Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Lotus
oil on canvas, 24 x 30 in
Series
Lotus
Carp at play in blue water, lotus opening on a pond. These are classical Chinese subjects of prosperity and purity, painted in oil with the same attention Tan gives a harbour sky. They show the second engine of his art: not observation of what is vanishing, but continuity with what is inherited.
10 works in this series
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Lotus (Bunga Teratai)
1995, oil on canvas, 20 x 18 in
Mr Chong Koek Yong
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Lotus
1996, oil on canvas, 24 x 30 in
Mr & Mrs Loke Gim Tay
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Lotus
1997, oil on canvas, 20 x 18 in
Mr & Mrs Loke Gim Tay
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Lotus (Bunga Teratai)
1998, oil on canvas, 18 x 20 in
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Lotus
1999, oil on canvas, 18 x 20 in
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Lotus
1999, oil on canvas, 18 x 20 in
National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Lotus
1999, oil on canvas, 18 x 20 in
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Lotus
oil on canvas, 18 x 20 in
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Lotus (Bunga Teratai)
2002, oil on canvas, 18 x 20 in