Villa Dongshan

Yuan Jiang, 1721

A group of people delight in the pleasurable repose in a garden and listen to music. In 18th-century China, it became fashionable to create one’s own private garden as well as engage a famous painter to depict it. Yuang Jiang was well-known for such paintings.

  • Artwork typehanging scroll
  • Object numberAK-RAK-1991-7
  • Dimensionsheight 181.6 cm x width 101 cm, height 8.2 cm x width 9.2 cm x length 125 cm, width 120.7 cm, height 1.5 cm x width 109.5 cm, diameter 4.6 cm, diameter 5.5 mm
  • Physical characteristicsink and colour on silk