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Song of Sixteen Characters: 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.
The speed and motion of soldiers and horses, as well as the flames and smoke swirling into the sky, convey a powerful sense of the urgency of battle. Fu’s image is only loosely based on Mao’s poem:

Mountain.
The sea collapses and the river boils.
Innumerable horses race
Insanely into the peak of battle.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Song of Sixteen Characters: 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