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The Far Snows of Minshan Only Make Us Happy

Fu Baoshi Chinese

dated 1953

Not on view

Fu created this propaganda painting based on a line from Mao Zedong’s poem “The Long March.” Included in the First National Chinese Painting Exhibition, held in Beijing in 1953, it caught the attention of visiting artists from Romania, Czechoslovakia, Poland, and the German Democratic Republic, who requested a meeting with Fu after seeing the exhibition.

The Far Snows of Minshan Only Make Us Happy, Fu Baoshi (Chinese, 1904–1965), Horizontal scroll, ink and color on paper, China — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: The Far Snows of Minshan Only Make Us Happy

Artist: Fu Baoshi (Chinese, 1904–1965)

Date: dated 1953

Culture: China

Medium: Horizontal scroll, ink and color on paper

Dimensions: Image: 24 11/16 x 42 5/16 in. (62.7 x 107.5 cm)

Classification: Paintings

Credit Line: Lent by Nanjing Museum

Accession Number: SL.8.2012.2.35

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