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Mule-train Proceeding Through a Hilly Landscape

Qian Weicheng (Chinese, 1720-1772) (Artist)
18th century
colors on silk mounted on cloth with bone jiku
(China )

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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.

Panama-Pacific International Exposition, China Pavilion, San Francisco, 1915 [no. 297]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1915, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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China (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 10 1/2 x L: 76 in. (26.6 x 193 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters, 1915

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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35.52

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