Leaf 7: The Poet Du Fu
1964
Fu Baoshi
Fu Baoshi (Chinese, 1904–1965)
Chinese Art
Leaf 7: The Poet Du Fu, 1964. Fu Baoshi (Chinese, 1904–1965). Fan painting mounted as an album leaf, ink and color on paper; overall: 21 x 55 cm (8 1/4 x 21 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 2008.13.7 Du Fu 杜甫 was a great poet and scholar-official during the Tang dynasty.
- Maker/Artist
- Fu Baoshi
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- fan painting mounted as an album leaf, ink and color on paper
- Dimensions
- Overall: 21 x 55 cm (8 1/4 x 21 5/8 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: The artist’s inscription: The new pines wish to grow a thousand feet;/ The evil bamboo should be cut ten thousand stalks. On 20 June 1964, Shihui returned from Suzhou and reported on the trip. She benefited in four ways. First, it was healthy for her body. Second, her mind received training. Third, it deepened her understanding of the Party. Fourth, it strengthened her confidence, intensified learning, and thought remolding. I added: “Given the training from the Party, we should work hard together to achieve better results.” Just when the healthy of my eldest daughter, Yishan, has been gradually improving, I wield the brush to write these lines of Gongbu [Du Fu] for inspiration. Recorded by Baoshi.
- Departments
- Chinese Art
- Accession Number
- 2008.13.7
- Credit Line
- Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
- Exhibitions
- The Art of Fu Baoshi (1904 - 1965)
- Rights Statement
- Copyrighted
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