# Travelers on the road to Shu

**Qiu Ying** (ca. 1494–1552)  
16th-17th century  
Ink and color on silk  
H x W (image): 53.1 x 170 cm (20 7/8 x 66 15/16 in)

Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, F1909.224. [The museum's record](https://asia.si.edu/object/F1909.224/).

## About this work

Qiu Ying painted this in 16th-17th century. It is now at the National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, DC.

### How it was made

- **Ink and colour on silk.** Silk was sized with glue and alum so it would hold a crisp brushline, and mineral colours were built up in thin layers. The sheen of the weave still shows through.

### [Qiu Ying](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/qiu-ying)

ca. 1494–1552

## Facts

- Type: Painting
- Culture: Chinese
- Real size: about 21 × 67 in (53 × 170 cm). The original is larger than our largest print, 20 × 30 in, so every print is a reduction.
- Movement: [Chinese painting](https://www.ochreeditions.com/movements/chinese-painting)
- Subjects: Mountains, Description and travel, Blue-and-green style, Landscapes, Animals, Horses, Camel, Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

- Free download, full resolution: https://img.ochreeditions.com/m/1789.jpg?dl=1
- Image: https://img.ochreeditions.com/a/1789/1920.jpg
- Giclée reproduction on Hahnemühle Photo Rag: 8 × 10 in $28; 11 × 14 in $38; 12 × 16 in $42; 16 × 20 in $56; 18 × 24 in $68; 20 × 30 in $86
- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138; 18 × 24 in $164; 20 × 30 in $208
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98; 18 × 24 in $118; 20 × 30 in $148
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3; 20 × 30 in $5

Sizes stop where the museum's file would print below 150 pixels per inch. Everything sold is a reproduction, made to order. [Order a print](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/travelers-on-the-road-to-shu-si-fsg-f1909-224).