Chinese Ancestor Painting
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Chinese Ancestor Painting
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With numerous male and female sitters set out in four rows wearing brightly coloured robes, hats and headdresses. All seated in front of a table set with offerings, on a blue & white arabesque foreground with family & household scenes portayed below. With natural gouache based pigments on fine linen weave canvas.
- Dimensions:Height: 116 in (294.64 cm)Width: 84 in (213.36 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:Early 19th Century
- Condition:Good Condition - commensurate with age. Minor cracks and creases to the canvas and losses to the colour.
- Seller Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:Seller: 471441stDibs: U1102268401684
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