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Song of Sixteen Characters: Poem by Mao Zedong

Fu Baoshi Chinese

dated 1958

Not on view

The speed and motion of soldiers and horses, as well as the flames and smoke swirling into the sky, convey a powerful sense of the urgency of battle. Fu’s image is only loosely based on Mao’s poem:

Mountain.
The sea collapses and the river boils.
Innumerable horses race
Insanely into the peak of battle.

Song of Sixteen Characters: Poem by Mao Zedong, Fu Baoshi (Chinese, 1904–1965), Album leaf; ink and color on paper, China — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Song of Sixteen Characters: Poem by Mao Zedong

Artist: Fu Baoshi (Chinese, 1904–1965)

Date: dated 1958

Culture: China

Medium: Album leaf; ink and color on paper

Dimensions: Image: 13 3/8 x 19 11/16 in. (34 x 50 cm)

Classification: Paintings

Credit Line: Lent by Nanjing Museum

Accession Number: SL.8.2012.2.47

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