Chrysanthemum and Dragon, one of the largest exhibitions to explore the shared decorative traditions of China and Japan presented by Liang Yi Museum. Featuring over 180 Japanese objects, including the debut of the museum’s newly acquired Japanese collections of yatate and kiseru from the Edo (1603–1868) to Showa period (1926–89), in addition to over 50 objects from the museum’s classical Ming and Qing dynasties furniture collection, the show also provides viewers with a chance to explore the underlying Sino-Nippon cultural exchanges that can be traced back to the Tang dynasty (618–907), and how they continue to inspire in contemporary society.
Opening on the 18th March 2019 and running until the 15th August 2019. The exhibition will offer an insight into the differing yet equally lavish arts and crafts movements in China and Japan during the 17th to 19th century. The exhibition is supported by Consulate-General of Japan in Hong Kong.
Liang Yi Museum is the largest private museum in Hong Kong,renowned for its collections of antique Chinese furniture from the Ming and Qing dynasties, European vanities and European silver. The exhibition can be categorised into four inter-locking parts: the Japanese writing culture via yatate; kiseru; Chinese scholarly objects; and lastly, European smoking accoutrements.
The cross-cultural exhibition aims to cover four core areas-an introduction to the continuous cultural exchanges between China and Japan by the presentation of Chinese and Japanese stationery; an exploration in the exchange of technical know-how of decorative techniques including carving, lacquering and inlaying between the two cultures; the socio-economic factors dominating the production of arts and crafts during the 17th century; and a comparison on the attitude and culture in smoking in the Eastern and Western societies.
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