| Nature: |
Museums / Galleries / Public Spaces |
| Organiser(s): |
Leisure and Cultural Services Department |
| Description: |
The donation of 490 sets of Chinese snuff bottles from the Fuyun Xuan Collection stands as the most extensive and comprehensive of its kind ever received by a museum in Hong Kong. Under the theme of gifting, the exhibition showcases this prized donation in its entirety. From materials to artisanship, this exhibition invites the audience to step into the unique kaleidoscopic world of these miniature yet precious gifts.
Photo 1 | © Leisure and Cultural Services Department;
Photo 2 | Double-gourd-shaped snuff bottle with floral design in painted enamels on yellow ground; Four-character mark of Qianlong and of the period (1736 - 1795), Qing dynasty; © Leisure and Cultural Services Department
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| Date: |
from 12 April 2024 |
| Time: |
10am to 6pm, Monday to Wednesday, Friday;
10am to 9pm, Saturday, Sunday and public holiday;
10am to 5pm, Christmas Eve & Lunar New Year's Eve;
10am to 7pm, New Year's Eve;
Closed on Thursday (except public holiday) & the first two days of the Lunar New Year |
| Venue: |
Chinese Antiquities Gallery, 3/F, Hong Kong Museum of Art |
| Ticket Price: |
Free Admission |
| Website: |
hk.art.museum/en/web/ma/exhibitions-and-events/art-of-gifting.html
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| Enquiry: |
2721 0116 |
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