Help with Chinese? watercolor Please!

[amazinggracehsts]

Hoping someone can point me in the right direction with this Chinese(?) watercolor(?). It has unique people - almost cartoon-like - maybe some kind of parade? It is on a very thin paper - rice paper? Dimensions are about 15" x 11". Hoping also that someone can tell me what the characters in black mean at the top and along the lower right side. It looks like it may have some condition issues? Thanks in advance!  Mark

[sonomabarn67]

The imagery suggests military.

[argon38]

Characters at the top are: 圖行陵

Googling the characters brings up others similar to yours. I think they may be Korean (but far from certain):

https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=en&tl=ko&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kobay.co.kr%2Fkobay%2Fitem%2F... 

https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=zh-TW&u=http%3A%2F%2Fmbook.kongfz.com%2Fitem_pic_1...

http://www.asianart.com/phpforum/index.php?method=detailAll&Id=118228 (NB not by your artist, so disregard translation of artist's name)

Requires more research.

[argon38 · Accepted solution]

Possibly related to King Jeongjo’s Procession to His Father’s Tomb in Hwaseong:

"The 1795 ceremonial journey of the king to his father's tomb was so meaningful with its spectacular display and demonstration of filial piety (the Confucian virtue of respect for parents) that it is reenacted by thousands of people annually in Korea today."

http://www.asianart.org/exhibitions_index/royal-procession-and-banquets 

http://imymemineonlyforme.blogspot.com/2011/09/uigwe-royal-protocols-of-joseon-dynasty.html 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uigwe 

On the other hand, this seller calls it a Chinese Imperial procession:

https://www.auctionzip.com/auction-lot/2-Chinese-Imperial-procession-artworks_4AB45AFB31

So I'm still unclear about it all.

[argon38]

A good link here:

http://100thimbles.com/a-dynasty-in-miniature/ 

[argon38]

Another link about the procession led by King Jeongjo, "which went to Suwon Hwaseong to celebrate the 60th birthday of his mother (Princess Hong of Lady Hyegyeong, and pay his respects at Hyeonreungwon, the grave of his father (Crown Prince Sado)":

https://www.flitto.com/content/3532 

[amazinggracehsts]

Thank you so much! I never would have been able to get this far without your help. Your skill at solving mysteries always amazes me. Lots to look at - hopefully I can get it narrowed down. Any idea what the black characters on the lower right might mean? There are also several red block stamps that are hard to decipher. 

[argon38]

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@amazinggracehsts wrote:

Any idea what the black characters on the lower right might mean? There are also several red block stamps that are hard to decipher. 

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That'll be the artist's signature. You could try asking here for a translation:

https://www.reddit.com/r/translator/ 

https://www.asianart.com/phpforum/index.php?method=detailAll&Id=122571 

[amazinggracehsts]

Thank you once again for your help - hopefully I can get this figured out. I think I'm headed down the right path. God bless!  Mark