Two Chinese "Ancestor Portraits"
Two Chinese "Ancestor Portraits". The first depicting a mandarin in civil service; the second depicting a crowned lady whose husband is in the civil service.
Ink and color on paper, mounted as scrolls, in plexiglass cases (2).
H: 46, W: 17 1/2 in. (largest image)
Condition Report: Scrolls slipping from mounts, scattered creases, scattered soiling and staining, repaired tears to lady, small tear to upper left of man, flaking to robe of man, large tears to lower right of robe, wear and scratches to plexiglass frames.
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Two Chinese "Ancestor Portraits". The first depicting a mandarin in civil service; the second depicting a crowned lady whose husband is in the civil service.
Ink and color on paper, mounted as scrolls, in plexiglass cases (2).
H: 46, W: 17 1/2 in. (largest image)
Condition Report: Scrolls slipping from mounts, scattered creases, scattered soiling and staining, repaired tears to lady, small tear to upper left of man, flaking to robe of man, large tears to lower right of robe, wear and scratches to plexiglass frames.
