Belgian Catholic missionaries in China: 'The five wounds of Christ', ink and colour print on paper, 19th C.

Dim.: 74,5 x 136,5 cm (the frame)
Dim.: 65 x 127 cm (the work)

Origin: Shanghai, China, the print workshop of the Tushanwan Orphanage, founded by Jesuit missionaries in 1864.

The prayer of the 'Five holy wounds' was introduced in the 17th C. in China by a French missionary from the 'Missions étrangères', Jean Martin Moye, and was translated and printed in Chinese.
The central panel is surrounded by historiated medallions.

Ref.：
- An identical example is on display at the Museu do Oriente, Lisbon (see photo for reference).