Newsletter No. 269

「書•畫•印•壺：陳鴻壽的藝術」展覽及研討會 Exhibitio n a d Conference on The Art of Che n Hongshou: Painting, Calligraphy, Seal Carving and Teapot Design 展覽 •日期：二零零五年十二月十日至二零零六年二月十二日 •地點：文物館西翼展覽廳 •主辦機構：上海博物館、南京博物院和香港中文大學文物館 開幕典禮訂於本月九日下午四時半舉行，由劉遵義校長主持，羅桂祥基金主席羅德承博士主禮。 清代乾隆、嘉慶兩朝，考據之風盛行，訓詁、文字、金石、音韻等專門學科有突破性發展，時稱 「乾嘉學派」。金石學研究，代不乏人，學術成果不斷問世。西冷八家之一 的陳鴻壽（ 1768-1822) ，正是其中身體力行的金石家。他生於乾隆三十三 年（ 1768) ，活躍於嘉慶朝，至道光二年（ 1822) 去世，恰好見證了清代 由盛而衰的轉捩點。 陳鴻壽擅長古文詩詞，書法行、草、篆、隸四體皆精，隸書結體奇崛，筆 法勁爽。他的畫作每多沒骨花卉，筆墨酣暢，生趣盎然；篆刻遠宗秦漢，近師 浙派西泠八家之首丁敬、黃易等，切刀跌宕自然，渾厚峻拔。他在任官溧陽縣 令時，與宜興陶人楊彭年合作，創製砂壺新樣，並與友好撰刻壺銘，「曼生壺」 為世所珍。 展品匯集三館和本地公私收藏，包括 陳鴻壽的書法、繪畫、篆印、砂壺等近百 項。文物館又出版研究專刊，深入探討陳 鴻壽的生平、交遊、藝事、壺作、壺銘 等，全面介紹陳氏的藝術面貌和成就。 研討會 •香港中文大學文物館主辦，香港藝術館協辦 •日期：二零零五年十二月十日（星期六） •時間：上午九時半至下午四時四十五分 •地點：香港藝術館演講廳 • 查詢：電話二六零九七四一六 傳真二六零三五三六六 (免費參加，請先登記） 研討會以普通話進行，分為四節，上 午「生平、繪畫」及「金石篆刻」，下午為 「創式製銘」和「曼壺藝談」。與會者包括上海博物館孫慰祖（青銅研究部研究館員）、陸明華（陶瓷 研究部副主任、研究館員）和劉一聞（書畫研究部副研究員），南京博物院曹清（副研究員），宜興 陶藝家、中國工藝美術大師徐秀棠和汪寅仙，舊金山亞洲藝術博物館謝瑞華（中國裝飾工藝主任）， 茶具文物館郭恩生（一級助理館長），香港中文大學唐錦騰（藝術系副教授）、文物館林業強（館長）、 李潤桓（名譽研究員）和黎淑儀（一級助理主任）。 兩項活動均由羅桂祥基金贊助。 Exhibition • Date: 10th December 2005 - 12th February 2006 • Venue: West-wing Galleries, Art Museum • Organizers: the Shanghai Museum, the Nanjing Museum, and the Art Museum of the Chinese University The opening ceremony of the exhibition w i ll take place at 4.30 p.m. on 9th December 2005. It will be hosted by Prof. Lawrence J. Lau, vice-chancellor of the University, with Dr. Peter T.S. Lo, chairman of the K.S. Lo Foundation, as guest of honour. Qing scholars turned their attention to textual studies of the classics in the eighteenth century and established the Qian-Jia School of Scholarship, making encouraging advances in the interpretation of words in Confucian classics, textual criticism, philology, epigraphy and phonology. Among others , Chen Hongshou (1768—1822), one of the Eight Masters of Xiling (Hangzhou), was also a practising epigraphist. He was well-versed in poetry, the classics and the four basic calligraphic scripts, especially clerical script and painted flowers with a 'boneless style'. In seal carving he followed the Qin and Han traditions and was inspired by senior Xiling Masters. Chen collaborated with Yixing potter, Yang Pengnian, to make zisha teapots of original designs and with inscriptions composed by him and a peer group of scholars. Close to a hundred items including paintings, calligraphy, seals and Mansheng teapots of Chen Hongshou from public and private collections in Shanghai, Nanjing and Hong Kong will be exhibited. An accompanying monograph on his life, circle and artistic pursuits has been published by the Art Museum. Conference The Art Museum in association with the Hong Kong Museum of Art w i ll organize an associated conference on 10th December 2005 (Saturday) from 9.30 a.m. to 4.45 p.m. at the Lecture Hall of the Hong Kong Museum of Art. The conference will be conducte d in putonghua. Registration is required. For details , please contact the A r t Museum (tel. 2609 7416, fax 2603 5366, emai l artmuseum@cuhk.edu.hk ). Both events are sponsored by the K.S. Lo Foundation. Service to the Community and International Organizations • Prof. Chiu W i ng K a i Stephen, professor i n the D e p a r t me n t o f S o c i o l o g y, has been appointe d by the C h i ef Executive o f the H K S A R as an n o n - o f f i c i al memb er o f the C o mm i t t ee on So c i al Development and Quality o f L i fe o f the Commission on Strategic Development f r om 15th No v emb er 2005 to 30th June 2007. • P r o f. K u a n H s i n C h i , p r o f e s s or o f government and public administration, has b e en a p p o i n t ed b y t he C h i e f E x e c u t i v e o f the H K S A R as an n o n- o f f i c i a l memb er o f the C omm i t t ee on Governance and Political Development o f t he C o m m i s s i o n o n S t r a t e g i c Development f r om 15th November 2005 to 30th June 2007. • Prof. L am Shun Ch iu Dennis , professor o f o p h t h a l mo l o gy an d visual sciences, has b e en a p p o i n t ed b y t he C h i e f E x e c u t i ve o f the H K S A R a s an non - o f f i c i al memb er o f the C omm i t t ee on Social Development and Quality o f L i fe o f t he C o m m i s s i o n o n S t r a t e g ic Development f r om 15th November 200 5 to 30th June 2007. • Prof. Lawrence J. Lau , vice-chancellor, has b e en a p p o i n t e d b y t he C h i e f E x e c u t i v e o f the H K S A R as an non- o f f i c i a l m e m b e r o f t he E x e c u t i ve C o m m i t t e e o f t h e C o m m i s s i on on S t r a t e g ic D e v e l o p m e nt f r o m 1 5 t h No v emb er 2005 to 30th June 2007. • Prof. L i u Pak Wai, pro-vice-chancellor, has been appointed by the Chief Executive of the H K S AR as an non-official member o f t h e C o m m i t t e e o n E c o n o m i c Development and Economic Cooperation w i t h the Mainland o f the Commission on S t r a t e g i c D e v e l o p m e nt f r o m 1 5 th November 2005 to 30th June 2007. • Prof. Yeung Yue Ma n, director o f H o ng K o n g Institute o f Asia-Pacific Studies, has b e en a p p o i n t e d b y t he C h i e f E x e c u t i ve o f the H K S A R as a n non- o f f i c i al memb e r o f the C omm i t t ee on Economic Development and Economic Cooperation w i t h the M a i n l a nd o f the Commission on Strategic Development f r om 15th November 2005 to 30th June 2007. • P r o f . Z h a n g J u n s e n, p r o f e s s o r o f economics, has been appointed by th e C h i ef E x e c u t i ve o f the H K S A R as an n o n - o f f i c i al member o f the Committee o n E c o n o m i c D e v e l o p m e n t a n d E c o n o m i c C o o p e r a t i o n w i t h t h e M a i n l a n d o f t he C o m m i s s i o n o n S t r a t e g i c D e v e l o p m e nt f r o m 1 5 th No v emb er 2005 to 30t h June 2007. • Prof. W i ng Yun K w o k , professor in the D e p a r t me nt o f P s y c h i a t r y, has been nominated to the panel o f assessors o f the Me d i c al C o u n c il o f H o ng K o n g to conduct disciplinary inquir y for one year f r om 5th September 2005. • Prof. Yeung Chung Kw o n g, professor o f surgery, has been nominated to the panel o f assessors o f the Me d i c al Co u n c il o f H o n g K o n g to c o n d u ct d i s c i p l i n a ry inquiry for one year f r om 5th September 2005. • Prof. Lo Y uk M i n g Dennis, Dr. L i K a S h i n g P r o f e s s or o f M e d i c i n e a nd professor o f c h em i c al p a t h o l o g y, has b e en i n v i t e d to j o i n t he a d v i s o r y committee o f the Drs R i c h a rd Charles & E s t h er Y e w p i c k L ee C h a r i t a b le Foundation. • Prof. L i Shuo Yen Robert, professor o f i n f o r m a t i on e n g i n e e r i n g, has been appointed as advisory professor o f the B e i j i n g U n i v e r s i t y o f P o s ts a nd Telecommunications f r om 1st October 2005 to 1st October 2008. Award • P r o f . C h a n g S h u - t i n g , e m e r i t u s professor o f b i o l o gy at the Un i v e r s i t y, has been selected one o f the top f i ve n o m i n e e s f o r t h i s y e a r ' s W o r l d Technology Aw a rd in the biotechnology category and, therefore, also elected as a Wo r l d T e c h n o l o gy N e t w o r k ( W T N ) F e l l o w, and part o f the g l o b al W T N m e m b e r s h i p o f the M o s t I n n o v a t i v e People in Science and Technology. (Information in this section is provided by the Communications and Public Relations Office. Contributions should be sent direct to that office for registration and verification before publication.) 3 No. 269 4th December 2005