Chinese Ancestor Painting, Couple in Red and Black d100 beaded apron below the seat

beaded apron below the seat

keys and other odds and ends

Many of them include a metal plaque on the top giving details of the company

The drawer handles are also old

Chinese Ancestor Painting, Couple in Red and Black d100 beaded apron below the seatThis 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