Antique Chinese Ancestor Portrait

These paintings are from a traditional Chinese Art that dates back to antiquity and which allows descendants to preserve a connection with their ancestors. Festive attire dress and M...

Pair of very high quality antique Chinese ancestor portraits on ricepaper. These paintings are made with incredible skill and they are painted in such accuracy and the details are j...

Qing Dynasty Chinese Ancestral Portrait, 19th Century, Ancestor officer commemorate portrait and descriptions of characters signed on top right corners, ink and color on paper Overal...

Rare Example of a Portrait of a Daoist Priest Shown Sitting in the Lotus Position on a Root Chair, Wearing an Ermine-Collared, Red Robe, Holding a Lingzhi Fungus.
Possibly a C...

The largest pair we have seen. We conclude from the great size that these were the property of an important 19th century Chinese family.

Only prominent families in ancient China, mostly imperial officials, have such portraits.

The artist’s painstakingly hand-painted and inked recreation of the intricate embroidery designs of the distinguished subject’s imperial robes in particular invite and reward closer ...

Portrait of a lady from an important household in Southern China.

Ming Dynasty period imperial officer portrait, this is a few examples painting existing compare to later Qing Dynasty period. A gentleman with a long, flowing beard sits on brocade,...

A Chinese 'Ancestor Portrait' oil on canvas laid down on board, depicting a seated dignitary.

A popular practice with this type of 19th century Chinese ancestor memorial painting, the individual is portrayed as a low 8th rank official identified by the rank badge on his chest...

It dates to the middle 19th century and is of Northern Chinese origin.   

Depicting a husband and wife seated with rank badge. Ebonized frame.

19th Century Chinese Ancestral Portrait

Ancestral portraits are commemorative paintings commissioned by families; they are a visual representation of family lineage (modernly referred to as a ‘family tree’ in western cultu...

This intricately detailed composition is a late-Qing dynasty ancestor portrait depicting several generations of a family's male ancestry. Originally accompanied by a matching portrai...

Unique depiction of 12 generations, hand painted on loomed linen. Shanxi Province, China, c. late 18th Century. Custom steel hanging bar is 91.88" long. A traditional piece, but q...

Tall and not too wide, these striking ancestor portraits are a versatile size. Although we are not able to determine the age, we believe they are early 20th century or prior. They ar...

A finely painted 18th century Chinese ancestor portrait of a wife of a court official wearing an embroidered dragon robe sitting on a tiger skin covered round back chair, in a gold l...

Two Chinese ancestor portraits, Qing dynasty, each generation depicted seated in ceremonial robes.

Chinese Ancestor portrait of a mandarin with his first wife.

This intricately detailed composition is a late-Qing dynasty ancestor portrait depicting several generations of a family's ancestry. The painting would have been displayed in the hom...

This intricately detailed composition is a late-Qing dynasty ancestor portrait depicting several generations of a family's male ancestry. Originally accompanied by a matching portrai...

This intricately detailed composition is a late-Qing dynasty ancestor portrait depicting several generations of a family's ancestry. The painting would have been displayed in the hom...

This intricately detailed composition is a late-Qing dynasty ancestor portrait depicting several generations of a family's ancestry. This painting would have been displayed in the ho...

Antique Qing Dynasty Chinese Male Ancestor Portrait Painting

Antique Qing Dynasty Chinese Female Ancestor Portrait Painting

Pair of nineteenth century Chinese watercolor ancestor portraits painted on scroll paper and mounted in simple black lacquered frames.

Very chic pair of 18th century ancestor portraits in mirrored frames.

Colorful Chinese Qing dynasty ancestor portrait of a high ranking official or ruler depicted sitting with a beautifully embroidered robe decorated with rank badges.

Pagoda Red Collection #: PR002 Keywords: Painting, portrait, Chinese, ancestor

Chinese ancestor portrait of a Mandarin Dignitary.

A painted ancestor portrait from China seated in formal robes.

The black framed painting on silk (under glass) is of a distinguished Chinese gentleman who wears a yellow ceremonial robe embellished with blue and pink dragon-like figures on the s...

This is an authentic, original, Chinese family ancestor's portrait that is hand-painted on canvas, colored using natural ingredients, such as lapis and saffron.

Chinese ancestral portrait, the individual is the matriarch of a high ranking official as identified by the rank badge on the chest.      

This intricately detailed composition is a late-Qing dynasty ancestor portrait depicting several generations of a family's ancestry. This painting would have been displayed in the ho...

This Chinese 18th century large ancestors portrait was hand painted and framed.

Large 19th century Qing dynasty ancestral matriarch scroll portrait painting. Features a matriarch in semi-formal ceremonial court attire decorated in vibrant colors. Depicted sittin...

A pair of large antique 19th century ancestor portraits, painted in mineral colors and ink on paper. A noble pair, a wealthy husband and wife, ornately dressed and sitting on carved ...

Chinese households honor their ancestors in private family rituals, invoking their spirits for long life, health, and prosperity.

Believing that the departed continue to hold influence over the lives of the living, many Chinese households honor their ancestors in private family rituals, invoking their spirits f...

Patriarch and matriarch large pair of 19th century Chinese ancestral scroll portraits. Depicting an elderly couple in colorful robes. The images measuring 63 inches high by 34.5 inch...

Chinese households honor their ancestors in private family rituals, invoking their spirits for long life, health, and prosperity.

ANTIQUE CHINESE MULTI-GENERATIONAL FAMILY PORTRAIT, ORIGINAL ANCESTRAL PORTRAIT PAINTING, 19TH CENTURY Dating from the late Qing Dynasty (19th century).

Monumental Chinese late Qing dynasty ancestor scroll portrait painting of a high ranking official or Imperial court matriarch.

Chinese Portrait of an ancestor. 19th century.

A Pair of Framed Chinese Ancestor Portraits . Giltwood Frames.

Chinese ancestor portrait in wood frame, circa late 19th-early 20th century.

Very large Chinese ancestor portrait showing three generations sitting in the pagoda with their servants.

Chinese ancestor portrait depicting three family members, a husband and his two wives.

Two Chinese ancestor portraits, a male and a female.

Pair Framed 19th Century Chinese Ancestor Portraits.

Fine Quality Pair of 19th Century Qing Dynasty Chinese Ancestor Portraits framed in black.

Pair of early Chinese ancestor portraits of a Mandarin dignitary and his wife.

Each painting depicting a man and woman wearing Court dresses and seated on a throne.

Vintage (20th Century) Chinese pen and ink ancestor portrait capturing the honoree seated in a green chair and wearing an elaborate hat and blue dress, on a beige background with a s...

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...

Vintage (20th Century) Chinese pen and ink ancestor portrait capturing the honoree seated in a red chair on a patterned floor and wearing an elaborate hat and blue dress, on a beige ...

Large custom framed hand painted Chinese ancestral portrait with one female and 3 male figures attired in traditional dress. The upper figures with pictorial appliqués to the front o...