John Thomson
Wen-Siang, Manchu Minister of State

Wen-Siang, Manchu Minister of State

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Wen-Siang, Manchu Minister of State
ArtistScottish, 1837–1921
CultureScottish
Titles
  • Wen-Siang, Manchu Minister of State
  • Li-Hung-Chang, Governor-General of Pei-Chih-Li
  • Cheng-Lin, Manchu Minister of State
  • Paou-Keun, Manchu Minister of State
  • from the book Illustrations of China and Its People (Volume IV)
Date1862–1872
PlaceChina
MediumCarbon print, part of bound volume
DimensionsOverall (bound volume): 19 × 14 1/4 in. (48.3 × 36.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Members of The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston who travelled to China in 1979
Object number80.15.4.B
Not on view

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Department
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Object Type
Provenance[Daniel Wolf, Inc., New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1980.

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Carbon print, part of bound volume
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Carbon print, part of bound volume
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Carbon print, part of bound volume
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Carbon print, part of bound volume
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Carbon print, part of bound volume
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1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
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1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.2.C
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1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.2.O
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Carbon print, part of bound volume
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Carbon print, part of bound volume
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