Print of Xu Gate and the City Moat

A circular view shows a massive brick city wall at left, with a red-pillared gateway standing on a grassy bank beside a broad canal. Travelers pass along the path, a rider on a horse waits near the gate, and boats sit on the water under distant hills, a stone arch bridge, and red pennants. Fine hatched lines and pale washes of green, yellow and red add color to the black printed outlines.

Look closer: A small seated figure and a boat with a rower appear on the far right of the water.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1736–95

Medium

Multicolor woodblock print; ink and color on paper, printed in black, later hand colored, possibly in Europe

Source

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Size

3400 × 3211 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund