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Ancestral portrait of a lady
Artist
Anonymous (Chinese)
CultureChinese
Dateprobably 18th century
PeriodQing Dynasty
Dimensionsframe: 51 3/16 x 25 5/16 in. (130 x 64.3 cm)
Classification(s)
- EASTERN
Credit LineSelection from the Peterson Collection, Gift of William Bingham II
Terms
- female portrait
- costume
- headdress
- carpet
Object number41.15.31
DescriptionThe square emblem on the woman's chest is a rank badge, indicative of her husband's status. The wild goose symbolizes that he was a fourth-rate civil official.On View
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Carolyn Wargula, ARTH 311, s21