The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of November 4, 2026

A horizontally oriented sepia photograph depicts a bustling river scene. In the foreground, a long dragon boat carrying dozens of rowers moves toward the right. Behind them, small boats with arched roofs cluster near a tall junk with ribbed sails. A large steamboat sits in the distant background. The monochrome image captures a densely packed waterway beneath a pale sky, with text at the bottom center identifying the scene in Canton.

Dragon Boat Race

c. 1870
photographer

A Chan (Ya Zhen?)

(Chinese, active 1870s–1880s)
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
albumen print
Image: 21 x 27.1 cm (8 1/4 x 10 11/16 in.); Mount: 29.7 x 36.7 cm (11 11/16 x 14 7/16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 2026.73
Location: Not on view
  • -October 8, 2026
    Stephan Loewentheil, New York, NY, sold to The Cleveland Museum of Art
    October 8, 2026-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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