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Ancestor Group Portrait
1796–1820
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
From top to bottom this scroll features various generations of ancestors with men on the right and women on the left, 30 figures altogether. Inscribed tablets give their rank and relation within the family. Square badges on their robes indicate each figure's rank as an official. Scrolls of this type were displayed for worship at home during the New Year celebrations.
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- Title: Ancestor Group Portrait
- Date Created: 1796–1820
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 278.2 x 112.2 cm (109 1/2 x 44 3/16 in.); Painting only: 157.2 x 90.2 cm (61 7/8 x 35 1/2 in.)
- Provenance: (Christian Lemanissier, Terres D'Ailleurs, Paris, France, sold to B. Charles Ames and Joyce G. Ames), B. Charles (Chuck) Ames and Joyce (Jay) Grace Ames, Hunting Valley, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Painting
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2019.82
- Medium: Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
- Fun Fact: Court officials' wives could wear the same rank badge as their spouses.
- Department: Chinese Art
- Culture: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Jiaqing period (1796-1820)
- Credit Line: Gift of Joyce G. Ames in honor of her husband B. Charles Ames
- Collection: ASIAN - Hanging scroll
- Accession Number: 2019.82
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