle, Pheasant, and Chicken” by the Southern Song Dynasty painter Li Di (active in the 12th century), and the “Watching the Tide at Qiantang River” by the Southern Song Dynasty court painter Li Song (1166–1243).
“The Qiantang River Tide Watching Painting” is one of the earliest existing scrolls depicting the magnificent scene of the Qiantang River tide. This painting also reflects the important contribution made by Hong Kong in protecting national treasures of calligraphy and painting, telling a touching story between Hong Kong and the Palace Museum. This painting was repurchased in Hong Kong in the 1950s by the “Hong Kong Secret Acquisition of Cultural Relics Task Force” established by the country, responsible for rescuing precious national cultural relics, and later housed in the Palace Museum.
“The National Treasure – Exhibition of Jin, Tang, Song, and Yuan Dynasty Paintings and Calligraphy from the Palace Museum” is jointly organized by the Hong Kong Palace Museum and the Palace Museum, showcasing 35 classic masterpieces in Chinese painting and calligraphy history. These rare treasures from the Jin, Tang, Song, and Yuan dynasties are all national first-class cultural relics, some of which are the only surviving works of famous painters and calligraphers, having been passed down for hundreds or even thousands of years. The exhibition is divided into three phases and will be displayed in Hall 8, with each phase lasting about a month to protect these invaluable national treasures. If you have not yet visited the Hong Kong Palace Museum, remember to seize this opportunity to personally appreciate these works!
“The Treasures of the Nation – Calligraphy and Paintings from the Jin, Tang, Song, and Yuan Dynasties”
Exhibition: From now until October 7
Location: Hong Kong Palace Museum, Museum Drive, West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong
Image source and learn more: Hong Kong Palace Museum
