Ancestor Painting, Couple in Blue and Black material-silk Great as fruit bowls

Great as fruit bowls

as each one is individually hand made the style and detail may vary

with 'waisted' seats

These beautiful large

Ancestor Painting, Couple in Blue and Black material-silk Great as fruit bowlsThis large ancestor portrait is a reproduction based on the paintings traditionally used in China for centuries for the practice of ancestor worship. Families would honour their ancestors with offerings placed on altar tables below their portraits, which would show either individuals, couples or in some cases several generations together. The subjects would be shown seated, dressed in official robes that displayed the square badges of their rank. Here