He Chuanxin, the former deputy director of the Forbidden City, passed away on August 31 at the age of 74. (Provided by the Forbidden City)
[Reporter Ling Meixue/Taipei Report]He Chuanxin, the former deputy director of the National Palace Museum and the field of art history, passed away on August 31 at the age of 74. He Chuanxin joined the National Palace Museum in 1983 and served successively as a researcher, director of the Painting and Calligraphy Department, and as executive vice president from 2012 to 2016. Upon the news of his death, the Palace Museum said today: “My colleagues are deeply saddened and reluctant to leave.” “Mr. He was diligent and sincere.” His work attitude and modest and elegant conduct will forever remain in the hearts of his colleagues and become a model for the Forbidden City.”
The National Palace Museum pointed out that under the leadership of He Chuanxin, there are countless major exhibitions at home and abroad, such as “Antique”, “Grand View”, “Famous Relics of Jin and Tang Dharma Calligraphy”, “Literary Shaoxing”, and “Landscape Combination – Huang Gongwang and Fuchun Mountain Residence” special exhibition , the “Emperor’s Taste” special exhibition at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco and the Houston Museum of Fine Arts in the United States, the “Divine Treasures – National Palace Museum Fine Arts Exhibition” at the Tokyo National Museum and the Kyushu National Museum in Japan, and the “The Best of Japanese Art” feedback exhibition in Taiwan, etc. Popular exhibitions have become annual hot topics in the art and literary circles, leading a trend.
He Chuanxin is good at exploring the unique connotations of the Forbidden City collections and showing this generation’s new perspective on culture and cultural relics. He has been studying calligraphy and painting all year round. His academic research focuses on appreciation and cultural history, and his personal calligraphy style is also unique. In the field of art history, He Chuanxin promoted cooperation with the Japan Institute of Cultural Properties to conduct high-resolution photography and scientific research on Huaisu’s “Autobiography”, Sun Guoting’s “Book Book”, and Li Tang’s “Wanhe Pine Wind”. The testing plan allows museums, as collection units, to proactively provide the academic community with more evidence-based research resources.
After retiring from public service, He Chuanxin continued to research and publish, including works on Wang Xizhi’s “Kuai Xue Shi Qing Tie”, Huai Su’s “Autobiography Tie”, Mi Fu’s “Shu Su Tie”, Zhao Mengfu, Xian Yushu, Zhu Yunming, Dong Qichang, etc. , it can be said that he has made outstanding contributions to the Forbidden City and the field of art history, and is also a model for a generation of Forbidden City people.
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Source: China