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Ancestor portrait
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Ancestor portrait

CultureChinese
Date1750
MediumHanging scroll; color on silk
DimensionsOverall: 65 1/4 × 37 3/4 inches (165.74 × 95.89 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number35-158
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DescriptionOld lady in official court costume, bright red robe, gold dragon and blue and green clouds. Headdress with pearl tassels.Provenance

Purchased through Laurence Sickman by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1935.

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