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Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware stages "Hong Kong Artist Dialogue Series: Shape of Tea" exhibition (with photos)
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     The Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware will stage the "Hong Kong Artist Dialogue Series: Shape of Tea" exhibition starting from tomorrow (November 26), featuring 35 sets of tea ware of various types, such as tea bowls, tea caddies and teapots, from the museum's collections spanning the Song dynasty to the 20th century, along with 20 sets of new wood and bamboo works created by Hong Kong artists Yan Yung and Inkgo Lam. The two artists integrate the aesthetics of the Song dynasty, with rustic simplicity and unpretentious elegance, into daily life. They delve into tea culture and uncover its intriguing connection to Hong Kong, engaging visitors in a journey that transcends tradition and modernity.

     The exhibition is divided into four galleries: "Aesthetic Ambience", "Accumulation of Time", "Frozen in Space" and "Art of Tea Tasting". Exhibits include a tea bowl with hare's fur russet markings in black glaze Jian ware from the Southern Song dynasty; a globular shaped teapot with a hen and butterflies design in reserved panels on red enamel and gilt on blue ground from the Qing dynasty; a purple clay teapot encased in carved red lacquer with archaic dragons on diaper ground, and a cylindrical shaped teapot with an eight-lobed outer wall pierced with a bamboo motif from the 18th century.

     Drawing inspiration from the museum's collections, wood artist Yung and bamboo artist Lam created nine and 11 sets of works, respectively. The works inherit the traditional craftsmanship of joinery and bamboo weaving, and integrate expressions of contemporary art. Their works are diverse in form, featuring small tea bowls that highlight the natural grains of wood, exquisite bamboo carved tea ware, as well as mortise tea racks approximately 2 metres tall and bamboo woven tea tables over 3m long, interpreting the enjoyment of tea drinking among urbanites who capture moments of leisure amidst their busy lives.

     The artists emphasise intriguing connections with Hong Kong during their creative process. They draw inspiration from flora and fauna named after Hong Kong, as well as urban and rural landscapes. Through warm wood and resilient bamboo, they express their visions of Hong Kong's uniqueness in their works.

     The tea room, meticulously constructed by Yung in the museum's Activity room on the G/F, will provide visitors with a space to relax and reflect. Various tea-related activities will also be held in the tea room, including a tea demonstration and a special "tea contest", as well as artist workshops on wooden and bamboo tea-ware making.

     The Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware is located at 10 Cotton Tree Drive, Central (inside Hong Kong Park). For details of the exhibition, please visit the website at hk.art.museum/en/web/ma/mt-thematic-exhibition.html.
 
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The Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware will stage the "Hong Kong Artist Dialogue Series: Shape of Tea" exhibition starting from tomorrow (November 26), featuring 35 sets of tea ware from the museum's collections, along with 20 sets of new works created by wood artist Yan Yung and bamboo artist Inkgo Lam. Photo shows the Curator (Chinese Antiquities) of the Hong Kong Museum of Art, Ms Hilda Mak (centre), Yung (right) and Lam (left).
The Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware will stage the "Hong Kong Artist Dialogue Series: Shape of Tea" exhibition starting from tomorrow (November 26), featuring 35 sets of tea ware from the museum's collections, along with 20 sets of new works created by wood artist Yan Yung and bamboo artist Inkgo Lam. Photo shows a globular shaped teapot with a hen and butterflies design in reserved panels on red enamel and gilt on blue ground from the Qing dynasty.
The Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware will stage the "Hong Kong Artist Dialogue Series: Shape of Tea" exhibition starting from tomorrow (November 26), featuring 35 sets of tea ware from the museum's collections, along with 20 sets of new works created by wood artist Yan Yung and bamboo artist Inkgo Lam. Photo shows a purple clay teapot encased in carved red lacquer with archaic dragons on diaper ground from the 18th century.
The Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware will stage the "Hong Kong Artist Dialogue Series: Shape of Tea" exhibition starting from tomorrow (November 26), featuring 35 sets of tea ware from the museum's collections, along with 20 sets of new works created by wood artist Yan Yung and bamboo artist Inkgo Lam. Photo shows Yung's work, "Emptiness 1", an approximately two-metre tall tea ware display rack.
The Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware will stage the "Hong Kong Artist Dialogue Series: Shape of Tea" exhibition starting from tomorrow (November 26), featuring 35 sets of tea ware from the museum's collections, along with 20 sets of new works created by wood artist Yan Yung and bamboo artist Inkgo Lam. Photo shows Lam and her work "A tea for three +: joyful moments".
The Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware will stage the "Hong Kong Artist Dialogue Series: Shape of Tea" exhibition starting from tomorrow (November 26), featuring 35 sets of tea ware from the museum's collections, along with 20 sets of new works created by wood artist Yan Yung and bamboo artist Inkgo Lam. Photo shows Yung's "Burnt" lacquer tea ware that highlight the natural grains of wood.
The Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware will stage the "Hong Kong Artist Dialogue Series: Shape of Tea" exhibition starting from tomorrow (November 26), featuring 35 sets of tea ware from the museum's collections, along with 20 sets of new works created by wood artist Yan Yung and bamboo artist Inkgo Lam. Photo shows tea ware from the museum's collections and the tea ware display rack, "Emptiness 2", created by Yung.
The Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware will stage the "Hong Kong Artist Dialogue Series: Shape of Tea" exhibition starting from tomorrow (November 26), featuring 35 sets of tea ware from the museum's collections, along with 20 sets of new works created by wood artist Yan Yung and bamboo artist Inkgo Lam. Photo shows tea ware from the museum's collections and Yung's "Hong Kong treescapes 1, 2, 3" created from fallen wood.
The Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware will stage the "Hong Kong Artist Dialogue Series: Shape of Tea" exhibition starting from tomorrow (November 26), featuring 35 sets of tea ware from the museum's collections, along with 20 sets of new works created by wood artist Yan Yung and bamboo artist Inkgo Lam. Photo shows Lam's "Home of many" bamboo joint tea scoop which depicts Hong Kong urban and rural landscapes.
The Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware will stage the "Hong Kong Artist Dialogue Series: Shape of Tea" exhibition starting from tomorrow (November 26), featuring 35 sets of tea ware from the museum's collections, along with 20 sets of new works created by wood artist Yan Yung and bamboo artist Inkgo Lam. Photo shows Lam's "Hong Kong newt" lacquer bamboo weaving teapot holder, drawing inspiration from species named after Hong Kong.
The Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware will stage the "Hong Kong Artist Dialogue Series: Shape of Tea" exhibition starting from tomorrow (November 26), featuring 35 sets of tea ware from the museum's collections, along with 20 sets of new works created by wood artist Yan Yung and bamboo artist Inkgo Lam. Photo shows Lam's "Hong Kong camellia" five-wall bamboo woven tea caddy featuring a reserved panel in the shape of the ya character.
The Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware will stage the "Hong Kong Artist Dialogue Series: Shape of Tea" exhibition starting from tomorrow (November 26), featuring 35 sets of tea ware from the museum's collections, along with 20 sets of new works created by wood artist Yan Yung and bamboo artist Inkgo Lam. Photo shows a work by Lam, "A tea for one: fleeting life".
The Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware will stage the "Hong Kong Artist Dialogue Series: Shape of Tea" exhibition starting from tomorrow (November 26), featuring 35 sets of tea ware from the museum's collections, along with 20 sets of new works created by wood artist Yan Yung and bamboo artist Inkgo Lam. Photo shows Yung and the tea room meticulously constructed by her, providing visitors with a space to relax and reflect. Various tea-related demonstration activities will also be held in the tea room.