{"product_id":"tan-swie-hian-phoenix-s-eye-domain-couplet-3-4-c-2000s","title":"Tan Swie Hian, Phoenix’s Eye Domain - Couplet 3 \u0026 4, c.2000s","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eChinese ink on paper\u003cbr\u003e21 x 21 cm approx (each)\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good, with varying degrees of foxing.\u003cbr\u003eCertificate of Authenticity \u0026amp; Proof of purchase available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e-\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0889\/4159\/2941\/files\/Tan_Swie_Hian_Pic.avif?v=1762497908\" alt=\"\" width=\"446\" height=\"311\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhoto courtesy of Art Outreach \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e-\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTan Swie Hian 陈瑞献 (Singaporean, b. 1943) is a multidisciplinary artist known for his contributions to literature and visual arts. Earning the title of “Singapore’s Renaissance Man” by Time magazine in 2003, Tan’s talents consist of poetry, novels, paintings, calligraphy and sculptures. In 2012, his painting \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen the Moon is Orbed\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esold for $3.7 million, establishing him as Singapore’s most expensive living artist. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eTan’s artistic practice has always been versatile and experimental, creatively expressing himself through a variety of artistic mediums and merging them without constraint. His works reflect the confluence of East and West, borne from his personal and spiritual philosophy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0889\/4159\/2941\/files\/Tan_Swie_Hian_MRT.jpg?v=1762498029\" alt=\"\" width=\"457\" height=\"343\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhoto courtesy of Land Transport Authority\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhoenix’s Eye Domain\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eare couplets accompanying Tan’s wall mural located in Chinatown MRT. The mural depicts a phoenix flying to Singapore, representative of the unfaltering spirit of the early Chinese settlers in Chinatown, journeying through the history of the island until the present. The work on rice paper was done in preparation for the final couplet reproduced on granite slabs located at the concourse level of Chinatown MRT. Each detail and splash of ink from Tan’s calligraphic brush has been painstakingly reproduced on these slabs. Of this piece Tan says, that it was “a chance to create art for the nation on the very soil where my ancestors first set foot in Singapore.” View a walkthrough of the mural and couplets with Tan Swie Hian \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.artoutreachsingapore.org\/art-in-transit\/ne4-chinatown\/tan-swie-hian\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcquired from Art Outreach Charity Auction in 2004.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(Photographed in December 2025)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art Again","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52831862751597,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0889\/4159\/2941\/files\/1-Untitled_design_13.jpg?v=1765637251","url":"https:\/\/artagain.co\/products\/tan-swie-hian-phoenix-s-eye-domain-couplet-3-4-c-2000s","provider":"Art Again","version":"1.0","type":"link"}