Bulletin Spring‧Summer 1981

Art Exhibitions A r t Gallery Exhi bitions Four exhibitions were held at the Art Gallery of the Institute of Chinese Studies in early 1981. South-east Asian Pottery 23rd January-8th March The Exhibition, devoted mainly to the various wares from the Khmer, Vietnamese, Sukhothai and Sawankhalok kilns, included also pieces from the little known "Southern kilns" within the Chinese border and potsherds collected at Thai Kiln sites. The majority of the exhibits dated from the 14th to 16th centuries and included earthenwares, brown wares, celadons, wares decorated in underglaze blue, brown and black, and polychrome wares. A Decade of Acquisition 17th March-14th May The exhibits, which were selected from acces­ sions through the past ten years, ranged from calli­ graphy, painting, rubbings, stone and bronze seals, oracle bones to ceramics and jades. Alongside the finest pieces so far acquired, some recent gifts were also on display. These included a group of early pottery dating from the neolithic Yangshao phase, some 18th century jade carvings, a fine Cizhou pillow and some Song and Yuan ceramics. Graduation Exhibition, 1981 22nd May-3rd June Works by sixteen graduating students of the Fine Arts Department were on display, including Chinese paintings, calligraphy, oil paintings and prints. They are creations of independent art pro­ jects undertaken by individual students for presenta­ tion to the Fine Arts Department in lieu of one degree examination paper. Chinese Celadon 13th June-late October This exhibition, featuring wares from kilns of the Zhejiang, Fujian, Hunan, Shanxi and Guangdong provinces, is designed to illustrate the unbroken tradition of celadon production in China throughout the centuries. Some Thai, Vietnamese and Korean celadons are also on display alongside their Chinese forerunners. Fine Art s Department Exhi bit ion Exhibition of Drawings and Prints by John Li * An Exhibition of Drawings and Prints by Mr. John Li, sponsored by the Fine Arts Department, was held at the Sir Run Run Shaw Hall from 27th May to 11th June, 1981. On display were over sixty items, all of which were recent works of Mr. Li, Lecturer in Fine Arts of the University. Drawing by John L i 32