Road to Shu
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Road to Shu

TitleRoad to Shu
ArtistYuan Yao (Chinese, active mid-1700s)
Date1743 18th century
MediumHanging scroll; ink and color on silk
ClassificationPainting
OriginChina, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95) China
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineRoad 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
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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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