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Sun, Nov 9, 2025 11:00AM EST
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Over 1,000 lots will be offered in day 2 of our 2 day auction weekend! There are multiple lots of important fine art from landscapes and etchings to old masters and portraits. We have a Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre Porcelain Octagonal Bowl, Rare Books, a Fantastic Collection of Sterling Silver, Oriental Rugs, a Lifetime Stamp Collection, Old Master Paintings, Asian Antiquities, and more!
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Lot 1733

Chinese Ancestor Painting

Estimate: $100 - $150
Starting Bid
$50

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Chinese Ancestor Painting. Watercolor on paper portrait of a female ancestor. 

Condition: Some color fading.

Overall Size: 39 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.
Sight Size: 37 1/2 x 21 3/4 in.

Chinese ancestral portraits are formal, often life-sized depictions of deceased family members, traditionally painted in ink and color on silk or paper to honor and preserve their memory within Confucian traditions. Portraying the subject in ceremonial attire, these artworks emphasize dignity and moral virtue, often including inscriptions detailing the ancestor's lineage and achievements.  Displayed in ancestral halls or family shrines, the portraits function as crucial focal points for veneration and ritual offerings, thus reinforcing the family hierarchy and the core value of filial piety.

Some color fading.

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39 1/2 x 22 1/2 x 3/4 in.