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Subject:Chinese Ancestral Scrolls
Posted By: Caroline S Thu, Jul 30, 2015 IP: 209.64.3.90

Hi There,

Can anyone help date/identify the two Chinese ancestral portraits? Thanks in advance.





Subject:Re: Chinese Ancestral Scrolls
Posted By: snap Fri, Jul 31, 2015

Impossible to identify who actual people supposed to be, out of millions possible used in ancestral shrines.

Some artists pre-painted backdrops (clothing, chair drapery, etc.) and purchaser had artist add in faces from photographs.

In-focus, straight-on closeup of heads and supposed chest-badges might help with dating, but present guess early 20th century.

Subject:Re: Chinese Ancestral Scrolls
Posted By: John R Fri, Jul 31, 2015

If you want to find out more about ancestor portraits
pick up the book that accompanied the exhibition
at the Sackler Gallery in 2001.
http://www.amazon.com/Worshiping-Ancestors-Chinese-Commemorative-Portraits/dp/0804742634
What I do appreciate is the fact that the framer
maintained these hanging scrolls in their original
format by creating a box frame.


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