Road to Shu
1743
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1743
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Road to Shu is a 1743 unspecified by Yuan Yao, a Baroque work, depicting Qianlong Reign, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see a long, winding road in this painting, with travelers and mules making their way through mountains. The scene is busy, with people and animals moving in different directions. What's interesting is that this painting shows the trade of goods over long distances, which was important for the economy. This painting is similar to works by other Chinese artists, and to learn more, you can look up the museum where it's housed, The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Few works by the Yuan workshops in Yangzhou present a continuous composition of such monumental scale as this hanging scroll. Road to Shu (in Sichuan province) depicts the trade of goods over long distances and through mountainous terrain. Busy travelers lead mules over footbridges, mountain paths wind along steep slopes, and soaring bridges connect peaks divided by deep gorges. The Yuan studios produced paintings to decorate the residences of wealthy Yangzhou salt merchants and princely palaces. The title Road to Shu refers to the historical drama of the flight of Tang emperor Xuanzong…
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