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Nguyen Quang Thang

(Vietnamese, born 1973)

Poem by Nguyen Binh

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Object Details

Artist

Nguyen Quang Thang

Date

2007

Medium

Ink on paper

Dimensions

55 1/8 x 17 11/16 inches (140 x 45 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired through the George and Mary Rockwell Fund

Object
Number

2009.008.003

Using forms drawn from the archaic seal style of Chinese calligraphy, Nguy?n Qu?ng Th?ng presents an(…)

Using forms drawn from the archaic seal style of Chinese calligraphy, Nguy?n Qu?ng Th?ng presents an excerpt from the 1936 poem “Mua xuân” (“Spring Rain”) by the celebrated poet Nguy?n Bính (1918–1966):Lòng th?y giang to m?t m?i tìnhEm ng?ng tay l?i gi?a thoi xinhHình nhu hai má em b?ng d?Có l? là em nghi d?n anhA web of love is spun around your heartYou hold the shuttle in your lovely handIt seems your cheeks are blushingPerhaps you are thinking of me

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