Leaf 1: Gazing at the Waterfall in the Shade of Pines

This set of fan paintings expresses the artist’s personal life and differs from the state-commissioned works Fu painted to fulfill his social duty. Here, several of the paintings have dedicatory inscriptions to Fu’s wife, Luo Shihui, and his eldest daughter, Yishan. Not only do these inscriptions offer glimpses into the artist’s private life, they also reveal acutely felt emotions, especially the struggle of a loving father deeply troubled by a daughter’s illness.

An ink and color fan painting on cream paper features an arched composition of two men standing on a rocky ledge beneath sprawling, dark pine branches. To the right, pale ink washes create a waterfall flowing through a misty valley. Dense columns of black Chinese calligraphy and red square seals fill the right side, with a final red seal positioned in the lower left corner.

Leaf 1: Gazing at the Waterfall in the Shade of Pines

1962

Fu Baoshi

(Chinese, 1904–1965)

China

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