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
