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Ewer
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
This ewer is decorated in blue underglaze with a man on a raft, portraying the diplomat and explorer Zhang Qian (c. 195-114 BCE) from the Han dynasty (206 BCEâ€"220 CE). He was reputed to have gone in search of the Yellow River on a raft, ultimately travelling as far as the Milky Way.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineEwer. c. 1635 - c. 1645. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
