Huichang: Poem by Mao Zedong

Fu Baoshi Chinese
dated 1958
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
Mao Zedong’s poem alludes to the Red Army’s advance on Huichang, Jiangxi Province, where it established a southern revolutionary base in 1929. A Jiangxi native, Fu expressed his intimate association with the place as a backdrop for revolution. Luxuriant woods and all-embracing mountains provide a bucolic setting for the antlike line of soldiers.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Huichang: Poem by Mao Zedong
  • Artist: Fu Baoshi (Chinese, 1904–1965)
  • Date: dated 1958
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Album leaf; ink and color on paper
  • Dimensions: Image: 13 3/8 x 19 11/16 in. (34 x 50 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Lent by Nanjing Museum
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art