Boat Going to Four Directions
1810
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1810
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Boat Going to Four Directions is a 1810 paint by Unknown, a Romanticism work, depicting Water Transport, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a ferry on the water, surrounded by other boats and vessels. The ferry is called a "boat going to four directions" by the Chinese. It's interesting that this painting is part of a set of 50, showing different types of boats on the Pearl River, likely made as souvenirs. To learn more about similar artworks, look up the museum: Victoria and Albert Museum.
The rectangular painting depicts a ferryboat on the Pearl River, rendered in subdued tones with a red stern facing the viewer and a brown hull. Two figures appear, one at the stern and another near the center of the vessel. Originally part of a set of 50 images, this work was mass-produced as a souvenir item, reflecting the busy water traffic described by Lord George Macartney.
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