Wên Wang [Wen Wang] Searching on the Wei River for Jiang Sheng [Chiang Sheng]
17th-18th century
colors on silk mounted on paper back with ivory jiku
(China )
(China )
Inscription
Provenance
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Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Panama-Pacific International Exposition, China Pavilion, San Francisco, 1915 [no. 343]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1915, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
China
(Place of Origin)
China, Wei River, Shaanxi (Place Depicted)
Measurements
H: 10 3/4 x L: 131 3/16 in. (27.3 x 333.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1915
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
35.47