Road to Shu
| Title | Road to Shu |
|---|---|
| Artist | Yuan Yao (Chinese, active mid-1700s) |
| Date | 1743 18th century |
| Medium | Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk |
| Classification | Painting |
| Origin | China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95) China |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Road to Shu (蜀栈行旅图), 1743. Yuan Yao (Chinese, active mid-1700s). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; painting only: 187 x 256.5 cm (73 5/8 x 101 in.); overall with knobs: 270 x 284 cm (106 5/16 x 111 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2019.167 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Road to Shu” is a work by Yuan Yao (Chinese, active mid-1700s), dated 1743. It is executed in hanging scroll; ink and color on silk and classified as painting. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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