Inspired by My "Western Mountain Poem"
Pu Ru, brother of the last emperor of China, Pu Yi, was the most talented painter among the princes of the Qing royal family. After the fall of the dynasty, Pu Ru took degrees in astronomy and biology in Berlin and then taught at the Imperial University in Tokyo in the late 1920s. Returning to China, he taught at the National Art Academy in Beijing, the art college within Beijing University.
Artwork Details
- 近代 溥儒 西山詩意圖 扇面
- Title: Inspired by My "Western Mountain Poem"
- Artist: Pu Ru (Chinese, 1896–1963)
- Date: dated 1930
- Culture: China
- Medium: Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on alum paper
- Dimensions: 7 1/4 x 20 in. (18.4 x 50.8 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986
- Object Number: 1986.267.267
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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