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Ancestral Portrait
Artist
Anonymous (Chinese)
CultureChinese
Date1800-1899
PeriodQing Dynasty
Mediumpainting on silk
Dimensionsframe: 62 3/8 x 31 1/2 in. (158.4 x 80 cm)
Classification(s)
- EASTERN
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Rachel Biddle Raymond in memory of her son, Ridgway Miller Cravens, Class of 1914, in 1941
Terms
- portrait
- costume
- jewelry
- robe
- female figure
Object numberPC.63
DescriptionThe square emblem on the woman's chest is a rank badge, indicative of her husband's status. The egrets symbolize that he was a sixth-rate civil official.Collections
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