The University Museum and Art Gallery at The University of Hong Kong will present the special exhibition ‘Ink Rhymes Through a Millennium: Calligraphy by Cheung Cheuk Wai’ from 16 October 2026 through 10 January 2027.
The display features works by the late Hong Kong calligrapher Cheung Cheuk Wai, covering a wide range of scripts and themes while showcasing the millennia-long history of Chinese characters.
Its account of calligraphy moves from the archaic simplicity of oracle-bone and bronze inscriptions to the uniformity of Qin dynasty seal script, the vitality of Han dynasty clerical script, the disciplined structure of Wei and Jin regular script, and the fluidity of running script and untamed energy of cursive script, with the birth of each script form reflecting the spirit of its age.
The exhibition presents calligraphy as more than an aesthetic pursuit, describing it as a philosophy and ultimately a discipline of life in which every nuance between lifting the brush and setting it down—the weight of the wrist, the speed of the brush tip and the density of the ink—reflects the calligrapher’s inner state of mind.
It offers visitors a step into the world of brush and ink to appreciate, between each stroke and each dot, not only Cheung Cheuk Wai’s lifelong devotion to calligraphy but also the beauty of Chinese characters and the profound depth of Chinese culture.
