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Exhibition at Museum of Art shares stories of founder of Xubaizhai Collection (with photos)
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     An exhibition entitled "A Taste for Life: The Collection and Connoisseurship of Mr Low Chuck-tiew" will open tomorrow (October 1) at the Xubaizhai Gallery of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy in the Hong Kong Museum of Art (HKMoA). The Xubaizhai Collection houses a highly acclaimed archive of Chinese painting and calligraphy.
 
     Showcasing more than 40 representative works, the exhibition takes a look at the aesthetic tastes and expertise of the late collector Mr Low Chuck-tiew (1911-1993), and shares the personal stories behind his acquisition of these outstanding works, leading visitors to understand his lifelong journey of art connoisseurship.
 
     Mr Low, the founder of the Xubaizhai Collection, was a collector as well as a connoisseur of art. Enjoying a close association with Chinese painting and calligraphy throughout his life and inspired by a passion for traditional Chinese culture, he invested great efforts in collecting Chinese paintings and calligraphy. He was well versed in literature and history, very familiar with the styles of individual artists and highly perceptive when it came to the appreciation of Chinese painting and calligraphy.
 
     The Xubaizhai Collection comprises Chinese painting and calligraphy works dating from the fifth century to the 20th century, with particular strengths in the Ming and Qing dynasties, representing the development of traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy. In 1989, Mr Low donated his considerable art collection to the HKMoA. In giving the collection to the museum, he hoped to preserve his collection and make it available for public display and appreciation in order to maximise its educational value for the coming generations, and promote Chinese art and culture.
 
     The exhibition will run until February 24 next year. The HKMoA is located at 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. In view of the latest situation of COVID-19, the museum will apply a quota to limit visitor flow. Visitors to the museum will need to use hand sanitiser and will be subject to temperature checks before admission. They also need to wear their own masks. Children under 12 will only be allowed to enter the museum and exhibition facilities when accompanied by an adult. For details of the exhibition and the admission arrangements, please visit the website at hk.art.museum/en_US/web/ma/exhibitions-and-events/a-taste-for-life.html, or call 2721 0116 for enquiries.
 
 
Ends/Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Issued at HKT 15:00
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The exhibition "A Taste for Life: The Collection and Connoisseurship of Mr Low Chuck-tiew" will open tomorrow (October 1) at the Hong Kong Museum of Art. Picture shows "Spring trees in Jiangnan" by Huang Binhong (1865-1955).
The exhibition "A Taste for Life: The Collection and Connoisseurship of Mr Low Chuck-tiew" will open tomorrow (October 1) at the Hong Kong Museum of Art. Picture shows a painting by Zha Shibiao (1615-1698), "Sailing boats on the clear river".