Yang San-lang Museum Introduction
Yang San-Lang is a master of oil painting in Taiwan and holds an important position in the history of modern art in Taiwan. He studied in Japan and France, dedicating his life to the development of local painting. The museum displays representative works of the master from various periods on the first to fourth floors, covering landscapes, figure sketches, and travel scenery, with meticulous compositions and rich colors. The fifth floor features personal works by Mrs. Yang, including still lifes of vase flowers and local garden scenes, showcasing over seventy years of skill and style, with an elegant touch. Adjacent to the museum is the white wooden house by Lotus Pond, which served as Yang San-Lang's residence and studio during his lifetime, preserving part of the original appearance of Wangxi Villa, blending elegant Japanese and European styles, with ancient banyan trees flourishing around. The first floor serves as a living space, serene and refined, while the second floor, with its single slanted roof, includes a northern window that was Yang San-Lang's studio, still containing the painting tools and items used by the master, arranged as they were in his lifetime. On the exterior wall, framed by green maples and white magnolias, is a bronze relief titled "Light of Life" and "Shepherd of Benevolence," created by artist Wang Ying-Hsin from the Tainan Fine Arts Association for Yang San-Lang, interpreting the master's lifelong dedication to art and life— "Even if we cannot attain all we desire, we must have a rich life."
