The Mr. Simon Suen and Mrs. Mary Suen Sino-Humanitas Institute is very honoured to invite Professor Ronald Egan, renowned American Sinologist and Stanford W. Ascherman, M.D. Professor of Sinology at Stanford University, to visit HKBU this March in the capacity of IoC Distinguished Visitor of HKBU. He will conduct two public lectures, to share his insights on the studies of classical Chinese literature and culture. Faculties, students and those who are interested in Chinese literature and culture are all welcome to participate. Details of Second Lecture are as follows:
The Emergence of Composite Text-Image Art in Ming-Qing Period Painting
Organizers: HKBU Institute of Creativity, Department of Chinese Language and Literature, and Mr. Simon Suen and Mrs. Mary Suen Sino-Humanitas Institute
Date: 27 March 2024, Wednesday
Time: 10:30am-12:00pm
Venue: LT-3 (Y C Cheng Lecture Theatre, SCT503), 5/F, Cha Chi-ming Science Tower, Ho Sin Hang Campus, Hong Kong Baptist University
Speaker: Prof. Ronald Egan (Stanford W. Ascherman, M.D. Professor of Sinology at Stanford University, IoC Distinguished Visitor of Hong Kong Baptist University)
Moderator: Prof. Ming-tung Lo (Head of Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Hong Kong Baptist University)
Language: English
Summary:
艾朗諾教授是次講座以「明清時期的繪畫與題畫詩的互動」爲題，結合藏於北京故宮博物院、臺北故宮博物院、紐約大都會藝術博物館、廣東省博物館、浙江省博物館等地的明清畫作，探討這些藝術品中詩與畫之間的關係。
艾教授指出，這種詩與畫之間相結合的嘗試可追溯到晚唐時期詩人與畫家之間密切的社交往來，但由於晚唐時期留下的畫作十分少，我們很難通過衆多的個案來歸納其特點並辨析其概念。然而，明清時期的畫作留存足夠多，爲我們認識這一時期詩與畫的關係提供了充分的材料。
特別值得一提的是，明清時代的題畫詩出現了一種新的現象，那便是畫家本人在畫作上直接題詩，而不是由友人或是收藏家添上去的。與其他類型相比，畫家本人的題畫詩無疑更有意義。比如清代詩人兼畫家、書法家金農（1687-1763）就曾在其畫作〈荷塘憶舊圖〉中題有一首自度曲：「荷花開了，銀塘悄悄。新涼早，碧翅蜻蜓多少？ 六六水窗通，扇底微風。記得那人同坐，纖手剝蓮蓬。」
但更有趣的是，不少畫家在這種「合成藝術品」上題寫的詩，往往不是畫家本人創作的，而是古人所作（尤其是唐人所作）的舊詩。例如明代盛茂曄便有著名的《唐詩意山水圖冊》，「鳥宿池邊樹，僧敲月下門」、「高樹曉還密，遠山晴更多」等唐詩名句便在這位明代畫家的筆下得到了詩境的重現。清代石濤（1642-1707）亦有《唐人詩意圖》，其中第八幅便題有王維的名作〈九日憶山東兄弟〉，並注明這幅畫是以宋代畫家范寬的筆法為範例畫成的。當然，李白、杜甫等人的名作也是明清畫作的重點取材對象。艾教授指出，這些藝術品中有時詩與畫作會呈現出相得益彰的效果，有時卻會出現一種微妙的抵觸關係。透過對明清時期繪畫與題畫詩之互動關係的考察，有助於我們認識文學與藝術之間的微妙互動。
(Recorded by Zhang Zixuan, SHI PhD student)
With authorization of the speaker Prof. Ronald Egan, the lecture was video-recorded and is available on the HKBU Library website. Please click here to watch the video.
About the speaker
Ronald Egan is Stanford W. Ascherman, M.D. Professor of Sinology at Stanford University. He received his Ph.D. in Chinese literature from Harvard University, writing a dissertation on the early historical work Zuo zhuan. His research focuses on Chinese literature, aesthetics, and cultural history of the Tang-Song period. His publications include books on the literary works and lives of Ouyang Xiu and Su Shi, the latter entitled Word, Image, and Deed in the Life of Su Shi. He has also published a general study of innovations in Song dynasty aesthetic thought, entitled The Problem of Beauty: Aesthetic Thought and Pursuits in Northern Song Dynasty China, now available in a Chinese edition from Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing Company. He is also the translator of selected essays from Qian Zhongshu’s Guanzhui bian, which appeared as Limited Views: Essays on Ideas and Letters by Qian Zhongshu. A recent study concerns the works and reception history of the great woman poet of the twelfth century, Li Qingzhao, entitled The Burden of Female Talent: The Poet Li Qingzhao and Her History in China, also now available in a Chinese edition from Shanghai Ancient Books. He previously taught at the Harvard University and the University of California at Santa Barbara. He formerly served as Executive Editor of the Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies and as President of the American Oriental Society.
Click here for details of the First Lecture by Prof. Ronald Egan: Rethinking Su Dongpo from a New Perspective.
The visiting scheme is sponsored by Hung Hin Shiu Charitable Foundation.