Chinese Antiquities
 
 

The museum also possesses a valuable collection donated by Dr T.T. TSUI, Chairman of The Tsui Art Foundation, the highly prized treasures of which include antique Chinese ceramics, pottery sculptures, bronzes, stone carvings, jadeware, lacquerware, furniture and distinctive Tibetan artefacts. Through the display of these works of art, the public can appreciate the extraordinary diversity and achievement of Chinese arts and crafts as well as enhance their understanding of China's history and culture.


 
Entertainers with painted decoration on a circular base

Entertainers with painted decoration
on a circular base

Tang dynasty (618-907)
Figures 9-12 (H) cm
Donation of The Tsui Art Foundation

     

Gilt-copper statue of Bodhisattva
Avalokitesvara (Guanyin)

ca.18th to 19th Century
20(H) cm
Donation of The Tsui Art Foundation

Gilt-copper statue of Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Guanyin)
     
Pear-shaped vase with lotus scrolls pattern

Pear-shaped vase with lotus scrolls
pattern in underglaze red

Hongwu period (1368 - 1398), Ming dynasty
33 (H) cm
Donation of The Tsui Art Foundation

     
     


 


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