Detail: The Xubaizhai Gallery of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy was built in 1992 to provide a permanent home for internationally acclaimed Xubaizhai Collection donated to the Hong Kong Museum of Art in 1989 by Low Chuck Tiew. Its inauguration was also a tribute to the generous gesture of an eminent connoisseur in turning an important private collection into a valuable public one. The collection encompasses works dated from the Northern Dynasties through to the 20th century and is particularly strong in works by the masters of the major schools of the Ming and Qing dynasties, including the Wu School, the SongjiangSchool, the Four Monks, the OrthodoxSchool and the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou. The present exhibition features works of painting selected from these two periods. Additionally, this selection of the Xubaizhai Collection provides the viewer with an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the characteristics of the collection and Low's aesthetic leanings.