Poem by Nguyen Binh
Artist
Nguyen Quang Thang
(Vietnamese, born 1973)
Date2007
MediumInk on paper
Dimensions55 1/8 x 17 11/16 inches (140 x 45 cm)
ClassificationsCalligraphy
Credit LineAcquired through the George and Mary Rockwell Fund
Terms
- Calligraphy
- Poetry
- Vietnamese
Object number2009.008.003
Label CopyUsing 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 tình
Em ng?ng tay l?i gi?a thoi xinh
Hình nhu hai má em b?ng d?
Có l? là em nghi d?n anh
A web of love is spun around your heart
You hold the shuttle in your lovely hand
It seems your cheeks are blushing
Perhaps you are thinking of me
Collections
18th century
Ryonen Genso
late 17th or early 18th century