Ancestral painting of an official dressed in his blue and black court robe and seated on a large, round backed chair draped with an elaborately embroidered mantel of blue and red floral motifs. The embroidered “Bu Zi” (Mandarin square) on his robe is of an egret, indicating his 6th level ranking as a Civil Servant.
Water and Ink on Rice Paper
China
Late Qing Dynasty (1870 to 1900)
