Fu Baoshi. Leaf 2: Listening to the Waterfall, 1962. fan painting mounted as an album leaf, ink and color on paper, Overall: 20 x 54.5 cm (7 7/8 x 21 7/16 in.). Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund, 2008.13.2. Copyrighted.

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Leaf 2: Listening to the Waterfall

1962

Fu Baoshi

Fu Baoshi (Chinese, 1904–1965)

Chinese Art

Leaf 2: Listening to the Waterfall, 1962. Fu Baoshi (Chinese, 1904–1965). Fan painting mounted as an album leaf, ink and color on paper; overall: 20 x 54.5 cm (7 7/8 x 21 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 2008.13.2 Themes like listening to the sound of nature evoke the literati ideal of man in harmony with the environment.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Fu Baoshi
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: fan painting mounted as an album leaf, ink and color on paper
Medium: fan, painting, mounted, album, leaf, ink, color, paper
Dimensions: Overall: 20 x 54.5 cm (7 7/8 x 21 7/16 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: The artist’s poetic inscription: Leaning on the rails and listening to the cleansing sound. Painted on 13 June 1962, in accordance with Shitao’s poetic thoughts; recorded by Baoshi.