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Never-before-seen collection
Black Tigers: Special Exhibition of Selected Rubbings from UMAG

24 May 2016

 

In recent years, the University Museum and Art Gallery (UMAG) of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has collected a representative group of thirty Chinese rubbings of significance.. From now till July 3, 2016, UMAG will display Black Tigers: Special Exhibition of Selected Rubbings from the collection.

Rubbings are inked impressions on paper that have been reproduced from engravings or reliefs. In addition to their long history, rubbings are one of the key ways in which to preserve the calligraphy, culture and history of imperial China. Rubbings are also known as “black tigers”, a term that refers to their generally dark colour and the inherent difficulty in authenticating the rubbings—a challenge that can prove to be as tricky as dodging an attacking tiger’s bite. Rubbings are categorised according to the objects from which they are taken, ranging from pictures and characters on ancient cliffs to steles, epitaphs, bronzes, coins and bricks.

Highlights of the current exhibition include an exceptional rubbing believed to be Tang Dynasty Emperor Taizong Li ShiminA.D.599–649) ’s war horse, a rare Southern Song dynasty stone inscription from Joss House Bay in Hong Kong, an exquisite depiction of a female figure and numerous canonical calligraphic examples from steles, tombs and mountainsides of various periods.

Activities
Guided Tours
May 28, 2016 at 14:00 (Cantonese)
June 11, 2016 at 14:00 (English)
Free Admission. Registration required.

Lecture
Rubbings and Chinese Calligraphy
Speaker: Prof. Yunwoon LEE
Date: Saturday, 28 May 2016  
Time: 15:00 – 16:30
Venue: 1/F, Fung Ping Shan Building, UMAG, HKU
Cost: Free Admission. All are welcome
Language: Cantonese
For more information, please click here. 

Conservation and Exhibition Planning: Displaying Ancient Chinese Painting and Calligraphy
Speaker: Ms. Angela, Wai Sum LIU
Date: Saturday, 11 June 2016
Time: 15:00 – 16:30
Venue: 1/F, Fung Ping Shan Building, UMAG, HKU
Cost: Free Admission. All are welcome
Language: English
For more information, please click here.

Details of the Exhibition
Period: May 12, 2016 (Thursday) to July 3, 2016 (Sunday)
Opening Hours:
09:30 – 18:00 (Monday to Saturday)
13:00 – 18:00 (Sunday)
Closed on University and Public Holidays
Venue: 2/F, Fung Ping Shan Building, UMAG, HKU, 90 Bonham Road, Pokfulam
Tel/Email: (852) 2241 5500 (General Enquiry) / museum@hku.hk
Admission: Free
Website: www.umag.hku.hk/en/

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/umag.hku
Instagram: #BlackTigers
Twitter: https://twitter.com/UMAG_HKU
Weibo: @香港大學美術博物館UMAG

About the University Museum and Art Gallery of the University of Hong Kong (UMAG)
UMAG was founded in 1953 as the Fung Ping Shan Museum. It was originally established as the Fung Ping Shan Library in 1932 in honour of its benefactor. For more information on UMAG, please click here.

Media enquiries:
UMAG Communications Officer Miss Elena Cheung, Tel: (852) 2241 5512, Email: elenac@hku.hk.