Title
Painting of Boat Returning from Afar
Year/Period
1894
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Image size: 33.0 x 52.0 cm
Accession No.
2022-00470
Credit Line
"Gift of Ong Cheng Kian and family, descendants of Khoo Seok Wan"
Khoo Seok Wan commissioned Teochew artist Yu Tao (also known as Yu Yuncha) for this work shortly before returning to Singapore in 1895. We can speculate that Khoo is aware that he may not return to China again after this departure and hence asked for this scene to be depicted to bring with him back to Singapore. This work provide insights of local networks and art activities of a group of migrant artists who follows the traditional literati tradition and also illuminate relationships amongst art and cultural networks between Southern China and Singapore.
