| You wouldn’t have guessed! Our new NET and English Literature teacher, Mr Barry Dalton, is also an ardent lover of art. |
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| Just a few months ago, he opened the door of his humble flat in Sai Kung and invited The Young Connoisseurs to join him in his passion for Art and history. |
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| “As soon as we stepped into his home, we were shocked! The place was just like a gallery! I cannot believe my eyes. There must have been well over hundreds of art pieces, from both the old and the new worlds,” a student reflected. |
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| The Dalton Collection, spanning over three decades, tells the story of a man’s quest for aesthetic harmony, a history graduate’s search for the tangible past, a world traveller’s testimony of his footprints around the world, as well as a Literature teacher’s reflection about human nature. |
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| If we consider all kinds of art forms merely as an instrument to celebrate the beauty, the ideals, and the virtues of mankind or nature, perhaps we wouldn’t be too surprised that a lover of Literature would also be a lover of Art (or music, or dance), would we? |
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| To take a private tour of The Dalton Collection by The Young Connoisseur Club, please click here for the video. |
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| Mr Barry Dalton, our Pooi Kei Connoisseur of the year |
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| Mr Dalton’s collection of the beautiful Kingfisher hairpin, late 19th to 20th Century, China |
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| Mr Dalton’s collection of an antique blue-and-white ‘Seven Immortals’ bowl, China |
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| The Young Connoisseur Club members are helping to take measurements carefully for the cataloguing of Mr Dalton’s collection. |
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| Our club advisor, Ms Helen Ho, is showing the members how to trace a hairline crack in a porcelain. |
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| The Young Connoisseurs thank Mr Dalton for inviting them to his wonderful “private gallery”. |
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