The Latter Painting Of The Red Cliff — Fu Baoshi

The Latter Painting of the Red Cliff


Fu Baoshi (1904 - 1965)

Explore Fu Baoshi's captivating landscape paintings & figure art – a pioneer of modern Chinese painting. Inspired by Shi Tao, he blended Japanese techniques with traditional styles.

Long Museum West Bund (Shanghai, People's Republic of China)

Experience Shanghai's Long Museum West Bund to witness its iconic umbrella-vaulted architecture and diverse collection of Chinese and international masterpieces that invite you to explore a profound artistic dialogue.

Fu Baoshi was born in Xinyu, Jiangxi province. His original names included Changsheng and Ruilin and his literary name was Baoshizhaizhuren. In 1933, he went to study at Tokyo Imperial Academy of Fine Arts in Japan. He returned to China in 1935 when he began to teach at the Department of Art of National Central University . After the outbreak of the War of Resistance against Japan, he moved to Chongqing and spent eight years encouraging people to fight against Japan