| Running from tomorrow (April 11) to June 15 at the Hong Kong Museum of Art, "Paris 1730-1930: A Taste for China" will feature about 170 works of Chinese art selected from various cultural institutes in France. The exhibits include exquisite porcelain, lacquer, bronzes, furniture, drawings, prints and paintings, showing the influence of Chinese aesthetics in Paris from the 18th to the early 20th century. Pictured is "The Chinese Garden (Le Jardin Chinois)" by Fran?ois Boucher. The painting belongs to a series of sketches made for the "New Chinese Tapestry Series (Nouvelle tenture chinoise)". By incorporating both European and Asian elements, the artist gave his work a breath of "chinoiserie" and exotic fantasy. |
