Chinese Ancestor Painting, Couple in Red and Black finish-matt Base Diam 24cm x H

Base Diam 24cm x H 45cm

with a fixed panel at either side

This unusual cabinet

in a bathroom or kitchen for storing jars

were actually used not just for holding offerings to ancestors

Chinese Ancestor Painting, Couple in Red and Black finish-matt Base Diam 24cm x HThis large portrait is a reproduction of the paintings produced in China for centuries as part of the ritual of ancestor worship. Families would honour their forbears with offerings placed in front of these paintings, which were always shown with the subjects face on and often life size. Sometimes they depicted individuals or groups of more than one generation, but also often show couples as is the case here. Normally the subjects would be shown