Imperial Procession

Object Details

• Artist

  Formerly attributed to Giuseppe Castiglione (1688-1766)

• Provenance

  To ?

  Mrs. Umberto de Martini. [1]

  From ? to 1972

  Smithsonian Museum of History and Technology, gift of Mrs. Umberto de Martini. [2]

  From 1972

  Freer Gallery of Art, transferred from the Smithsonian Museum of History and Technology. [3]

  Notes:

  [1] See Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

  [2] See note 1. Mrs. Umberto de Martini gave the hand scroll at an unknown date to what was then the Museum of History and Technology, Smithsonian Institution, now known as the National Museum of American History.

  [3] See note 1.

• Collection

  Freer Study Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Mrs. Umberto de Martini

  National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Transfer from the Museum of History and Technology. Gift of Mrs. Umberto de Martini

• Type

  Painting

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1900s, 1850s

• Name

  Martini, Umberto de, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Art, Chinese Art, Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Paintings