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Witty Monkeys in Chinese Culture: Celebrating the Year of the Monkey

February 5 – February 21, 2016

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Presented by Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Presented by Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong

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According to the Chinese zodiac, 2016 is the year of the Monkey. To welcome the Lunar New Year, the Art Museum, CUHK presents the exhibition, “Witty Monkeys in Chinese Culture: Celebrating the Year of the Monkey”. Staging exhibits from the Han dynasty to modern China, this special

7 Artworks

The White Apes, 1940

Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Han to South and North dynasties (206BCE~581AC)

Copper Seal with Two Characters “Zuo Gong”, and a Knob in the Shape of Monkey

Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Early Qing (17th~18th Century)

Carved Jade Group of Three Monkeys Holding a Peach

Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Ming (16th century)

Covered Box in the Form of Pomegranate and Monkey in Susancai Glaze

Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Late Qing-Guangxu reign (1875~1892)

Rubbings of Qianjin Houwang Inkstone

Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Gibbon in Snow, 1910

Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Late Qing-Guangxu reign (1875~1892)

Rubbings of Qianjin Houwang Inkstone

Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong

7 Artworks:

The White Apes, 1940

Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Ming (16th century)

Covered Box in the Form of Pomegranate and Monkey in Susancai Glaze

Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Late Qing-Guangxu reign (1875~1892)

Rubbings of Qianjin Houwang Inkstone

Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Gibbon in Snow, 1910

Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Han to South and North dynasties (206BCE~581AC)

Copper Seal with Two Characters “Zuo Gong”, and a Knob in the Shape of Monkey

Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Early Qing (17th~18th Century)

Carved Jade Group of Three Monkeys Holding a Peach

Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Late Qing-Guangxu reign (1875~1892)

Rubbings of Qianjin Houwang Inkstone

Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong

The White Apes, 1940

Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Late Qing-Guangxu reign (1875~1892)

Rubbings of Qianjin Houwang Inkstone

Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Gibbon in Snow, 1910

Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Han to South and North dynasties (206BCE~581AC)

Copper Seal with Two Characters “Zuo Gong”, and a Knob in the Shape of Monkey

Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Ming (16th century)

Covered Box in the Form of Pomegranate and Monkey in Susancai Glaze

Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Early Qing (17th~18th Century)

Carved Jade Group of Three Monkeys Holding a Peach

Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Late Qing-Guangxu reign (1875~1892)

Rubbings of Qianjin Houwang Inkstone

Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Presented by Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong

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