Chang Lee Te-ho


Chang Lee Te-ho was a poet and artist active in Chiayi City, Taiwan. She was born in Xiluo, Yunlin. She was a member of the Xiluo Tan Society and Chiayi Luoshanyin Society. She also founded the Linlang Mountain Pavilion Poetry Society, the Yaque Calligraphy and Painting Society, the Tijing Pavilion Lyric Writing Society, the Lianyu Poetry Society, and the Xiaoti Yin Society, among other literary gatherings. She also achieved success in the painting field, and her works were exhibited several times. In 1942, she was honored with the titles of "Recommended Painter" and "review waiver".

Life

Chang Lee Te-ho was born on May 6, 1893 in Xiluo Bao, Yunlin County, Taiwan, in the Qing dynasty's Fujian–Taiwan Province. In her youth, she received instruction in Chinese studies from her father and later studied for five years under her maternal aunt, Mrs. Liu, at Huoyuan private school. In 1903, she enrolled in Xiluo Public School, and in 1907, she attended Taiwan Governor-General's Mandarin School's Second Affiliated School. After graduating in 1910, she taught at Douliu Public School, Xiluo Public School, and Chiayi Public School.
After marrying into a prominent family in Chiayi in 1912, Chang Lee Te-ho resigned from her teaching position the following year to assist her husband, Chang Chin-tsan, with managing the Zhufeng Hospital in today's Houbi District, Tainan City. The hospital moved to Chiayi City in 1916 and was rebuilt into a Western-style building in 1929. The couple's living quarters and study on the second floor of the hospital were named the "Linlang Mountain Pavilion," and the garden behind the house was called the "Yiyuan（逸園）," where poetry gatherings were often held. Chang was renowned for her talent in poetry, lyrics, calligraphy, painting, music, chess, and embroidery, earning her the title of "Seven masteries." In 1941, during the Japanese colonial period, she was elected as the head of the Chiayi District Joint Guard Women's Group. During the late period of Japanese colonial rule, Chang Lee Te-ho changed her name to “Hase Tokuwa.”
After the end of World War II and Japan's surrender, Chang held various positions, including chairman of the Chiayi Relief Institute, member of the first temporary provincial council of Taiwan, chairman of the Minghua School of Home Economics, member of the Taichung Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition Committee, member of the Ministry of the Interior's Ritual and Custom Research Committee, director of the Association for the Protection of Adopted Daughters, and president of the Orchid Exhibition. She was widely respected for her contributions to various fields of society. In 1971, Chang went to her eldest son’s home Aomori Prefecture in Japan to recuperate from her illness. She died on December 11 in Shimokita District, Aomori Prefecture, at the age of 79.

Notable works

Writings

  • "Collected Poems of the Tijin Pavilion"
  • "Collected Ci of the Tijin Pavilion "
  • "Poetry Collection of the Linlang Mountain Pavilion"
  • "Painting and Calligraphy Collection of the Linlang Mountain Pavilion "
  • "Collected Works of Chang Lee Te-he's Poetry and Prose"

Artworks

  • "View in the Courtyard"
  • "Papaya"
  • "Leisurely Courtyard"
  • " Moth Orchids "
  • "Chinese Hibiscus"
  • "Orchid Records of the South"