Artist: Fu Baoshi (1904-1965)

Date: Modern, dated 1947

Dimensions: Height 210.0 cm, Width 59.9 cm

Material: Ink and colour on paper

• Object Type：
  • PAINTINGS
• Location：
  • Chinese Painting Gallery
• Tag：
  • poetic mountain lu hanging scroll fu baoshi modern ink and colour paper

Fu Baoshi (1904-1965), originally named Ruilin, was known by his hao (literary name) Baoshi. A native of Xinyu in Jiangxi province, he was adept in painting landscape, figure, and flower. Fu developed a unique style through combining Japanese painting style and traditional Chinese painting techniques. The artist painted this painting at the age of 44 in 1947. The view of Mountain Lu was rendered with dense and bold brushstrokes.