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23 January, 2026 Dr Weng Yanjun, Director of the Imperial Kiln Institute, Jingdezhen A Summary of Yuan Artifacts Excavated from Luomaqiao Kiln Site in Jingdezhen
Time: 14:30 – 16:00
Venue: Experiential Learning Space (1/F, West Wing, Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Based on newly excavated archaeological materials from the Luomaqiao Kiln site in Jingdezhen, this lecture focuses on Yuan blue-and-white porcelain to explore the production patterns and organizational forms of the Jingdezhen porcelain industry during the Yuan dynasty. Read more...
29 January, 2026 Professor Dame Jessica Rawson Lecture 1: China’s Unique Architecture: A New View from Recent Archaeological Discoveries from "Chinese Art History Lecture Series 2026"
Time: 4:30 – 6:15 PM (Tea Reception at 4 PM)
Venue: Cho Yiu Hall, G/F, University Administration Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Online registration: here
China’s ceremonial architecture is indeed unique. The great platforms on which elegant buildings stand, however, such as those at the former Imperial Palace in Beijing, are rarely considered. Recent excavations in northern Shaanxi, at a massive city site, Shimao, have made the early origins of these platforms, from c. 2800 BC, famous. Being in the region of the Loess Plateau, not only did the loess prove to be a major resource for large platforms and their buildings, it was also the driver for China’s famous deep tombs. Read more...
31 January, 2026 Professor Dame Jessica Rawson Lecture 2: Jade and Gold: Chinese and Eurasian Cultures Compared from "Chinese Art History Lecture Series 2026" Time: 3:00 – 4:30 PM
Venue: The Hong Kong Jockey Club Auditorium, Hong Kong Palace Museum
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The emblems of power in ceremonial ornaments and fine sceptres were made in jade in China and of gold in Western Asia and Europe. These are also symbols of the deep differences between the cultures, or even civilisations, at the two ends of Eurasia. Or we can contrast the Chinese bronze ritual vessels with the stone figures of deities in Egypt, Greece and Rome. To understand these differences, the lecture looks at the differences in geography, climate and lifestyle that underpin these vastly different developments. Read more...
31 January, 2026 Dr Shanshan Chen
Illustrating Diplomacy: The Qianlong Emperor’s Audience with the Macartney Embassy, 1793 - Talk & Exhibition
Time: 10:30AM – 12:45PM (in Putonghua); 2:30PM – 4:15PM (in English)
Venue: GuWei Museum Library, 12/F, Unit 1206, Global Trade Square, 21 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen
This talk will unpack the Qianlong Emperor's audience with the Macartney embassy in 1793. Drawing upon original images, manuscripts, and archival materials preserved in the British Library and the British Museum, the talk and exhibition focuses on the visual records produced during the Macartney Embassy’s journey through China. It examines how these images were created, mediated, and circulated within specific historical contexts, and how they helped shape China’s image in early modern Europe. Read more...
4 February, 2026 Professor Dame Jessica Rawson Lecture 3: The Dancing Horses of the Tang Dynasty (618–906) and their Predecessorsfrom "Chinese Art History Lecture Series 2026"
Time: 4:30 – 6:15 PM (Tea Reception at 4 PM)
Venue: Activities Room, 2/F, East Wing, Art Museum, CUHK
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The treasured dancing horses at the court of the Emperor Xuanzong (r.712– 56) are renowned in poetry and indeed in legend. We know their names, the dances, the music and the poetry that immortalised them. This lecture examines the complex history about how these exotic horses were brought into China from Shang, Zhou and Han dynasties, from Central Asia and today's Mongolia. Read more...
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