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Gazing at a Waterfall

Fu Baoshi Chinese
datable to 1960s
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
Firsthand experience of different waterfalls during his northeast sketching tour of 1961 encouraged Fu to depict such sights. He might have incorporated modern figures to give the paintings a contemporary flavor, but to fulfill his personal need to express intimate emotions, Fu continued to use the conventional theme of ancient scholars looking at a waterfall.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Gazing at a Waterfall
  • Artist: Fu Baoshi (Chinese, 1904–1965)
  • Date: datable to 1960s
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
  • Dimensions: Image: 42 15/16 x 24 1/2 in. (109 x 62.2 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Lent by Nanjing Museum
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art