Monday 30 May 2016

Made Me Smile



A wood engraving by  Heinrich Leutemann c. 1865 titled "Interrupted Road Surveying in Singapore"


Under the exhibit was this description:
"An imaginative retelling of colonial architect  GD Coleman's road surveying trip in 1835 and the group's encounter with a tiger."


"Matchmaker" 
A woodblock print by See Cheen Tee

Can you guess what she is saying to the young missy?
Even the cat would like to know!

2 comments:

  1. They made me smile too, I expect she's telling her to marry some unsuitable man!
    Margaret

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