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Ancestor Silk Paintings

Chinese Ancestor Painting
Chinese Ancestor Painting

Chinese Ancestor Painting

$340

H 37 in W 24 in D 7 in

Chinese Ancestor Painting

Located in Savannah, GA

A Chinese ancestor painting on silk in faux bamboo frame, 20th century. 17 ¼ by 30 inches

Category

20th Century Chinese Other Paintings

Materials

Silk, Wood

Framed Pair of Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Ancestor Paintings on Silk
Framed Pair of Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Ancestor Paintings on Silk

Framed Pair of Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Ancestor Paintings on Silk

Located in Morristown, NJ

Antique pair of Qing dynasty ancestor portraits depicting a male and a female. Hand painted on silk

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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Glass, Wood, Paint

Antique 19th Century Chinese Silk Embroidery "Ancestors" Panel.
Antique 19th Century Chinese Silk Embroidery "Ancestors" Panel.

Antique 19th Century Chinese Silk Embroidery "Ancestors" Panel.

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique 19th Century Chinese Silk Embroidery "Ancestors" Panel.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Large 19th Century Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait, #Ric.P3
Large 19th Century Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait, #Ric.P3

Large 19th Century Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait, #Ric.P3

Located in Norton, MA

Hand-Painted on silk, Chinese households honor their ancestors in private family rituals, invoking

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Glass, Wood, Paint

Large 19th Century Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait, #Ric.P2
Large 19th Century Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait, #Ric.P2

Large 19th Century Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait, #Ric.P2

Located in Norton, MA

Hand-Painted on silk, Chinese households honor their ancestors in private family rituals, invoking

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint, Silk

Monumental Hand Painted Chinese Scroll With Ancestors In Custom Frame
Monumental Hand Painted Chinese Scroll With Ancestors In Custom Frame

Monumental Hand Painted Chinese Scroll With Ancestors In Custom Frame

Located in Bridgeport, CT

painting is surmounted onto a silk field and covered with acrylic while presented in a black custom frame

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Acrylic, Wood, Paper

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Chinese Qing Dynasty Ancestor Portrait, Senior Official First Rank, 19th Century
Chinese Qing Dynasty Ancestor Portrait, Senior Official First Rank, 19th Century

Chinese Qing Dynasty Ancestor Portrait, Senior Official First Rank, 19th Century

Located in San Francisco, CA

An impressively sized 19th century Chinese Qing dynasty ancestral portrait painting of a senior

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Bamboo, Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper

Chinese Qing-Dynasty Ancestor Portrait
Chinese Qing-Dynasty Ancestor Portrait

Chinese Qing-Dynasty Ancestor Portrait

Located in Chicago, IL

, this painting would have been displayed in the home as the object of familial ancestor worship. When

Category

Late 19th Century Qing Figurative Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Silk, Paint, Pigment

Chinese Watercolor Ancestor Portrait
Chinese Watercolor Ancestor Portrait

Chinese Watercolor Ancestor Portrait

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H 39.5 in W 25.5 in D 1 in

Chinese Watercolor Ancestor Portrait

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Colorful Chinese watercolor on silk painting of a patriarch depicted seated in a robe in front of a

Category

20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Glass, Wood, Paper

Framed Chinese Ancestor Portrait, circa 1900
Framed Chinese Ancestor Portrait, circa 1900

Framed Chinese Ancestor Portrait, circa 1900

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H 82.5 in W 36.25 in D 1 in

Framed Chinese Ancestor Portrait, circa 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

, this painting would have been displayed in the home as the object of familial ancestor worship. When

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Pair of 20th Century Framed Chinese Ancestor Portraits
Pair of 20th Century Framed Chinese Ancestor Portraits

Pair of 20th Century Framed Chinese Ancestor Portraits

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

A lovely decorative pair of 20th Century Chinese framed ancestors portraits. Depicting members of

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Paintings

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Chinese Ancestor Painting
Chinese Ancestor Painting

Chinese Ancestor Painting

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H 30 in W 17.25 in D 1 in

Chinese Ancestor Painting

Located in Savannah, GA

A Chinese ancestor painting on silk in faux bamboo frame, 20th century. 17 ¼ by 30 inches

Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Other Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Glass, Wood

China Trade Ancestor Portraits
China Trade Ancestor Portraits

China Trade Ancestor Portraits

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H 56.75 in W 31.75 in D 2 in

China Trade Ancestor Portraits

Located in Miami, FL

A pair of Chinese export ancestral paintings available, dating from the first half of the 20th

Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paper, Wood

Diminutive Set of Nine Framed Chinese Ancestoral Portraits
Diminutive Set of Nine Framed Chinese Ancestoral Portraits

Diminutive Set of Nine Framed Chinese Ancestoral Portraits

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Fantastic set of nine diminutive gilt framed Chinese ancestor portraits. Each picture depicting

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Giltwood, Paper, Silk

Ancestor Portrait
Ancestor Portrait

Ancestor Portrait

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H 48 in W 34 in

Ancestor Portrait

Located in Southampton, NY

Beautiful Silk Ancestor Portrait under Glass with Elmwood Frame

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings

Materials

Silk, Elm, Glass

Ancestor Portrait
Ancestor Portrait

Ancestor Portrait

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H 57.5 in W 39 in

Ancestor Portrait

Located in San Francisco, CA

A large and decorative 19th Century Chinese ancestor portrait of a court official in a vintage

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings

Materials

Wood, Silk, Paint

PAIR OF CHINESE SILK SCREENS OF ANCESTORS
PAIR OF CHINESE SILK SCREENS OF ANCESTORS

PAIR OF CHINESE SILK SCREENS OF ANCESTORS

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H 4 in W 23 in D 0.75 in

PAIR OF CHINESE SILK SCREENS OF ANCESTORS

Located in San Francisco, CA

A PAIR OF CHINESE SILK SCREENS OF ANCESTORS, IN FRAMES

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Paintings

Chinese Pair Ancestor Portraits
Chinese Pair Ancestor Portraits

Chinese Pair Ancestor Portraits

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H 50 in W 35.5 in

Chinese Pair Ancestor Portraits

Located in Sheffield, MA

Pair Chinese ancestor portraits of Mandarin couple in their colorful winter costumes bearing

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings

Materials

Silk, Ink

Pair Framed 19th Century Chinese Ancestor Portraits.
Pair Framed 19th Century Chinese Ancestor Portraits.

Pair Framed 19th Century Chinese Ancestor Portraits.

Located in San Francisco, CA

Pair Framed 19th Century Chinese Ancestor Portraits.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings

Materials

Silk, Plexiglass, Watercolor

Pair of Unusual Signed Chinese Gouache Ancestor Portraits
Pair of Unusual Signed Chinese Gouache Ancestor Portraits

Pair of Unusual Signed Chinese Gouache Ancestor Portraits

Located in San Francisco, CA

Nothing dreary about these ancestors. Beautifully painted in vibrant opaque watercolor, rich

Category

20th Century Chinese Paintings

Materials

Silk

Chinese Ancestor Painting with Seven Figures

Chinese Ancestor Painting with Seven Figures

Located in Great Barrington, MA

Qing dynasty ancestor painting on silk with ink, mineral colors, Chinese vegetable pigments, and

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Tapestries

Materials

Silk

Qing Dynasty Ancestor Portrait
Qing Dynasty Ancestor Portrait

Qing Dynasty Ancestor Portrait

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H 79.5 in W 49.75 in D 2 in

Qing Dynasty Ancestor Portrait

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Early 20th century ancestor portrait. Richly decorated with dragons and a long pearl necklace, this

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

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Pair of Antique Chinese Ancestor Reverse Paintings on Glass, 1940
Pair of Antique Chinese Ancestor Reverse Paintings on Glass, 1940

Pair of Antique Chinese Ancestor Reverse Paintings on Glass, 1940

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

5091 Pair ancestor reverse paintings on glass set in wood frames

Category

Vintage 1940s Asian Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Hardwood, Paint

Framed Stunning Chinese Qing Dynasty Kesi Peacock Third Rank Badge
Framed Stunning Chinese Qing Dynasty Kesi Peacock Third Rank Badge

Framed Stunning Chinese Qing Dynasty Kesi Peacock Third Rank Badge

Located in Atlanta, GA

A silk civil rank badge panel beautifully framed in a gilt Baux bamboo carved wood frame circa Qing dynasty mid-19th century. The square rank badge is known in Chinese as Buzi which ...

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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Textiles

Materials

Silk

Chinese Patriarch and Matriarch Ancestral Scroll Painting
Chinese Patriarch and Matriarch Ancestral Scroll Painting

Chinese Patriarch and Matriarch Ancestral Scroll Painting

$2,640Sale Price|44% Off

H 76 in W 48 in D 1 in

Chinese Patriarch and Matriarch Ancestral Scroll Painting

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Magnificent Chinese scroll ancestor painting showing patriarch and matriarch of a high ranking status civil official. This unusual scroll depicts the dignitary couple seated below a ...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paint, Paper

Framed Antique Chinese Embroidery Qing Dynasty Provenance
Framed Antique Chinese Embroidery Qing Dynasty Provenance

Framed Antique Chinese Embroidery Qing Dynasty Provenance

Located in Atlanta, GA

A Chinese antique embroidery presented in a museum quality frame, originally purchased from Galerie Du Monde in Hongkong. Originally, the textile was a roundel design likely from the...

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Textiles

Materials

Linen, Silk, Wood

Large Chinese Silk Embroidery, Framed
Large Chinese Silk Embroidery, Framed

Large Chinese Silk Embroidery, Framed

$2,900

H 78 in W 35 in D 0.5 in

Large Chinese Silk Embroidery, Framed

Located in Bradenton, FL

This tall Chinese silk embroidery depicts Asian figures and scenes of boats, bridges and Asian landscapes. Features red, green, salmon and white colors on a beautiful serene blue bac...

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tapestries

Materials

Silk

Framed Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Embroidery 24LP126
Framed Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Embroidery 24LP126

Framed Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Embroidery 24LP126

$380Sale Price|60% Off

H 16 in W 16 in D 0.5 in

Framed Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Embroidery 24LP126

Located in Pomona, CA

Originally purchased from Hong Kong, this Chinese antique embroidery presented in a museum quality. This textile was a roundel design likely from the center front of a noble woman's...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Textiles

Materials

Silk

Chinese Reverse Glass Portrait of a Young Woman, c. 1900
Chinese Reverse Glass Portrait of a Young Woman, c. 1900

Chinese Reverse Glass Portrait of a Young Woman, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

With exquisite detail and sparkling color, this portrait of a young woman is a remarkable example of reverse glass painting. Lending the finished work a subtle three-dimensional effe...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Glass

Early 20th Century Japanese Cherry Blossom Screen by Kano Sanrakuki
Early 20th Century Japanese Cherry Blossom Screen by Kano Sanrakuki

Early 20th Century Japanese Cherry Blossom Screen by Kano Sanrakuki

Located in Kyoto, JP

Cherry Blossoms Kano Sanrakuki (1898-1981) Showa period, circa 1930 2-panel Japanese Screen Color, gofun and gold leaf on paper Against a backdrop of gold-leafed groun...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

LARGE PAIR OF 133X78CM ANTIQUE CHINESE ANCESTRAL PORTRAITS WITH GOLD BORDERs
LARGE PAIR OF 133X78CM ANTIQUE CHINESE ANCESTRAL PORTRAITS WITH GOLD BORDERs

LARGE PAIR OF 133X78CM ANTIQUE CHINESE ANCESTRAL PORTRAITS WITH GOLD BORDERs

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of Antique Chinese Ancestral Portraits on the original paper with lovely glazed frames I have a small selection of these listed u...

Category

Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinoiserie Paintings

Materials

Plywood

Framed Antique Tibetan Thangka of Yamantaka with Consort
Framed Antique Tibetan Thangka of Yamantaka with Consort

Framed Antique Tibetan Thangka of Yamantaka with Consort

Located in Atlanta, GA

An antique Tibetan Thangka with polychrome pigments on cloth, circa mid to late 19th century. It depicts Yamantaka, also known as Vajrabhairava, who is a wrathful manifestation of Ma...

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Antique 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Paintings and Screens

Materials

Textile

Chinese Ancestor Painting Qing Dynasty
Chinese Ancestor Painting Qing Dynasty

Chinese Ancestor Painting Qing Dynasty

$1,600Sale Price|60% Off

H 63 in W 41 in D 2 in

Chinese Ancestor Painting Qing Dynasty

Located in New York, NY

Qing Dynasty Chinese Ancestor painting. Antique Chinese Ancestor paintings are sought after for their warm colors and traditional painting style. This one is rendered beautifully in ...

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Antique 1890s Chinese Qing Paintings

Materials

Paper

Qing Dynasty 19th Century Ancestral Group Painting on Hand Painted Parchment
Qing Dynasty 19th Century Ancestral Group Painting on Hand Painted Parchment

Qing Dynasty 19th Century Ancestral Group Painting on Hand Painted Parchment

Located in Yonkers, NY

A Chinese Qing Dynasty period painting from the 19th century of an ancestral group portrait in custom frame. Immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of Chinese history with this Qing D...

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings

Materials

Plexiglass, Wood, Parchment Paper

Seishi Ai-oi Genji – Set of 12 Shunga works together w/astrological commentary
Seishi Ai-oi Genji – Set of 12 Shunga works together w/astrological commentary

Seishi Ai-oi Genji – Set of 12 Shunga works together w/astrological commentary

By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)

Located in Middletown, NY

Set of 12 woodblock prints in colors on handmade, laid mulberry paper, 6 3/4 x 10 1/4 inches (170 x 258 mm), printed in Ka-ei 4 (1851). Each print with minor handling wear, otherwis...

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Mid-19th Century Edo Nude Prints

Materials

Ink, Handmade Paper, Woodcut

Lovely Pair of Antique Chinese Ancestral Portrait Hand Painted Glass Paintings
Lovely Pair of Antique Chinese Ancestral Portrait Hand Painted Glass Paintings

Lovely Pair of Antique Chinese Ancestral Portrait Hand Painted Glass Paintings

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of Antique Chinese Ancestral Portraits which have been hand reverse painted on to the back ...

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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass

19th Century Chinese Canopy Wedding Bed
19th Century Chinese Canopy Wedding Bed

19th Century Chinese Canopy Wedding Bed

$16,434Sale Price|50% Off

H 102.37 in W 99.61 in D 72.84 in

19th Century Chinese Canopy Wedding Bed

Located in Marbella, ES

This is a wonderful example of a canopy bed from Shanghai Province, China. Made of Chinese Northern Elm, this bed features hoofed feet and multiple floral carvings. The exterior ...

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

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Ancestor Silk Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of ancestor silk paintings available for sale. The range of distinct ancestor silk paintings — often made from fabric, silk and wood — can elevate any home. Ancestor silk paintings have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century.

How Much are Ancestor Silk Paintings?

Prices for ancestor silk paintings start at $350 and top out at $10,500 with the average selling for $2,500.