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Ong Schan Tchow () (also known as Yung Chan Tchow, Ong Chan Chiew or Ang Chan Chiew in the Hokkien dialect) alias Yung Len Kwui () (also known as Ong Lien Kuei) (September 19, 1900 – December 20, 1945) was born in Longyan, a prefecture of Fujian Province, China. He was well known for Chinese Ink wash painting and colour paintings of flowers (Chrysanthemums in particular), landscapes (Shan shui), animals, people, still life and Calligraphy. He was regarded as one of the first few batches of Chinese scholars and artists to study in Paris and one of the few artists who integrated both traditional Chinese and Western art techniques. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, he became renowned as a patriot artist when he exhibited extensively in China, Hong Kong and later in South East Asia to raise funds solely for the war relief effort and for the countless Chinese civilian victims in China, Malaysia and Singapore. ==Biography== Ong learned traditional Chinese painting and Chinese Calligraphy at a young age and also excelled academically in other disciplines. In 1919, at age 19 he went to Paris after winning a Chinese Government Scholarship. He studied at École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, the National School of Fine Arts of the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris where he learned to combine Western art techniques and perspectives with traditional Chinese painting techniques. In addition he obtained a Master of Arts in Law, French and Political Science from the University of Paris where he also enrolled for his Doctorate. Upon his return to China in 1927, his fame as an artist grew as he was recognized as one of a small group of Chinese artists at that time to be trained in Paris and who combined art techniques of both East and West. He entered Government service pursuant to conditions of the scholarship and held various positions including Secretary of the Executive Yuan; lecturer at the National Central University (now Nanjing University), and editor of Nanking Morning Press. It was during his time in Nanjing that Ong produced one of his monumental works – a compilation of paintings of Chrysanthemums with accompanying poems and commentary from well known persons. This compilation was succinctly termed the “Book of Chrysanthemums” ''(see section below)''. These were paintings of the vast variety of Chrysanthemums planted at the newly completed mausoleum of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the “Father of Modern China”, at Nanjing, the former Capital of China. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, Ong exhibited his works extensively where all the proceeds were given to the war relief effort. The war destroyed many of the paintings but he managed to salvage many important works. The advancing Japanese army forced him to move his exhibitions to Hong Kong and later to Singapore〔(Singapore exhibition 1939 )〕〔(Straits Times Singapore )〕〔(Singapore’s China Relief Fund exhibition extended )〕 and Malaysia. All the exhibitions were solely for the War Relief Fund in aid of the civilian victims in China, Malaysia and Singapore . In one of his exhibitions in Ipoh, Malaysia, His Royal Highness the Sultan of Perak was presented with one of his paintings. Some of his works were also donated to some temples in Perak including the famous Sam Poh Tong ()〔(Sam Poh Tong )〕〔(Landmarks of Ipoh )〕 and Nam Thean Tong ()〔(Nam Thean Tong Cave Temple )〕〔(Nam Thean Tong and other temples in Postcards )〕 cave temples. Ong was creative in his combination of techniques of East and West from a realism and attention to detail to an expressive free style. Ong died in 1945 while tirelessly exhibiting his works in Ipoh, Malaysia. His death at the relatively young age of 45 pre-maturely curtailed his artistic influence and patriotic fundraising efforts. In the Annals of Longyan, Ong is considered one of her well known sons. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ong Schan Tchow」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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