Chinese Ancestor Painting

Beautiful original Chinese Ancestor Portrait with a Chinese married couple great faded colors.

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

Antique Chinese ancestor portrait on canvas, Qing dynasty, showing the patriarch and the matriarch Portrait with nice, faded, warm colors, nice details in clothes and decoration, 1...

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.

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...

A Chinese ancestor portrait, 19th century, with a new frame.

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...

An impressively sized 19th century Chinese Qing dynasty ancestral portrait painting of a senior official of the first rank in bamboo frame with silk mat.

Portrait of a lady from an important household in Southern China. Can be hung as is in scroll form or framed.

Extra Large Portrait of mother and daughter with beautiful details. Southern China.
Mandarin Collection has one of the finest collections of authentic 19th Century ancestor po...

A set of three late 19th century ancestor portraits painted on canvas showing the imperial family with tables decorated with vases.

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...

This large and colorful ancestor painting depicts a man in an understated Manchu robe and cap flanked by his two wives.

A Chinese 'Ancestor Portrait' oil on canvas laid down on board, depicting a seated dignitary. The Chinese characters identify the artist at Giuseppe Castiglione (1688-1766), a Jesuit...

Antique Qing Dynasty Chinese Male Ancestor Portrait Painting

Antique Qing Dynasty Chinese Female Ancestor Portrait Painting

Lovely pair in traditional colors of red, blue, green and gold. Elegantly matted, and in gilt frames.

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...

Colorful Chinese watercolor on silk painting of a patriarch depicted seated in a robe in front of a large screen. Wonderful use of blue color is featured on the intricate floral carp...

19th Century Chinese Ancestral Portrait

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...

Reflecting the role that ancestor worship played in Chinese culture, this Qing-dynasty painting depicts several generations of family, dressed in intricately-detailed and brilliantly...

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...

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...

Pair of nineteenth century Chinese watercolor ancestor portraits painted on scroll paper and mounted in simple black lacquered frames. Juxtaposed, the portraits depict an aged but ri...

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...

A lovely decorative pair of 20th Century Chinese framed ancestors portraits. Depicting members of the Qing dynasty imperial court in full regalia. In lovely condition with clean bri...

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...

Vintage (20th Century) Chinese ancestor portrait capturing the honoree seated and wearing a royal blue dress, on a beige background, and a floor patterned with several cranes, set in...

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...

A pair of hand painted ancestor portraits in carved rosewood frames, with embroidery accents.

The portraits are early 20th century portrayals of members of the Qing Dy...

Acquired from the estate of a Northwestern University professor of Asian studies who visited China several times before the 1949 communist takeover, these ancestor portraits are even...

Acquired from the estate of a Northwestern University professor of Asian studies who visited China several times before the 1949 communist takeover, these ancestor portraits are even...

Antique Chinese ceremonial ancestor portrait featuring four elder figures in elaborately decorated blue and red robes on paper mounted in a rectangular wooden frame.

Vintage (20th Century) Chinese pen and ink ancestor portrait capturing the honoree seated and wearing an elaborate hat and red dress, on a beige background with a sage green floral p...

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 a...

A pair of hand painted ancestor portraits in carved rosewood frames, with reverse glass painted accents. Painted during China's Republic Period (1912-1949), the portraits are port...

One of a kind work of art Chinois, period Guang-Xu, 1875-1908. "The Ancestors" Drawing on paper, it comes from a private French diplomatic in Shanghai, China. An extraordinary piec...

Pair of colorful Chinese ancestor portraits on silk and framed in aged mirrored matting and gilt bamboo frames.

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...

Ancestors Painting is an original artwork realized in China in the XX Century.

Chinese Ancestor portrait of a mandarin with his first wife. Polychrome gouache on paper, made in quality with many details. Dimensions with out frame: H: 108, W: 100 cm. Origina...

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

Ancestor is an original artwork realized in China in the XIX Century during the Qing Dinasty. China ink and tempera on paper. Wood frame and protective glass included. Good condi...

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

The composition, in the way the figures are posed, is reminiscent of Chinese ancestor paintings especially with the added colourful parasols.

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

Dramatic and exotic, this is a great piece for any interior that wants a wow factor. The Chinese ancestor painting features a clan of Manchurian royalties from the Ch'ing dynasty.

The black-framed print (under glass) is of a distinguished Chinese ancestor painting of a gentleman who is wearing a red robe embellished with yellow dragon-like figures on the skirt...

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

A mid-20th century 'Kamasan' cotton textile painting from Bali, Indonesia. The hand-painted image has great detail and depicts Balinese Hindu mythology. Key features of this image ar...

Stately pair of Chinese export ancestor portraits depicting a patriarch and matriarch of high ranking official status. Both depicted sitting and wearing decorated robes and hats. Mou...

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 ...

Large Qing-Dynasty Double Ancestral Portrait China, late 19th century (Guangxu period, c. 1880–1900) Ink and mineral pigments on paper, mounted and framed under glass Sight: 57 in H ...

A Chinese Qing Dynasty period framed painting from the 19th century of an official's wife with bird-adorned buzi, painted on a linen canvas. Created in the North-Eastern province of ...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite circa 1860-1880 Chinese Ancestral Portrait in a lovely museum glass exhibition fra...

A "Caceria" designed by the Hungarian Immigre Olga Fisch and hand woven circa 1950 in her Ecuador studio by local artisans. These colorful rugs were an integral part of the 1950s loo...

This Chinese portrait depicts a young woman and was painted using a reverse glass painting technique. Painting in reverse on the opposite side of a piece of glass meant the painter h...

Mandarin Taoist Chinese ceremonial scroll portrait painting in custom plexiglass frame. Exuding an air of spiritual significance and artistic mastery, this Mandarin Taoist Chinese ce...

A large antique hand-painted Taoist portrait on parchment paper with silk matting, in custom frame. This large antique hand-painted Taoist portrait is a mesmerizing work of art that ...

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...