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CUHK Exhibits Jubilant Rams in Chinese Culture to Celebrate the Year of Ram
According to the Chinese zodiac, 2015 is the year of the Ram. To welcome the new lunar year, the Art Museum, the Department of Fine Arts and the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) jointly present the exhibition on ‘Jubilant Rams in Chinese Culture: Celebrating the Year of the Ram’ from 6 February to 26 April 2015. Members of the public are welcome to visit the exhibition. Admission is free.
This special exhibition includes a selection of about 40 paintings, ceramic pieces, carved jade and other gemstones, all of which relate to the Ram. Beyond the Ram’s depiction in classical Chinese literature, this exhibition vividly illustrates the abundant and multifarious artistic representations of the Ram’s essence throughout Chinese culture.
Details of the exhibition are as follows:
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Exhibition Period: |
6 February to 26 April 2015 |
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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 III, Art Museum, Institute of Chinese Studies, CUHK |
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Enquiries: |
3943-7416 |
Exhibition on ‘Jubilant Rams in Chinese Culture: Celebrating the Year of the Ram’
Grey pottery lamp in sheep form Han (206BCE-220AD) Art Museum Collection
Crouching goat with celadon glaze Western Jin (265-316) Jiurutang Collection
Gold saddle fitting with mythical animals 7th to 9th century Mengdiexuan Collection
White jade pendant of ram resting on chrysanthemum base Ming to Qing (1368-1911) Xiwenguo Zhai Collection
White jade ram and lambs Qing (1644-1911) Muwentang Collection
Vase with flambé glaze Qing, Qianlong reign (1736-1795) Huaihaitang Collection
Three Rams Ren Yi (1840-1895), dated 1878 Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper Tianminlou Collection
Ink-stone with three sheep design 19th century Art Museum Collection
(From left) Prof. Mok Kar-leung, Chairman, Department of Fine Arts; Prof. Xu Xiaodong, Associate Director, Art Museum; and Mr. Zhan Zhenpeng, PhD student, Department of Fine Arts, CUHK.
Prof. Ho Che-wah, Chairman, Department of Chinese Language and Literature, CUHK (left) introduces the meaning of ram in ancient Chinese.
