Venue
The Wing (Upper), 1/F, Hong Kong Museum of Art
“Ordinary to Extraordinary: Stories of the Museum” showcases exceptional works curated from the four core collections of the Museum — Chinese Antiquities, Chinese Painting and Calligraphy, China Trade Art, Modern and Hong Kong Art. By sharing the fascinating stories behind these masterpieces, we hope to take you down memory lane to revisit the little-known anecdotes of the museum throughout the 57 legendary years since its founding.
William Havell (1782 – 1857) (attri.)
Waterfall at Aberdeen, Hong Kong
ca. 1816
Watercolour on paper
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of Art
AH1964.0363
Guan Lianchang (act. 1840 – 1870s)
The studio of Tingqua
mid 19th century
Gouache on paper
AH1988.0012
William Daniell (1769 – 1837)
Guangzhou factories
1805 – 1806
Oil on canvas
Donated by Sir Robert Ho Tung
AH1964.0024
Anonymous
Guangzhou foreign factories on fire – in full blaze
1822
Oil on canvas
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of Art
Donated by Sir Robert Ho Tung
AH1964.0032
Youqua (act. 1840 – 1880) (attri.)
A panoramic view of the waterfront at Canton
1844 – 1845
Oil on canvas
AH2018.0003.001
Youqua (act. 1840 – 1880) (attri.)
A panoramic view of the waterfront at Honam
ca.1847
Oil on canvas
AH2018.0003.002
George Chinnery (1774 – 1852)
A Chinese sampan girl
ca. 1852
Oil on canvas
AH1964.0217
Twelve cups with representing flowers of the months in wucai enamels
Kangxi period (1662 – 1722), Qing dynasty
Ceramics
The K.S. Lo Collection
C1981.0245
Vase with applied chi-dragon decoration and scrolling peony design in underglaze blue
5th year of Tianshun period (1461), Ming dynasty
Ceramics
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of Art
C1989.0115
Wang Yinxian (1943 – 2018)
Zhang Shouzhi (Designer) (1932 – )
Large teapot with ribbed decoration and overhead handle
1993
Ceramics
The K.S. Lo Collection
C1994.0082
Stem cup with lotus design in doucai technique
Chenghua period (1465 – 1487), Ming dynasty Ceramics
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of Art
C1981.0018
Wu Guanzhong (1919 – 2010)
Perspectives
2001
Ink on paper
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of Art
Donated by Mr Wu Guanzhong and his family
FA2018.0126
Ju Lian (1828 – 1904)
A hundred flowers
1875
Ink and colour on silk
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of Art
FA1983.0207
Gao Qifeng (1889 – 1933)
Monkeys and snowy pine
1916
Ink and colour on paper
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of Art
FA1981.0047
Lin Fengmian (1900 – 1991)
Opera scene
Not dated
Ink and colour on paper
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of Art
AC1976.0022
Huang Binhong (1865-1955)
Crisp air in mountains and lakes
1951
Ink and colour on paper
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of Art
Donated by The Friends of Hong Kong Museum of Art
FA1996.0221
Huang Daozhou (1585 – 1646)
Poem in running-cursive script
Not dated
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
Chih Lo Lou Collection, Hong Kong Museum of Art
CL2018.0062
Wang Duo (1592 – 1652)
Calligraphy in running-cursive script
1646
Ink on satin
Xubaizhai Collection, Hong Kong Museum of Art
XB1992.0370
Gao Jianfu (1879 – 1951)
Sepia
ca. 1906 – 1950
Ink and colour on paper
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of Art
FA1978.0026
Deng Feng (1894 – 1964)
Zhong Kui snatches the little demons
1926
Ink and colour on paper
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of Art
FA1985.0012
Fang Zhaoling (1914 – 2006)
Boat people on the sea
1981
Ink and colour on paper
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of Art
AC1994.0047
Hon Chi-fun (1922 – 2019)
Up and away
1974
Acrylic on canvas
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of Art
AC2005.0125
Lui Shou-kwan (1919 – 1975)
Zen painting
1970
Ink and colour on paper
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of Art
AC1976.0053
Luis Chan (1905 – 1995)
Santa Claus visiting my studio
1981
Ink and colour on paper
AC1984.0036
Tong King-sum (1940 – 2008)
Sketch: movement
1996
Teak
AC2015.0013
Ha Bik-chuen (1925 – 2009)
Shy girl
2002
Mixed media (wood, leather and iron)
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of Art
Donated by Ms Leung Siu-mee
AC2012.0078
Xu Bing（1955 – ）
A book from the sky
1987 – 1991
Mixed media
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of Art
Sponsored by Bei Shan Tang Foundation
AC2000.0045