Joyful Encounters: The Connoisseurship and Art of Wong Kwan Shut

A preeminent connoisseur and scholar-artist based in Hong Kong, Mr Wong had built an extensive and significant collection through a lifelong engagement with great works of successive dynasties. He possessed particularly profound knowledge of the principles, techniques, and aesthetics underlying paintings and calligraphic works from the Wei and Jin to the Ming dynasties (3rd–17th century). This expertise enabled him as an artist to cultivate a personal style steeped in classical traditions yet distinguished by a lyrical, poetic quality all his own. Mr Wong stood out as a true modern heir to China's time-honoured literati tradition. From 2025 to 2026, Mr Wong Kwan Shut and his spouse Mrs Wong Pong Chi-ying generously donated 68 works to the Hong Kong Palace Museum, including representative works by Mr Wong, works he created in collaboration with his friends, as well as classical paintings from his collection. Dawning on this important donation, the exhibition pays homage to an exceptional scholar-artist, who conversed with and emulated ancient masters with his eloquent brush. This exhibition is organised by the Hong Kong Palace Museum. The works on display are generously donated by Mr Wong Kwan Shut and Mrs Wong Pong Chi-ying to the Hong Kong Palace Museum.