Fine Asian Art

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Two Large Paintings on silk, China, Qing dynasty, 18th / 19th century

h max painting cm 122 x l cm 64,5

One depicts the portrait of a high-ranking censor Chinese official, seated on a throne, wearing a blue official robe finely embroidered with dragons and clouds, and a winter coat trimmed with fur. Around his neck hangs a long pearl necklace, and on his chest he bears a first-rank military badge embroidered with a white kirin.

The second portrait features a noble lady, also seated on a throne, dressed in an elegant robe adorned with five-clawed dragons among ruyi-shaped clouds and floral motifs. She wears an elaborate headdress decorated with gilt bats and peacocks, with pearl pendants. Both with frames.

两幅大型绢本画作，中国, 十八 / 十九世纪