Mr. Liu Zuocuo's father was a calligraphy and painting connoisseur, which inspired Mr. Liu's interest in collecting. In addition, when he was studying at Jinan University in Shanghai, he studied painting from the flower and bird painter Xie Gongzhan (1885 – 1940) and the landscape painter Huang Binhong (1865 – 1955). Teacher Huang Binhong also had a great influence on his calligraphy and painting collection, and he also began to collect ancient paintings and calligraphy at this time.
In 1949, Mr. Lau came from Singapore to live in Hong Kong. At that time, he saw a large number of cultural relics scattered in Hong Kong and overseas due to political turmoil in the Mainland. In order to preserve these national treasures in the sea, he systematically collected these treasures of artistic and historical value, and took the word "virtual white" on the horizontal drape of his beloved collection by the Qing Dynasty calligrapher Yi Bingshou (1754 – 1815) as the name of "Virtual White Zhai Tibetan Chinese Painting and Calligraphy".
The collection includes works from the Six Dynasties period to the 20th century, with the major genres of the Ming (1368 – 1644) and Qing (1644 – 1911) dynasties, such as the "Wumen School", the "Songjiang School", the "Four Monks of the Early Qing Dynasty", the "Orthodox School" and the "Eight Monsters of Yangzhou". In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, various genres were diverse, and various artistic styles emerged in different regions. In the early Qing Dynasty, the emphasis on traditional orthodoxy and the original court of painters rose together, creating a new situation. Orthodox painters followed the theories set by Dong Qichang (1555 – 1636) in the late Ming Dynasty, while independent painters ventured into the spiritual world and pioneered new areas of painting.
In 1989, Mr. Lau sworn donated the collection to the Hong Kong Museum of Art, hoping that this donation would not only provide appreciation and research opportunities for lovers and experts in the art of painting and calligraphy, but also promote aesthetic education in Hong Kong. Prior to this, the Museum's collection of Chinese paintings and calligraphy mainly focused on Guangdong paintings and calligraphy; this donation undoubtedly doubled and improved the quality of the Museum's Collection of Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy. This move also reflects the growing confidence of the public in the museum, and the establishment of the "Museum of Chinese Calligraphy and Painting in the Void of Bai Zhai" represents a tribute to the noble act of transferring from private collections to public collections.
The sixth volume of the Golden Millet Mountain Great Collection
Filial piety figure
Cloud cut creek mountain map
Book of Departures
Bamboo forest depth map
Xingshu imitates Mi Fu's "Ballad of Luo Chun"
Writing and drinking poetry
Pine shade caressing diagram
Camellia plum stone diagram
Landscape map
Attribution to the fishing chart
landscape
Lotus flower water diagram
Map of the River And mountains
Flowers and fruits
Willow Creek release map
Coats Chanting Diagram
Three fruit diagram
Gangnam Spring Tree Diagram
Tea tasting chart
Xingshu Shuziquan Stone Seal Poem
Spring Tour Map
Xingshu Huaisu narrates the post
Hold the piano and go back to the picture
landscape
Ghost Fun Map
Get the eclipse call chart