id:			166167
accession number:	2008.13.11
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2008.13.11
updated:		2023-03-22 03:04:26.872000

Leaf 11:  Two Elders Gazing at the Waterfall, 1960s. Fu Baoshi (Chinese, 1904–1965). Fan painting mounted as an album leaf, ink and color on paper; overall: 20.3 x 55.4 cm (8 x 21 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 2008.13.11

title:				Leaf 11:  Two Elders Gazing at the Waterfall
title in original language:	二老觀瀑
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creation date:			1960s
creation date earliest:		1960
creation date latest:		1969
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creditline:			Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
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culture:	China
technique:	fan painting mounted as an album leaf, ink and color on paper
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	ASIAN - Album leaf
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Fu Baoshi (Chinese, 1904–1965)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 20.3 x 55.4 cm (8 x 21 13/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Art of Fu Baoshi (1904 - 1965)
	opening date:   2011-10-16T00:00:00
	<i>The Art of Fu Baoshi (1904 - 1965)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 16, 2011-January 8, 2012); The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (co-organizer) (January 30-April 29, 2012).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Fu Baoshi's family collection, Nanjing, China
	date: 1960s-?
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	(Han Mo Xuan Co., Ltd., Hong Kong, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-2008
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2008-
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fun fact:
Themes like gazing at waterfalls evoke the literati ideal of man in harmony with nature.

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wall description:
This set of fan paintings offers glimpses into the artist’s private world and differs from the state-commissioned works that fulfilled his social duty. Whether depicting travelers in green mountains or a recluse listening to the sound of rushing water, the artwork and its subject matter are vehicles for self-expression. In his portrait of Du Fu, Fu mentioned his wife’s return from training with the Communist Party. The inscription provides insight into the life experience and public duties of each family in a revolutionary society.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Chung, Anita, Julia Frances Andrews, Kuiyi Shen, Tamaki Maeda, and Aida Yuen Wong. <em>Chinese art in an age of revolution: Fu Baoshi (1904-1965)</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2011.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 61, pp. 184-196
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