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Lim Tze Peng
LP 凉州词 - 王之涣 － A Song of Liangzhou by Wang Zhi Huan (LP)
Chinese Ink on Paper, 140 x 70 cm
USD 9,800 – 12,300
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About the artwork
黄河远上白云间, 一片孤城万仞山。 羌笛何须怨杨柳, 春风不度玉门关. These are the words of Tang poet Wang Zhi Huan in the poem 凉州词 or "A Song of Liangzhou." The translation reads: The Yellow River rises up and yonder through clouds of white. One strip of city wall rests by mile-high mountains on low grass. What Turkish flute can ever mourn the willow-trees in autumn? For winds of spring have never blown beyond the Yu-men Pass.
About the artist
Born in Singapore in 1921, Lim Tze Peng is one of Singapore’s most significant artists and a living legend. Renowned for his Chinese ink creations of post-independence Singapore, he also practices Chinese calligraphy. Alongside local and international exhibitions, his masterpieces are exhibited in prominent Singapore institutions and part of many prestigious collections. Lim has been bestowed several awards including the Special Prize at the Commonwealth Art Exhibition in England in 1977 and the prestigious Cultural Medallion in Singapore in 2003. In May 2012, he broke records with the sale of his works at a Christies auction in Hong Kong.