Antique Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait of a Qing Official, image 1: framed portrait on white
Antique Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait of a Qing Official, image 2: full portrait view
Antique Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait of a Qing Official, image 3: alternate full portrait view
Antique Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait of a Qing Official, image 4: portrait in room setting
Antique Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait of a Qing Official, image 5: upper portrait and frame detail
Antique Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait of a Qing Official, image 6: central robe detail
Antique Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait of a Qing Official, image 7: lower robe detail
Antique Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait of a Qing Official, image 8: face and upper body detail
Antique Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait of a Qing Official, image 9: hands and robe detail
Antique Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait of a Qing Official, image 10: lower robe and chair detail
Antique Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait of a Qing Official, image 11: brass hanging hardware detail
Antique Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait of a Qing Official, image 12: face close-up detail
Antique Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait of a Qing Official, image 13: left frame profile
Antique Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait of a Qing Official, image 14: right frame profile
Antique Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait of a Qing Official, image 15: lower painting detail
Antique Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait of a Qing Official, image 16: left sleeve and baton detail
Antique Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait of a Qing Official, image 17: full frame reverse view
Antique Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait of a Qing Official, image 1: framed portrait on white
Antique Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait of a Qing Official rotating view
Antique Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait of a Qing Official, image 2: full portrait view
Antique Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait of a Qing Official, image 3: alternate full portrait view
Antique Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait of a Qing Official, image 4: portrait in room setting
Antique Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait of a Qing Official, image 5: upper portrait and frame detail
Antique Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait of a Qing Official, image 6: central robe detail
Antique Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait of a Qing Official, image 7: lower robe detail
Antique Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait of a Qing Official, image 8: face and upper body detail
Antique Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait of a Qing Official, image 9: hands and robe detail
Antique Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait of a Qing Official, image 10: lower robe and chair detail
Antique Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait of a Qing Official, image 11: brass hanging hardware detail
Antique Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait of a Qing Official, image 12: face close-up detail
Antique Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait of a Qing Official, image 13: left frame profile
Antique Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait of a Qing Official, image 14: right frame profile
Antique Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait of a Qing Official, image 15: lower painting detail
Antique Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait of a Qing Official, image 16: left sleeve and baton detail
Antique Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait of a Qing Official, image 17: full frame reverse view

Antique Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait of a Qing Official


Ref #: YN8537

Dimensions: 38.5"W × 1"D × 68"H

$8,500

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A seated Chinese official faces the viewer in this ancestor portrait from around 1900. His composed face and formal pose anchor the image, while a brilliant blue robe with red, white and black details supplies broad areas of strong color. Finely rendered facial features stand in deliberate contrast to the larger expanses of clothing.

Within Chinese family traditions, ancestor portraits preserved both a person's likeness and social standing for later generations, playing a role in domestic life and ritual. This example follows the frontal presentation associated with that purpose, keeping attention on the individual through a restrained composition.

A red surround sets off the painting inside a giltwood frame, protected by glass and fitted with decorative brass hanging fittings. Its sizeable format and concentrated color give it the presence to become a focal point in a study, library, entrance or living room. It is particularly effective among furnishings that bring antique Asian art together with contemporary or traditional pieces.

Age: Antique

Origin: China

Period: Early 20th Century

Date of Manufacture: Circa 1900

Condition: Good. Additions or alterations made to the original: Custom frame. Wear consistent with age and use. Age-related wear throughout, including fading, abrasions, scratches, creasing and areas of loss. Wear to the frame and mount consistent with age and use. Please refer to the photographs for details.

Materials & Techniques: Glass, Paint, Paper, Wood, Gilt, Hand-Painted

Style: Qing (Of the period)

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