Sunset-SB18:34.12
1934, pen on paper, 12.5 × 18.5 cm, private collection
翻譯:許邏灣
The shape of a modern steamship is sketched with intricate ink lines. The picture is so extraordinary that an enormous vessel should be berthed behind a government office building. Only in the narrow hinterland of Tamsui, where the government departments are adjacent to the pier, can we witness such a fantastic view.
The theme of this pen-and-ink sketch is “the setting sun”; the coloration of Tamsui at twilight must be splendid. Near the top of the picture plane is a half circle drawn with twists and turns of light and shadow. Is it the sunset about to sink below the horizon?
By Emery Chen