Lot 58

ANCESTOR PORTRAIT PAINTING
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

Auction: 15 September 2022 from 10:00 BST
£454
Description
清 祖先像紙本設色 立軸
ink and colour on paper, painted with a seated male, possibly fourth-ranked, court official holding a folded fan in his right hand, a European pocket watch in the left, wearing a black robe with a white bird badge, the painting cut out and mounted on paper
Dimensions
149cm x 89.5cm
Provenance
Provenance: Private Scottish collection, Edinburgh. Acquired about thirty years ago in Macau (by repute).
