Chinese Ancestral Art

This Cultural token of Chinese Art allows us to peak into the past and appreciate ancient beauty and mystery. Often times these paintings were intended to honor ancestors that had pa...

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

This recessed-leg table from China's Shanxi province dates to the early 19th century and was originally used to display an ancestral shrine in a provincial household. Incense, candle...

A magnificent Qing Dynasty (1636-1912) architectural ancestral shrine. 19th century, China, exceptionally executed in traditional ancient Chinese architecture timber-frame temple h...

Made from black and red lacquered Elm Wood, this shrine is multifunctional as both a display and storage cabinet. The top piece is decorated with segmented cloud-form openwork pan...

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

The sign hung in the family's ancestral hall out of respect for all of the recipient's ancestors.

Colorful pair of Chinese ancestor portraits depicting a patriarch and matriarch of high ranking official status. Both seated wearing beautifully decorated robes and hats. Mounted in ...

Meticulously carved pair of ancestral Chinese figures, a man and a woman, with stamp on bottom.

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

Monumental pair of 19th century Chinese ancestral portraits in giltwood frames under plexiglass. Size 65"x45" framed.

Chinese Ancestral Portrait of Enthroned Noblewoman, Gouache on Linen Mounted on Paper, circa 1900, depicting crowned and dressed female ancestor in headdress and dragon robes, giltwo...

Large mounted and framed Chinese Qing dynasty ancestor portrait. Depicts one patriarch and two matriarch figures seated in their robes. Vibrant ink and color pigments with Chinese sc...

Chinese ancestral painting is finely painted depicting many generations dressed in their traditional Dynasty type dress. This painting was commissioned by descendants, and this one i...

A very rare portrait of the highest ranking official in the Emperor's court. This is based on the rank badge of the crane and the red hat. The painting is very intricate with a lot o...

A captivating glimpse into China's last imperial era. This exceptional 19th-century Chinese ancestral watercolour portrait captures three generations or couples of a noble family fr...

This is a set of early Chinese ancestral portraits, male and female. The medium is guache on paper with soothing neutrals. The frames are taupe with iridescent tones. There is foxing...

We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare Chinese ancestral portrait which has been hand painted on glass I have no idea exactly how this was made but it looks complicate...

We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare huge Chinese ancestral oil on canvas family painting which is part of a suite I have four of these in total, one extra large, one...

We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare Chinese ancestral oil on canvas family painting which is part of a suite The is the large one, it depicts four very important loo...

Beautiful paintings displayed in intricately carved wood frames. Each painting is done on silk, showcasing the regal attire and grandeur of imperial China. These are statement piec...

Pair of framed Chinese Qing Dynasty ancestral portraits painted on paper and depicting a seated couple, possibly court officials, dressed in elaborately patterned formal robes. The p...

Pair of antique Chinese ancestral portraits of an elderly man and woman in intricately embroidered ceremonial silk robes. Note the detail of the robes and her headress. Both figures ...

This work unusual for being done in oil on canvas is from the late period of the Manchu Rule and may in fact be more about a desire for the glory days of Chinese imperial rule then a...

This richly colored and exquisitely detailed composition painted, circa 1850 during the Qing dynasty points to the central role ancestor worship played in Chinese culture. The painti...

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...

Monumental Chinese late Qing dynasty ancestor scroll portrait painting of a high ranking official or Imperial court matriarch. Features a woman seated in a room wearing an intricatel...

Direct from an old private collection of antique 17th century, 18th century, 19th century Asian, Japanese, Chinese works of art, decorative objects, paintings, sculpture.

An antique Chinese Mandarin painting offers watercolor portrait of seated man, framed, c1900 Measures - 37.5'' H x 24.25'' W x 1.5'' D; sight: 31'' x 27.25''.

Stunning pair of Chinese Republic period ancestor paintings or portraits. Depicts a Chinese patriarch and matriarch of high rank status seated in colorful robes. Beautifully painted ...

An interesting smaller piece with clear signs of age. Wood carved and decorating with gilt (and likely lacquer at one time). May have been part of a larger fixture at one time. It ap...

An antique Chinese Qing dynasty period framed ancestral portrait from the early 20th century depicting a patriarch. Born in China during the early years of the 20th century, this exq...

Lovely Chinese ancestral portrait painted on silk.

Heavy, ornate and wonderfully carved Taoist temple or ancestral figure. From a large collection of Asian artifacts. Has Chinese customs wax seal on shoulder. We are listing as...

An Incredible and Large Chinese Qing Dynasty (late 19th century) Style Upper Nobility Ancestral Portrait Painting on Paper with a Beautiful 24K giltwood frame. The composition featur...

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...

We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare Chinese ancestral Warrior oil on canvas painting which is part of a suite The is the medium one, it depicts some kind of lord sea...

We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare Chinese ancestral oil on canvas family painting which is part of a suite I have four of these in total, one extra large, one larg...

Antique Asian bronze ancestral Totems, believed to be Chinese, circa 19th Century, and mounted on Lucite bases. They stand an impressive 22.5" height.

Pair of Chinese Ancestral Portraits

A framed Chinese ancestral portrait hand painted on silk of a high ranking member of the Imperial Court.

Antique Chinese Ancestral Painting beautifully rendered with background six panel screen

A COLORFUL AND LARGE PAIR OF ANCESTRAL PORTRAITS, DONE IN CHINA IN THE 19THC. ON SILK, MATTED AND FRAMED

Ancestral Chinese portrait in new custom frame. Four figures are posed in front of a screen that describes persons of rank. Placement of figures and detail of chair legs illustrates ...

A pair of early 20th century Chinese ancestral paintings depicting a Mandarin and his wife in winter costume. Both are signed bottom right.

A pair of mid 19th century Chinese ink on paper ancestor portraits depicting a Mandarin gentleman and his wife wearing winter costumes.

Turn of the century portrait extremely well rendered in ink and watercolor on scroll paper. Wear consistent with age.

This well framed wit original hangers of Chinese Ancestors is feel done, hand painted high ranking court man (note the badges). Beautiful colors of course hand painted on rice paper...

Very nice pair of framed Oriental ancestral portraits of man and woman, on silk in good condition with fine color, framed in notch corner wooden Asian style frames. Probably Chinese,...

This painting on paper is not only striking for sheer size (87' by 46 1/2') but also for its bold colors, 18th century. The official and two Women are all dressed in highly embroide...

A vibrantly colored pair of ancestral portraits on paper in mottled gilt frames. They date from the early part of the past century and are in excellent condition. Please feel free ...

Very unique striking pair of authentic Chinese husband and wife ancestor portraits. The painting is very intricate and the coloring is wonderful. They were framed for the Marshall Fi...

This pair of hand painted portraits are on paper, laid on silk. Bright vibrant colors . There has been restoration to paper.

Made of carved wood with transparent fences and scrollwork panels, two dragons at the front and pagoda roofs on top. A beautiful realization by the Chinese woodcarver and furniture m...

Antique pair of Qing dynasty ancestor portraits depicting a male and a female. Hand painted on silk and framed under glass within a large textured silk border. The glass made it diff...

c. 1870s/1880s; Japan Late 19th century decorative keyaki (Japanese elm) cabinet. This ornate, pagoda-inspired piece dates to the early/middle Meiji period in Japan and is construc...

Extraordinary 19th century English ladies secretaire desk or writing table. The two part desk was made in the Chinoiserie revival period of Europe in the mid-19th century. The desk f...

A Chinese late Qing Dynasty period framed painting from the early 20th century of a royalty related couple with dragon motifs painted on a linen canvas. Created in China during the l...

Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...

This 19th-century Chinese Chinoiserie lacquer side cabinet is a splendid testament to the enduring allure of the Chinoiserie movement that swept through Europe in the 17th century. A...

An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Ceremony Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan. This extraordinary Meiji-period shibayama cabinet, attributed to the Tokugawa samurai clan, s...

The console in old black paint, now worn. The frieze on front and sides set with elaborately carved figural panels in gilt with red backgrounds and details. Most of the panels with v...

An exquisite antique Japanese Meiji period Shibayama Shodana cabinet, circa 1880. One of the finest antique Shibayama cabinets one will see, the cabinet is finely inlaid and overlaid...

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...

Chinese ancestor portrait of a Mandarin Dignitary. Antique tempera on paper painting of a Mandarin Dignitary wearing a red court dress and seated on a throne chair. Based on the ...