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A Chinese ancestor scroll
Late 19th century
painted and gilt with a court lady wearing a hat and elaborate robes with red surcoat decorated with dragons, seated upon a rug decorated with peony sprays and foliage -- 52in. x 31¼in. (132cms x 79.5cms); and a further ancestor scroll depicting a court gentleman wearing a fur trimmed hat and blue robes with rank badge, seated upon a throne on a similarly patterned rug -- 52in. x 29½in. (132cms x 75cms). (2)
Late 19th century
painted and gilt with a court lady wearing a hat and elaborate robes with red surcoat decorated with dragons, seated upon a rug decorated with peony sprays and foliage -- 52in. x 31¼in. (132cms x 79.5cms); and a further ancestor scroll depicting a court gentleman wearing a fur trimmed hat and blue robes with rank badge, seated upon a throne on a similarly patterned rug -- 52in. x 29½in. (132cms x 75cms). (2)
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