何炎泉HE Yanchiuan
Researcher and Section Chief, Department of Painting, Calligraphy, Rare Books and Historical Documents, National Palace Museum
Expertise
Calligraphy history, Curation of calligraphy and painting
Education
Ph. D. in History of Art & Architecture, Boston University
Experience
Teaching Assistant, Department of Applied Chemistry, Chung Cheng Institute of Technology
Instructor, seal carving club, Central Police University
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Cultural Vocation Development, National Taipei University of Technology
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of History, Soochow University
Associate Researcher and Exhibition Section Chief, Department of Painting, Calligraphy, Rare Books and Historical Documents, National Palace Museum
Select Publication
"An Overview of the Relationship Between the Private Collecting of Calligraphic Model-books and the Development of “Stele Study” During the Late Qianlong Period, Alongside an Examination of the Cultural Implications of the Luoyang Calligraphic Hand" (略談乾隆後期民間藏帖與碑學發展之關係──兼論洛陽體之文化意義), The National Palace Museum Research Quarterly, volume 37, no. 4 (September 2020): pp. 271-330.
"Disappearing Joint Strokes: A Discussion of Wang Xizhi's 'Yuanhuan' and Related Issues in the 'Shiqi' and 'Chunhua Pavilion' Modelbooks" (消失的節筆：從王羲之〈遠宦帖〉論及〈十七帖〉與〈淳化閣帖〉諸議題), The National Palace Museum Research Quarterly, volume 35, no. 1 (September 2017): pp. 65-132.
"Chengxin Tang Paper and the Qianlong Emperor: With a Discussion of His Connoisseurship of Ancient Paper" (澄心堂紙與乾隆皇帝：兼論其對古代箋紙的賞鑑觀), The National Palace Museum Research Quarterly, volume 33, no. 1 (September 2015): pp. 315-366.
"Northern Song Writing Brushes, Tables and Chairs, and Brushwork" (北宋的毛筆、桌椅與筆法), The National Palace Museum Research Quarterly, volume 31, no. 3 (March 2014): pp. 57-102.
"Bamboo Joint Strokes in the Calligraphy of the Jin and Tang Dynasties" (晉唐法書中的節筆現象與摺紙文化), Taida Journal of Art History, no. 35 (September 2013): pp. 1-48.
HE Yan-Chiuan is the Researcher and Section Chief of the Department of Painting, Calligraphy, Rare Books and Historical Documents, National Palace Museum. Born in Taipei, 1974, He earned an M.A. in Art History from National Taiwan University, and a Ph.D. in History of Art & Architecture from Boston University. His thesis topic was "The Materiality, Style, and Culture of Northern Song Dynasty Calligraphy". Continuously focusing on the calligraphy works in the National Palace Museum collection, He studies the material culture of calligraphy, and attempts to reconsider calligraphy history from different perspectives. Exhibitions that he has participated in include "Hidden Gems: Treasures of Painting and Calligraphy from the Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts" in 2021, "The Last Stroke of Literati Painting: A Special Exhibition of Painting and Calligraphy by Pu Hsin-Yu," "Flowing with Grace: The Story of Seal Script Calligraphy" in 2020, "She & Her: On Women and Their Art in Chinese History," "Heaven & Earth in Chinese Art: Treasures from the National Palace Museum, Taipei in The Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia," in 2019, "Silhouette of a Great Master: A Retrospective of Chang Dai-chien's Art on the 120th Anniversary of His Birth," "The NPM Zoo: Animal Paintings in the Museum Collection," "A Special Exhibition of Painting and Calligraphy on Song Dynasty Decorated Paper" in 2018, "Graced by Nature: A Special Exhibition of Yu Yu-jen's Calligraphy" in 2017, "Synthesis and Departure in Tradition: Painting, Calligraphy, and Dong Qichang (1555-1636)" in 2016, and "Viewing Nature in Chinese Art: A Special Exhibit of Select Artifacts from the Museum Collection to Celebrate the 2016 Tang Prize."