Bidspirit auction | A Pair of Chinese Republic

A Pair of Chinese Republic Era Ancestor Portraits on Gold Ground Wood Panels - A matching pair of Chinese ancestor portraits depicting a male and female figure in formal Qing Dynasty style attire. The portraits are hand-painted with pigments and applied gold leaf on vertical wood panels. The female figure is depicted in a formal red dragon robe with blue and gold embroidered sleeves, a large white beaded necklace, and a formal court hat. The male figure is shown in a blue dragon robe featuring a central forward-facing dragon, a dark beaded court necklace, and a black court hat with a red finial. Both figures are seated on traditional low wood benches against a solid gold leaf ground. Each panel is set in a black-painted rounded wood frame with two cast brass fretwork hanging brackets at the top. The reverse of each panel features a handwritten paper label identifying the items as Chinese Dynasty paintings on wood panel, dated circa 1920s, with inventory numbers 147 and 148. 48 x 30 inches each.