scroll painting (ritual & belief: representations)

Chinese ancestral portrait of a seated woman in a red gown with a rank badge on the front, wearing a headdress. Rolled painting on silk with a wooden beam for hanging. Inscription refers to Ming dynasty and gives the woman's name as Mrs. Qiu (邱). Another name in the inscription is "Ning Guo"(甯國), which might be the posthumous name given to her by her family members or one of the Ming emperors, since she seems to be a member of the royal family or another noble figure.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
nn19766
Date
second half of 19th century
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 2260 mm x 720 mm; overall: 2240 mm x 705 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
silk; wood; paint
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
World Gallery > Asia > Chinese cultures
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