Artwork
Emperor's Boat
Emperor's Boat is a paint painting by the Patna School of Painting artist Unknown. It dates from 1810 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. This painting is from a set of 50 depicting the different types of boats that cluttered the Pearl River.
About this work
Overview
A rectangular painting depicts an ornate imperial boat on the Pearl River, featuring a central cabin with blue, green, and pink detailing and a tall turret crowned by a yellow flag; inside, the emperor is shown in yellow. At the rear, three triangular yellow flags are visible. The work was part of a set of 50 mass-produced images of Pearl River vessels, likely imagined rather than observed, as Emperor Jiaqing did not visit Canton during this period.
Artist & collection
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