Portrait of a Man - detail of inscription on throne

Portrait of a Man - detail of inscription on throne

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 in lower right. Further inscription on base of throne and written sideways shown here.

Emison Art Museum

DePauw University

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China

China - Qing Dynasty 1644 - 1911

early 20th century