MS 7412 Chinese watercolor paintings
Object Details
- Local Numbers
- NAA MS 7412 USNM Accession Number 337069 USNM Catalog Numbers 419629-419639
- Variant Title
- Paintings of Chinese scenes
- Donor
- Pope, Alice James
- Place
- China
- East Asia
- Topic
- China trade watercolor painting
- Donor
- Pope, Alice James
- Culture
- Chinese
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- MS 7412 Chinese watercolor paintings
- Extent
- 11 Paintings (visual works) (watercolor on rice paper, 5 x 7 inches)
- Date
- undated
- Container
- Box 7412
- Custodial History
- The paintings were collected in China in the late nineteenth century by the merchant family of donor's husband. They were donated to the Museum of Natural History by Alice James Pope on July 30, 1979. They were transferred from the object collections of the Department of Anthropology to the National Anthropological Archives in September 1986.
- Archival Repository
- National Anthropological Archives
- Identifier
- NAA.MS7412
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Graphic Materials
- Paintings (visual works)
- Works of art
- Watercolors
- Citation
- MS 7412 Chinse watercolor paintings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
- Processing Information
- Some description based on research by Emily Hoover, summer intern, Department of Anthropology.
- Rights
- Contact the repository for terms of use.
- Genre/Form
- Works of art
- Watercolors
- Scope and Contents
- The collection consists of eleven (11) miniature polychrome paintings on pith paper by an unknown artist. The paintings were probably made in the late nineteenth century by a professional artist who catered to foreign tourists wanting souveniers from China. They may all be related to a common theme, or they may be scattered glimpses of Chinese life. Many of the figures appear to be part of a festival or drama. Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
- Restrictions
- The collection is open for research. Access to the collection requires an appointment.
- Record ID
- ebl-1538057406616-1538057406621-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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