Title
Wang Changling's Poem in Combined Regular, Running and Cursive Scripts
Creator
Year/Period
Dated 1981
Region
Singapore
Material
Chinese ink and colour on paper
Dimension
Image size: Mount: H221cm x W61.5cm
Image size: Image: H114.5cm x W43cm
Accession No.
2002-00772
Collection of
Credit Line
From the Xiang Xue Zhuang Collection in memory of Dr Tan Tsze Chor
NLB Type
Painting
Dr TanTsze Chor’s early education in China laid the foundation for his knowledge of Chinese poetry and calligraphy. He boldly broke away from tradition by using coloured ink and adopting several different scripts within a single piece of work. His writing has a strong sense of ornamentation due to their colours, combination of scripts and sometimes, the use of patterned paper or silk. The poem, here, is written by the Tang patriot Wang Changling (c.698-756) describing the threat of non-Chinese tribes along the borders.This writing paper is patterned with motifs of ducks in roundels, which is commonly found on Tang costumes.
