Lim Tze Peng

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About the artwork

夜来风雨声 , 花落知多少。 "In Spring one sleeps, unaware of dawn; everywhere one hears chirping birds. In the night came the sound of wind and rain; who knows how many flowers fell?" In celebration of the first day of spring, here’s a beautiful Chinese poem called "Spring Dawn" by Meng Hao Ran. 《春晓》 is one of the most beloved Tang poems, often memorized by schoolchildren in China due to its rhythmic beauty and profound meaning. It exemplifies the Tang dynasty’s poetic elegance—capturing complex emotions through simple, vivid imagery.

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.