Portrait of a Man - detail of inscription

Portrait of a Man - detail of inscription

Arts; Arts-Painting; Daily Life-Family;

Possibly an ancestor portrait of a Qing-type figure. Male has graying beard, wears traditional Qing cap.Bright blue, fur-lined robe decorated with cranes on phoenixes. Undergarment has 4-clawed dragons, flaming pearl, over stylized rocks and waves. Very cursive character faintly visible here. Further inscription on base of throne is written sideways.

Emison Art Museum

DePauw University

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Manchu [?]

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China

China - Qing Dynasty 1644 - 1911

early 20th century