River Landscape with a Port

Yuan Yao, 1751

This landscape featuring an expansive, panoramic view of the surroundings from above, is quite unusual in Chinese painting. Yuan Yao worked in the port city of Yangzhou, where the Yangtze River meets the Grand Canal. This is probably an actual view of the port city of Yangzhou.

  • Artwork typehanging scroll
  • Object numberAK-RAK-1991-9
  • Dimensionsheight 158.2 cm x width 131 cm x weight 7.9 kg, height 10.6 cm x width 193 cm x depth 12.5 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    River Landscape with a Port

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-RAK-1991-9

  • Description

    Rivierlandschap met haven. Rechtsonder is een haven met veel bedrijvigheid te zien. Gedateerd. In houten doos.

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Yuan Yao, Yangzhou

  • Dating

    1751

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    • height 158.2 cm x width 131 cm x weight 7.9 kg
    • height 10.6 cm x width 193 cm x depth 12.5 cm

Acquisition and rights

Documentation

  • Klaas Ruitenbeek, 'Chinese schilderkunst in het Rijksmuseum. Catalogus', Aziatische Kunst 21/1 (1991), pp. 12-25 (nr. 19).

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