PAIR OF LARGE CHINESE ANCESTRAL PORTRAITS
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Description
Painted in gouache. The old empress is painted in great detail with an elaborate headdress, robe embroidered with clouds and phoenix, pendant of carved jade hanging from her waist, on top of a patterned rug under her throne. The emperor is wearing a court necklace and wearing robes embroidered with clouds, foo dogs, and dragons and is lined with fur. He's seated on a tiger pelt draped over his throne. The rug under his throne is decorated with peonies.
27 1/2" X 43 1/2"
$100 - $200
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Auction Description:
Converse celebrates Chinese New Year with our first sale of 2018. This sale features a wide variety of Chinese and Asian items including paintings, jade and jadeite carvings and jewelry, porcelain, cinnabar, cloisonné, furniture, brush pots, bronze censers and sculptures, antique silver and enamel decorative items, snuff bottles, and more.
Condition
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