19TH CENTURY

细节

A CHINESE ANCESTOR PORTRAIT
19TH CENTURY
Ink and colour on paper, depicting ten male figures and six female figures seated in front of an altar table
62 ¾ x 37 ¾ in. (159.4 x 96 cm.), framed and glazed

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拍品专文

China has a long tradition of ancestor worship, where living family members would perform rituals in order to honour their ancestors. Ancestor portraiture, usually painted in workshops by anonymous artists, provided a focal point for these rituals within the home.

19TH CENTURY

拍品专文

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