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Date of Work
Third Quarter of the 19th Century
Medium
ink on toned silk
Identification #
92-227
Height
82"
Width
39 1/2"
Collection/Provenance
Chester Fritz Library, East Asian Room
Status
Stored: S8A
Location
UND Art Collections Repository
Additional Information
One of seven hanging scrolls endowed by Chester Fritz for the East Asian Room. Executed inning and color on silk, this portrait is unusual because of the number of figures depicted. Ancestral paintings usually pictured two to four figures. Six male and eight female court figures may indicate male ancestors with more than one wife. They are clothed in elaborate robes with rank badges and official headdresses.
Condition
Good
Condition Notes
Large "U" shaped tear near bottom of piece, mended on the back of the piece with tape
Rights
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