A few examples of appraisal values for
CHINESE ANCESTOR

• A Qing Chinese ancestor portrait of
  A Qing Chinese ancestor portrait of a gentleman, his wife and daughter, wearing red Mandarin jackets, watercolour on linen, now framed, 178cm x 95cm
• A Chinese Ancestor Portrait 17th
  A Chinese Ancestor Portrait 17th Century ? ??? ??????? ink and color on silk, framed. 63 x 34 in., 160 x 86.4 cm.
• Chinese Double Ancestor
  Chinese Double Ancestor Portrait, 20th century, gouache on paper, depicting a mandarin and his consort seated before an ancestral altar with a three-fold screen, glazed and presented in a stained wooden frame, h. 44-1/4", w. 31-1/2".
• A Chinese Ancestor Portrait ink and
  A Chinese Ancestor Portrait ink and color on paper, framed. Visible image: height 37 x width 17 1/2 in., 94 x 44.5 cm.
• A Chinese Ancestor Portrait 19th
  A Chinese Ancestor Portrait 19th Century depicting multiple figures in a palace. Height 63 1/2 x width 47 inches.
• Chinese Male Ancestor Scroll
  Chinese Male Ancestor Scroll Chinese. A painted scroll on rice paper depicting a male ancestral figure seated underneath a large block of calligraphic text; 69.5 x 34.25 in. (176.5 x 87 cm). Condition: Loss of pigment loss of paper and some running of pigment onto border. Special Auction Notes: U.S bidders may pay with cash personal check money order bank check or wire transfer. Bidders outside the U. S. will be required to pay by wire transfer. No credit cards accepted. Bidders unknown to Cowan??Ts may be asked to provide additional personal identity or banking information.Please register early to allow sufficient time for bidder approval.
• Two Chinese ancestor scrolls
  Two Chinese ancestor scrolls 19th century Color on paper and later framed, depicting a male and female seated in formal robes with rank badge. Image Height: 4 foot. PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Ohio
• A Chinese Ancestor Portrait EARLY
  A Chinese Ancestor Portrait EARLY 20TH CENTURY watercolor on paper, in the Ming style. Framed 73 x 40 inches. Property from the Estate of R. Lawrence Dunworth, Palm Beach, Florida
• Chinese Ancestral Portrait20th
  Chinese Ancestral Portrait20th century gouache and gilding on paper depicting the father seated and flanked by his wife and daughter standing behind presented under glass in a modern black frame.DOA 53.5 x 41.5 in.
• A Chinese Ancestor scroll,
  A Chinese Ancestor scroll, painted a Qing Empress, 132cm x 61cm
• A CHINESE ANCESTOR PORTRAIT 19th
  A CHINESE ANCESTOR PORTRAIT 19th century, ink and colors on paper, an older woman seated in a sedan chair covered with brocade textile, she is dressed in a formal court robe and embroidered vest over a red ground robe with golden dragons, her vest has a white bird rank badge to the center, she wears an elaborate ruyi collar and ornate hat with blue kingfisher feathers and pearls handing down either side of her face, her expression is passive and her head appears much smaller than her body, professionally framed with mat, not examined outside of the frame.
• A Chinese Ancestor Portrait on
  A Chinese Ancestor Portrait on Silk, Dated 1916 ?? ??? ?? ?? ??1916? frame 46.4 x 32.3 in — 117.8 x 82 cm
• Fine and Unusual Chinese
  Fine and Unusual Chinese Multi-Generational Ancestor Portrait, 19th century, gouache on paper, depicting fifteen persons probably representing six generations, all seated before an ancestral altar with spirit table, incense and fruit offerings and books of ancestors, the men all wearing scholar's robes and formal summer hats, the women wearing colored surcoats over embroidered robes, each wearing a badge of the first Civil rank, except the last two women, double mounted behind plexiglass in a giltwood frame, h. 72-1/2", w. 46-1/2".
• A CHINESE ANCESTOR PORTRAITA
  A CHINESE ANCESTOR PORTRAITA Chinese ancestor portraitimage 12 1/2 x 10 1/2in
• CHINESE PAINTING OF VARIOUS
  CHINESE PAINTING OF VARIOUS ANCESTORS Chinese painting of various ancestors, ink and color on paper, framed, 57"h. x 30.75"w.
• Framed Chinese Ancestor
  Framed Chinese Ancestor Portrait, 19th century, gouache on paper, 61-1/2" x 38", painted with the wife of a court civil official of the first rank, seated on a tiger skin-draped chair, wearing court robes over a pleated informal robe, jeweled phoenix headdress, Buddhist rosary and rank badge.
• A LARGE CHINESE ANCESTOR PORTRAIT
  A LARGE CHINESE ANCESTOR PORTRAIT 20th century, ink and colors on canvas, painting of husband and wife wearing formal court robes with rank badges seated in front of an altar table with incense burner and paintings behind, framed under plexiglass, not examined outside of the frame. Ancestor portraits were created to be placed in a family shrine area for remembrance and tribute to a family's ancestors.
• CHINESE ANCESTOR'S PORTRAIT Chinese
  CHINESE ANCESTOR'S PORTRAIT Chinese portrait painting, ink and color on paper, depicting a seated scholar, framed and glazed, 22.25"h. x 15"w.
• Chinese ancestral portait qing
  Chinese ancestral portait qing dynasty Color wash and ink on paper laid down, depicting an elderly gentleman dressed in a blue robe with first rank civil badge, seated in a garden. H: 51 in. L: 26 in.
• Two Chinese ancestor portraits, ink
  Two Chinese ancestor portraits, ink and color on silk, seated man and woman with 6th rank civil badges (egret) on their robes, originally hanging scrolls, 19th century, 17-1/2 x 13-1/2 in. (sight); modern gilt wood frames, 20-1/2 x 16-1/2 in. Minor stains, toning, foxing.
• CHINESE ANCESTOR PORTRAIT SILK
  CHINESE ANCESTOR PORTRAIT SILK PAINTING,19TH C. large Chinese ancestor portrait painting on silk, dated to 19th C, large painting depicting many generations of 8 ancestors, both male and female sitting in two columns, each with richly colored robes, detailed gilt heightened throughout, each figure with a title written in Chinese character D:54" (137 cm) x 42 1/2"(108 cm) painting area only Collection of a private Boston, MA collector Condition: in overall good condition with surface wear, discolor and crease
• Chinese Ancestor Portrait on
  Chinese Ancestor Portrait on Silk.From a Larchmont NY home. Dimensions: 43.75'' high x 22.75'' wide. Condition: Not examined out of frame.
• CHINESE DOUBLE ANCESTOR PORTRAIT,
  CHINESE DOUBLE ANCESTOR PORTRAIT, 19TH CENTURYChinese Double Ancestor Portrait, 19th Century , watercolor and ink on paper mounted as a hanging scroll depicting an official and his wife seated before an altar table and screen, and attended by two servants Image 44.5 in. x 30.5 in. Scroll 69 in. x 40 in. Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• A Qing Chinese ancestor portrait
  A Qing Chinese ancestor portrait group of two seated sages wearing Mandarin cloaks, watercolour on linen, now framed, 178cm x 95cm
• ANONYMOUS chinese, 19th century
  ANONYMOUS chinese, 19th century ANCESTOR PORTAIT Wash and ink on paper, glazed and framed
• A CHINESE ANCESTOR PORTRAIT ON
  A CHINESE ANCESTOR PORTRAIT ON SILKA Chinese ancestor portrait on silkframed 38 x 23in (97 x 58cm)
• A Large Chinese Ancestor Portrait
  A Large Chinese Ancestor Portrait 20TH CENTURY Height 61 x width 31 1/4 in., 155 x 79.5 cm. Property Sold to Benefit a Nonprofit Cultural Organization
• A PAIR OF CHINESE ANCESTOR
  A PAIR OF CHINESE ANCESTOR PORTRAITS 20th century, ink and colors, half portraits of ancestors against a grayish black streaked ground, featuring a man and a woman wearing formal court robes, hats, and accessories, framed with double mats in key motif carved wooden frames, not examined outside of the frames.
• A CHINESE ANCESTOR SCROLLA
  A CHINESE ANCESTOR SCROLLA Chinese ancestor scroll61 1/2 x 35 1/2in (156 x 90cm)
• Unusual Chinese Ancestral Portrait,
  Unusual Chinese Ancestral Portrait, 19th century, the large scroll painted with forty-one people representing five generations, all dressed in semi-formal robes, seven of the men and eight of the women wearing rank badges, all seated before an ancestral altar with spirit tablets, vases and incense burner, having wooden terminals on the lower rod, h. 89", w. 64".
• PAIR OF CHINESE ANCESTOR
  PAIR OF CHINESE ANCESTOR PORTRAITSPair of Chinese Ancestor Portraits , late 19th/20th c., worked in ink and color on silk with a male and female of exalted civil rank, 39 1/2 in. x 25 3/4 in., silk-mounted and framed alike. (2 pcs.) Provenance: Estates of George and Mary Beth Thomson, Franklin, LA
• Framed Chinese Double Ancestor
  Framed Chinese Double Ancestor Scroll, Kuang Hsu period (1875-1908), gouache on paper, with a figural silk border, depicting a Civil official of the first rank and his wife, he in informal robes and she with rank badge and phoenix tiara, both seated before an ancestral shrine, framed in a black-lacquered frame and glazed, frame h. 59-1/2", w. 42-1/2".
• Pair of Chinese Ancestor Portraits,
  Pair of Chinese Ancestor Portraits, first half 20th century, gouache on paper, one depicting a court official, the other his consort, each seated on a tiger skin-draped chair, glazed in giltwood frames, h. 45-1/2", w. 26-1/2".
• A 20th Century Chinese (Hunan
  A 20th Century Chinese (Hunan Province) carved and painted wooden ancestral figure (a spirit medium with a concealed chamber containing a paper dedication ''To Mr Jung'' a written charm and a cloth sack containing the ''Entrails of the deceased'') dated 1937 10ins high (254mm - some worm damage and chipping to the paint)
• Two Chinese ancestor plaques
  Two Chinese ancestor plaques Color plaque depicting male and female seated figures, framed and with hanging hook. H: 26 L: 13 in.
• CHINESE ANCESTOR PORTRAIT SILK
  CHINESE ANCESTOR PORTRAIT SILK PAINTING,19TH C. large Chinese ancestor portrait painting on silk, dated to 19th C, large painting depicting many generations of 8 ancestors, both male and female sitting in two columns, each with richly colored robes, detailed gilt heightened throughout, each figure with a title written in Chinese character D:54" (137 cm) x 42 1/2"(108 cm) painting area only Collection of a private Boston, MA collector Link to HD Natural Light photos:Click here for high resolution imagesCondition: in overall good condition with surface wear, discolor and crease