This abstract painting is inspired by archaic Chinese calligraphy characters, in particular the seal script which took form from ancient oracle bone writings. Painted in 1972, shortly after Wee came back from Paris, the work is imbued with the dictates of a Western sensibility, which is harmonized with the experimentation of new mediums. Intriguingly, the work marks a period of daring abstract exploration through the tradition of Chinese calligraphy. Shortly after the completion of this work, Wee became the first Singapore artist to be awarded the Cultural Medallion in 1979.

這幅抽像畫的靈感來自中國篆書的文字，篆書即從甲骨文演變而來。完成於 1972 年，黃明宗巴黎求學歸來後不久，作品的抽象寫照充滿了西方藝術的敏銳感知，又利用創新的媒介實驗。有趣的是，中國漢字起源於形體輾轉而成抽象的字體，黃明宗就是在這個概念上大膽的探索抽象繪畫。也因此，黃氏是 1979 年新加坡第一屆文化獎榮獲殊榮的藝術家。