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Double Boat
Ink painting
Size 45.4cm×54.2cm
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Certificate
M2025CBP000094PA
Artist
Chao Er Tai
Creation Year
1977
Condition Status
Well
Supplier
POST WINGS
Introduction
This work features two boats as the main subject, positioned above and below, echoing each other, yet lacking narrative interaction. The boats are unoccupied and do not indicate departure or return; rather, they are quietly docked between the water's edge and their reflections. Zhao Er-dai deliberately contrasts the hulls of the boats with red and yellow, making them appear isolated and distinct against the broad, calm blue background.
The spatial composition of the painting is flattened into horizontal layers, the water surface resembling a mirror, with reflections and realities almost equal in proportion, blurring the lines between what is real and what is reflected. Here, the boat is no longer a tool for labor but becomes a symbol of existence—an embodiment of stillness, waiting, and self-contemplation. The overall composition is restrained and tranquil, revealing the artist's reflections on the journey of life in his later years: between movement and stillness, answers may not be required.
The spatial composition of the painting is flattened into horizontal layers, the water surface resembling a mirror, with reflections and realities almost equal in proportion, blurring the lines between what is real and what is reflected. Here, the boat is no longer a tool for labor but becomes a symbol of existence—an embodiment of stillness, waiting, and self-contemplation. The overall composition is restrained and tranquil, revealing the artist's reflections on the journey of life in his later years: between movement and stillness, answers may not be required.
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