Leaf 9: Mount Hua Clear and Far

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.

A fan-shaped paper leaf depicts an ink and wash landscape where dense clusters of trees and rocky slopes are rendered with layered gray and black brushstrokes. A narrow path winds through the center, holding two small figures with light skin tones. To the right, the composition opens into a misty valley with a mountain suggested by a pale wash. Two red seals are stamped in the lower left corner.

Leaf 9: Mount Hua Clear and Far

1960s

Fu Baoshi

(Chinese, 1904–1965)

China

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