THE ANCESTOR PORTRAIT OF A SEVENTH-RANK COURT OFFICIAL, 19TH TO EARLIER 20TH CENTURY

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THE ANCESTOR PORTRAIT OF A SEVENTH-RANK COURT OFFICIAL, 19TH TO EARLIER 20TH CENTURY China. Ink, gouache, and gilt on paper. Finely painted with a court official in a county or regional post, as indicated by the plain gold finial of his red and black hat. He is seated on a wooden chair decorated with swirling clouds, wearing an ample embroidered robe adorned with a prominent white bird and finely detailed hems and sleeves. His face bears a calm, composed expression. Dimensions: Image size 101.5 x 55.5 cm, Size incl. frame 111 x 64 cm Set within a frame behind glass. (2) Seated on a fine wooden yokeback chair, wearing a midnight blue surcoat (pu fu) over a blue silk formal court robe (chao fu), the collar of the surcoat and hems of the robe decorated with sinuous dragons amid colorful clouds, matching the white bird rank badge, his left hand holding a golden pearl from his robe between two fingers, the realistically treated face marked by heavy-lidded eyes, deep wrinkles, and a gray mustache and beard. Museum comparison: Compare a related ancestor portrait of a court official with a similar hat, dating to 1900, 107 x 61 cm, in the Museum of Applied Arts Vienna, object number 16149. Compare a related ancestor portrait of a court official with similar robe, dating to Qing dynasty, 191.7 x 98 cm, in the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, accession number S1991.57. Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie’s London, 29 January 2013, lot 125 Price: GBP 2,500 or approx. EUR 5,000 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the related composition, robe, headdress, and expression. Note the size (153 cm) and that the lot comprises two paintings.

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