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Ode to Yuhuatai

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.
Yuhuatai, or the Raining Flowers Terrace, in Nanjing was once a Nationalist execution ground where many Communist Party members and soldiers were killed. After liberation it became a park commemorating those martyrs. This revolutionary site in Fu’s home city inspired him to express local interests and experiences, which in turn reinforced the regionalism of Chinese painting in the late 1950s.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Ode to Yuhuatai
  • Artist: Fu Baoshi (Chinese, 1904–1965)
  • Date: dated 1958
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Horizontal scroll; ink and color on paper
  • Dimensions: Image: 23 5/8 x 41 9/16 in. (60 x 105.5 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Lent by Nanjing Museum
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art