Ancestor painting. A mandarin with a civil rank badge sitting on a chair draped with a tiger skin, wearing a blue robe with dragons chasing the flaming pearl. Besides being compelling art, the painting reveals much about Chinese social and cultural history. China, Qing Dynasty first half of the 19th century.

Condition: Restoration of the paper at the top part.

Dimensions: 117x77 cm

Provenance: Bruun Rasmussen Kunstauktioner, Denmark