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River Landscape with a Port
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
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.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineRiver Landscape with a Port. 1751. Yuan Yao. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
