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  • #ANC-002 Qing Dynasty Ancestral Portrait of A Man, A Woman, and A Child

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    This unusual Qing Dynasty ancestral portrait painting is delicately yet lavishly painted with a variety of blue color pigments and others. The main figure of a sitting male adult holds a western style pocket watch in his hand while a young child in front of him moving forward trying to grab the watch in his hand, all painted with great expression and fine detail. An older woman is painted at the back ground, watching from inside a window the activity outdoor. The building is of a traditional Chinese residence with lattice door or window, furnished outdoor with the traditional style Chinese furniture pieces and a bonsai stand made of roots. The landscape also includes what looks to be a stone low table, left to the house, with various bonsai pots and vegetation on display. A crane peeks out from the side of the house. At the front, an elegant bamboo fence is built around a small winding creek or water way with a willow tree and blossoming fruit branches. At the top of the painting, above the house, an elongated sky shows the pine trees hanging over the roof, giving the viewers an imaginary uninterrupted extension of the space. The whole composition of the painting is very well thought out. The origin of the use of Chinese blue colors is unclear. It was developed much later than the red and the black color. The blue was also included in another word for color, Qing (same pronunciation as the word for Qing dynasty), that included greenish blue colors. In China, blue colors were developed using both formulation of minerals as well as plants. They were used a lot on Chinese paintings, porcelains, textiles, and also the ancient buildings, but not so much on furniture pieces except for small areas on the furniture or carving as decoration. That is probably because traditionally Chinese favored using red (and gold) for furniture decoration when it comes to color.

  • #ANC-003 A Very Fine Qing Dynasty Portrait of A Chinese Man

    Ancestral Painting & Portrait

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    A very finely painted Qing Dynasty portrait of a Chinese man sitting on a throne with his feet on a foot rest inset with marble. This painting is interesting, not only because it was so beautifully executed, particularly the face, also because it was painted in the Western style and techniques with the Western prospective. Ancestral portrait paintings were popular in China until photography became widely used.

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    Ancestral Painting & Portrait

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    Ancestral Painting & Portrait

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    Ancestral Painting & Portrait

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    Ancestral Painting & Portrait

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  • #ANC-029 Rare Early Style Antique Ancestral Painting with a Court Figure

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    This beautiful antique Chinese ancestral painting shows a court figure sitting on a throne draped with a tiger fur. The badge at the front of the robe with birds reveals that this is a scholar type of court official rather than a military one whom would have been presented with a tiger motif on the badge instead. The style of the black hat and the tiger fur on the throne together further suggest the important status of the person. The robe is beautifully painted with a striking orange red that came from ground precious stone or mineral. On the robe, one sees peony flowers and Ling-Zhi medicinal mushrooms intertwining in the clouds, painted with the lighter and the dark shadows in color. This painting can possibly be dated to early to mid Qing or earlier. Older ancestral paintings, compared to those more commonly seen from the 19th century or late Qing period, are rare. Antique Chinese ancestral painting is a special art of its own. It was very popular during the Qing and the late Qing Dynasty until photography became popular in the 20th century in China. Dimensions: 32" W x 66.5" H x 1.25" D

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    Ancestral Painting & Portrait

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    Ancestral Painting & Portrait

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