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The Elixir Terrace: Landscape after Shitao

Fu Baoshi Chinese

dated 1956

Not on view

The soaring peaks and overhanging cliff of this painting convey the scenic drama of Mount Huang (Yellow Mountain) in Anhui Province, where the legendary Yellow Emperor was said to have refined the elixir of immortality. In its conception, Fu’s composition is indebted to the imaginative renderings of the mountain by Shitao (1642–1707), but Fu’s hallmark texture strokes—swiftly brushed marks of different ink densities—create forms that appear both substantial and transparent.

The Elixir Terrace: Landscape after Shitao, Fu Baoshi (Chinese, 1904–1965), Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper, China — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: The Elixir Terrace: Landscape after Shitao

Artist: Fu Baoshi (Chinese, 1904–1965)

Date: dated 1956

Culture: China

Medium: Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

Dimensions: Image: 41 5/16 x 23 11/16 in. (104.9 x 60.1 cm)

Classification: Paintings

Credit Line: Lent by Nanjing Museum

Accession Number: SL.8.2012.2.36

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