[CCL Talk] Chinese Ancestral Portraits in Art History: Tracing from Confucian Thought to Iconology
Chinese ancestor portraits are significant branches of Chinese figurative painting. Have you ever wondered about the implications and stories behind these portraits?
In this CCL-recognised talk, Prof. Ung Vai Meng, Distinguished Guest Professor of Faculty of Humanities and Arts, Macau University of Science and Technology, will explore Chinese ancestor portraits through perspectives from costume studies, iconography, sociology, and colour theory.
Prof. Ung will also discuss the philosophical foundations in Confucian doctrine and fundamental principles of Chinese ancestor portraits, while investigating their substantial impact on the evolutionary trajectory of Chinese art history.
[CCL Talk] Chinese Ancestral Portraits in Art History: Tracing from Confucian Thought to Iconology
Chinese ancestor portraits are significant branches of Chinese figurative painting. Have you ever wondered about the implications and stories behind these portraits?
In this CCL-recognised talk, Prof. Ung Vai Meng, Distinguished Guest Professor of Faculty of Humanities and Arts, Macau University of Science and Technology, will explore Chinese ancestor portraits through perspectives from costume studies, iconography, sociology, and colour theory.
Prof. Ung will also discuss the philosophical foundations in Confucian doctrine and fundamental principles of Chinese ancestor portraits, while investigating their substantial impact on the evolutionary trajectory of Chinese art history.
Date | 2025.04.25 (Fri)Time | 17:00 – 18:30
Speaker | Prof. Ung Vai Meng
Moderators | Dr. Raymond Tang, Prof. Ross Yau Wing Fung
P.I. | Ms. Janet Fong Man Yee
Language | Cantonese
Venue | CVA 111, 1/F, Lee Shau Kee Communication and Visual Arts Building, HKBU (5 Hereford Road, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong)