Lot 123
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TWO ANCESTOR PAINTINGS
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Asian & Islamic Works of Art | 600
Auction: 13 May 2020 at 11:00 BST
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
Description
清 祖先像立軸設色鏡框（兩幅）
comprising: a male portrait seated on a green shawl-covered horseshoe back armchair atop an intricately painted ground with peonies and other flowers, wears a formal robe in navy with white heron to the centre indicating his sixth ranked civil court official position; and a seated female portrait wears a gilt crown and a red robe adorned with four-clawed dragons, back with three red large panels atop with flower-patterned curtain
Dimensions
119cm x 71cm each
Footnote
Provenance: Private English collection, London
Note: Labelled verso 'Wah Cheong, Estd 1902, Authentic Picture Frame Maker, 7-13 Wellington St, Hong Kong'