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RARE AND ANCIENT
CHINESE ART
Notes On Exhibition At Fung Ping Shan Library
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Under the joint auspices of the Association for the Advancement of Chinese Culture, the Chinese-American Institute of Cultural Relations and Sino-British Cultural Association, an Exposition (second of a series) of old Chi-.| nese Paintings in the Collection of Mr. Ho Kwan-wu is be- ing held at the Fung Ping-shan Library of Hongkong Uni- versity tomorrow,
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1940.
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The following are explanatory notes, dealing with the entire exhibits prepared by Mr. Luis Chan, Vice-President formances at the cinemas. of the Hongkong Working Artists' Guild.
Mr. Chan has recently writ-, produced yet another novel style. ten a book on "Chinese Art. He was a master of elaboration, Throughout the Ages" fröm having, a tremendous number of which these notes have been ways of treating mountains and quoted and which he intends trees. He died in 1385, to publish in the future, and he is thus fully qualified in introducing the subject of Chinese Art in its true aspect. Filial Piety:
1. Set of Paintings illustrat- ing our Classical Filial Piety Ma Yuan. (Sung)., (Inscrib ed by the Sung Emperor Kao Tsung).
Ma Yuan is mainly noted as a
UNEMPLOYMENT landscape painter and as such, 15
5. "DECAYED WOOD" by Li Tsun-tao (Ming).
Li Tsun-tao was the son of Li
Shih-chal, having inherited his father's method of rendering bamboo and rocks Like other typical painters he resorted to a dry brush to obtain his 'effects. '.
Valued Work:
6. "Landscape" Heng (Ming).
by Shen
Shen Heng is quoted to be a collectively known with Hsla Kuei senior painter of the Wu School as 'Ma and Hsia' serving as a 'Tal-¦ of landscape painting in Ming and IN AMERICA'
Chao in the Royal Academy of to have been 'not inferior to the Painting during the reigns of Em- masters of the Sung and Yuan: SEEN FROM WASHINGTON
peror Kuang Tsung (A.D. 1190) dynasties. Both his elder brother with an election year and Emperor Ning Tsung (A.D. | Shen. Cheng and his son Shen coming and the "war boom" 1195) "and both he and Hsla are Chou were painters of the same deflated as a solution of the known to have broken away from School, the latter especially berig employment problem, these the academic method of approach the leading exponent of the Wu are the stubborn facts of un-by introducing Ink in their work: School. Being deeply read 'he af- employment in the United He painted with "axe-cut" fected archale phrases, while in States after seven years of strokes and excelled also in hu-landscape he took Tung Yuan unprecedented Federal effort: man ngures as well as birds and (Sung) and Tu Chlung (Ming) as Nearly one in fours Ameri- flowers besides landscape. He was his models at the same time re- fond of emphasising the special taining the influence of Wang can workers is still without feature of a scene that attracted Meng (see No. 4 above). As a a regular job.
him most by eliminating to es sentials not only his point of sight but his employment of strokes. The paintings here shown may provide an idea of his method of economie touch.
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2 Two Apes" by an known painter of Sung.)
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3. "Running Büffalo" by an unknown painter of Sung. These two paintings clearly show the reinement of Sung and may be compared with interest with the work of Ming and Ch'ing. Novel Style:
4. "Landscape with Figures" by Wang Meng (Yuan). Wang Meng was one of noted
of Four Masters
the Later
trees with effective results as can
painter. he was in the same cate- gory, as Chao Meng-fu; for he - ed to take months to contemplate a poem or a painting and was not
the habit of producing pictures like a printing machine. Hence his work was much valued for its rarity.
Family of Painters:
7. "Landscape" by Wen Chia, (Ming).
8. "Landscape" by Wẹn Tien . (Ch'ing).
ers. He died in 1583,
in
an unconventional
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WAR CHINESE GOODWILL
On the night of September 2nd, 1914, one German army, commanded by Von Kluck, was ordered by radio to drive the French South-East away from Paris. Von Kluck never got the message but the. French did. Crytographers easily worked out its mean- ing. General Joffre swiftly changed his plans. The French army swept from Paris, into the Battle of the Marne and the Germans were defeated.
MISSION TO BURMA Rangoon Prepares
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CHUNGKING, Jan. 29 (Central) -Elaborate preparations are being made by the Rangoon branch of the China-Burma Cultural Re- At almost the same time the ing secret messages. Before the lations Association for the recep- German armies on the Eastern second year of the war was over, tion of the Chinese Goodwill, Mia- front were using exactly the same they were successfully reading sion to Burma headed by Dr. C., T. method to rout the Russians. messages sent, in French, Russian Wang, former Chinese Ambassador Russia. rather canally, had used and the famous British Playfair to the United States, which will her old, pre-war code right up until cipher. In fact, it was their skill in arrive there sometime in March. the beginning of hostilities. Her reading and sending Russian | Word received here reveals that generals realized that the Cer-cipher that allowed Germany to a tentative reception programme man intelligence officers were quite carry out what was perhaps the was decided upon by the Rangoon familar with 1, but they waited biggest joke of the war.
Association. until the last minute to put their
new war code into use.
sunce
NEAR SUICIDE
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Y.W.C.A. WORK IN CHINA
Bom in A.D. 1501, Wen Chia was the second son of the noted leading figure of the Wu School, Wen Cheng-ming, he himself be-
It was suggested In the meeting ing a follower of the same School
Two German cruisers were based that Dr. Hollington Tong, deputy ON A SOLUTION of this
Indeed, his was a family of paint Unfortunately. their methods at Constantinople-at the Western director of the Central Publicity single problem-jobs-the fu-
Yuan. As a painter he was un-ers, for not only he and his father were less efficient than their plans. end of the Black. Sea. Naturally Board be asked to send with the ture of Democracy in the
were painters but also his brothers Two Russian armies took the field, these two Germán ¡vessels were Chinese Goodwill Mission to Burma United States may depend.
der the pseudonym of "Yellow wen Peng, Wen Thi, Wen Po-jan, but only one command had the new greatly outnumbered by the some movie pictures of the activi- Crane" and being grandnephew of his own son Wen Yuan-shan and cipher. The other army didn't Russian feet which controlled that ties of the recent Burmese Goodwill THERE IS NO OFFICIAL Chao Meng-fu he first studied un-grandson Wen Chung-chien and even have the old cipher, since all body of water. They wanted to ac- Mission to China, and other photo- ESTIMATE of the total num-
der the latter but later he was his nephews Wen Chen-heng.coples had been destroyed,
complish something, but to do it graphs, poster, flags,” „banners, ber of unemployed in Ameri- able to free himself from his
The result of this was that on while the Russians were nearby slogans, etc, which will be exhibited ca today, but the two leading archaistic influence and evolved! Wen Chen-heng. Wen Chung-
chang, Wen Chung-tsung, Wen the nigh;" of August 20th, 1914. would have been suicide.
in Rangoon for raising funds. for private compilations, issued an innovation by employing a
amazed German wireless men So the Germans waited until the the China Red Cross or the war by the American Federation light wash of Indian Red or Gam-Tsung-lung, and Wen. Tien and of Labour and the National boge for hills, rocks, grass and any others were capable paint-heard the two armies discussing Russian fleet put to sea. Then one refugees.
their plans with no attempt at of the cruisers sneaked between Industrial Conference Board
Wen Tien his last named nep- secrecy.
the Russians and their land base be seen in the painting here new was actually a painter of the reported 9,471,000 and 8,798,- shown, and sometimes by simply
"A; first they couldn't believe and sent a message in Russian the Russians were publicly an-naval code. The message ordered There was a very large and dis-000 respectively in September. covering such wash over human Ching Dynasty (b.1635-d.. 1704)
plans in this the whole fleet to Trebizond-at He was meant for the Candidate's bouncing their
One hundred and fty leaders faces and barks of trees, leaving Examination, but failed. AD-
Certain fashion," Mr. Fratt" writes charity performance, organised by MINISTRATION has avoided the rest untouched with colour he upheavals arose and he was broke deroplane and cavalry reconnala-
"But the opposite end of the Black Bes! of the YW.CA women repre- Days later, when the puzzled senting the Hongkong, Canton Messrs. Ho Kam-tong. O B. E, and counts of the unemployed,
with the result that he had to
confirmed the fact. Russians returned, they discovered and National Y.W.CA's, met to- Tang Shiu-kin, M. B, E., in ald of holding that accuracy is im- the B. W. O, F., at the Tal Ping possible. It took one census
live among the grave yards and Hindenburg switched his divisions that the two German cruisers had rather at a dinner at Yongching fields, earning his livelihood by towards Poland along excellent made good use of their absence. Restaurant last night, to hear Theatre last evening.
in 1937 which showed 11,000,- Work Projects Administra-selling his work, Besides land-
German military rallways, and, on Port facilities had been raided and Sout_YW.CA. work and to plan No less than $7,000 was realised. 000 people either totally un- tion, the Civilian Conserva-scape, he also painted trees with August 26th, '
Was in position coastwise trade had been badly for the continuance and enlarge- The performance, starring Bit
against Samsonov (the Russian crippled.
ment of the work throughout Kok-sin and Ma Tz-chang. com- employed or engaged in emer- tion Corps, the Farm Security rocks
General commanding one of the In the matter of sending their China. bined with many theatrical groups, gency work, but since then Administration, the National manner.
Youth Administration has kept no official record.
and
two armies) gripping him tight in own secret messages, 00, Germany proved excellent.
9. “Landscape" by Wei Chih-
Mrs. Sulfeng Hoang presided: the Social Security Board.
huang Qing)...
'front' with strong forces encircling hit upon a novel and, for a time, Mrs. Henry Lin made the 'ntro“ YET NO OFFICIAL of the
Wel Chih-huang is known as a
both hanks WHEN THE WAR BROKE
very successful scheme. The Allies | ductory" speech; and "talks were Those present were His Excel. Administration will deny the
creative painter during Ming, hay-
SURPRISE MASSACRE
realised that something of the sort given by Miss Taal. Kwel, general continued lency the Governor, Sir Geoffry
seriousness and out in Europe, many people
In the surprise massacre that was going on. Each evening, after secretary of the National V.W.C.A. followed Northcote, H. E. Admiral Sir Percy stubbornness of the unem believing "It's an ill wind that been able to free himself from any influence of Ming's schools of
100.000 Russlang were the great German radio station at Mrs. Wong Lum Hing of the Noble, H. E. Maj-General A. E. ployment problem. Nor are blows nobody good," began to painting which then drew a larger killed or taken prisoner. Samsonov Nauen had completed its regular Hongkong Y.W.C.A., arid Mrs. Grasett, Sir Atholl MacGregor, Hon. they looking hopefully to a predict an end to unemploy-portion of Ming's painters. He shot himself. Three weeks later broadcast, a lot of what was called Jade Wu of the Canton Y.W.CA Mr. N. L. Smith, Sir Robert Hatung, war boom to provide finalment in the United States painted landscapes in an endless the other Russian army was lightning gibberish flowed out Since the beginning of the war Hon. Sir Rober: Kotewall, Hon. Sir solution to a situation that But economists soon put a variety of forms. His creative crushed.
over the ether. Too fast to be tin three new Y.W.C.A's have been Shouson Chow, Hon. Mr. H. R. has developed over a period damper on such hopes. "The faculty owed a great deal to his
On the sea the Russian feet derstood, let alone deciphered, established-in. Kunming, Kwel- The National Butters, Hon; Dr. P., Belwyn- of years and from a variety possible effects of the present independence and avoiding the captured the German light cruiser this "static" continued for months. yang and Blan Clarke, Hon. Mr. R.. A C. North, of causes.
ENTIRELY IN DARK war cannot be foreseen and practice of copying the styles of Madzewure in a fox and, because
YW.C.A has a staff of thirty Hon. Mr. C. G, Alabaster, Hon, Mr.
the officer entrusted to jump The Allies recorded it, played it three secretaries and special work- M. K. Lo, Mr. Eu Tong-sen, Mr.
IN GENERAL the Roosevelt appraised in the light of what past and contemporary masters.
overboard with the German code over? but still remained entirely in ers who aid the local Association S, T. Williamson, Hon. Mr. W. N. programme for meeting un- the Department of Labour
happened in the World War," Fluent and Rich:
books didn't sink, Russia was able the dark as to its meaning. Tha| city, student and rural) in the Thamas Tam, Hon. Mr. Li Tse-employment has fallen into warned, pointing to a marked
10. "Landscape" by Tons
to give England' the complete b. they remained in the daik carrying on and extension of their Chi-chang (Ming). fong, Wing-Commander A. H. 8. two categories: .
German naval code,
until a group of bored British work. Seel-Perkins, Hon. Mr. T. H, King.
difference between conditions Tung Ch"-chang was born in. The very unsuccessful battle of naval officers gathered in Capt. 8. H. Batty Smith, A. D. Cal funds to "prime the pump" and now.
1. Widespread use of Feder- affecting employment then A.D. 1555 another leading expon- Jutland, anally convinced the the wardroom of their small Misses Doris and Helen Kotewall of private industry.
ent of the Wu School, having gone Germans that their messages were vessel
hot Eastern mand further by innovating the Sung being read, They changed their Mediterranean harbour and many others.
2. Government relief and even now busy trying to ward work
MANY ECONOMISTS are chiang Style. He first studied the ciphers and it wasn't until one of With no place to go and nothing social security to care for emoff a war boom that may col-Yany and later on accumulated water that the British Admiralty's and listening to
Huang Kung-wang their submarines sank in shallow to do, they sat, sipping long drinks "The 'Germana' trick: had simply ployables who have exhaust-lapse and leave unemploy all the best that the Bung and famous "Room 40 was able to gramophone, Finally 'the last tune would a gramophone record: then a portable been to record the message, as one ed their financial resources. ment in the same condition and Yuan masters had,
had been played
edito play it at five or six times. Its FOR THE FIRST PUR- or worse than in 1932. The In painting landscape, trees and
A British diver dropped to the "Nothing left but some record-normal speed over the air. By POSE, billions of dollars have solution for the nation's No. 1 rocks, he seemed rather prim-submarine to inspect it for new ings of that Nauen lightning iling to wind the gramophone, been spent since 1933 tor road problem, they say, lies not in tive, if not indeed to certain con- developments. The diver wam't gibberish." "one opicer announced: the British officer had reduced President Roosevelt's message to building, public building contemporary palliatives. Booms servatives immature and incap looking for code books, but he "Put it on. Anything's better that speed to normal and solved the Great War veterans, which struction, low-cost housing, only bring more depressions. able but in producing fluency and found one in a watertight con- than nothing."
the secret, stressed the recent decision to gigantic dams and power
richness of cloudy or smoky efpartment near the conning tower. The record was put on, but the It's a dangerous and fascinating: EMPLOYMENT in the Unit rects he was both vital and out- Afer that all German submarines gramophone wasn't wound up. The and very important business to atrengthen national defence, does plants, extension of electricity ed States is still far below standing, although the painting which sank in shallow water were blurred signals slowed became the nations of the world this art not mean that the United States to farms, rehabilitation loans normal. To make a job for here shown is not the type of thoroughly searched and clear. A code officer who was of cryptography. Traps are sprung wil be involved in the European to farmers and direct loans to every person able and willing work he was noted for. He was curiously enough the systems le there, sat up excitedly. Here and victories won when secret wardro
industry On the contrary, the dangers of N
to work presents a challenge a great critic of his time, having Teutons always kept their endu cognised the old pre-war German writing remains secret. Heads” and American participation in the war BILLIONS MORE have gone to Democracy as to every form written many books on Art. He books in the same spot,
cipher, long ago cracked by the kings and countries fall when they were decreased by defence pre- to support the needy and of government on earth died in A.D. 1630 as per g
"Germany" wan: by no means 'n- 'Allies. The message on the record | don't, parations.
UTO" "BE" CONTINUED)
competent as the job of decipher, was from the German High Com-
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