Pair Imperial Silk Mandarin Portraits Castiglione

Traditional ancestor portraits emperor husband and empress wife silk prints. Jesuit Giuseppe Gastiglione, a Milanese painter and favorite of the Manchu Emperor K'ien Lung. On silk textile 1). seated Mandarin senior with blue robes, a phoenix badge and wearing a black hat with red fringe topped by a finial. Presented with carpet scrolling lower frame. 2). Framed piece Empress with red robes, golden crown w/ stones. Chinese, Nicely