Chinese Ancestor Painting, Couple in Red and Black finish-matt This unusual cabinet

This unusual cabinet

with a fixed panel at either side

Base Diam 24cm x H 45cm

in a bathroom or kitchen for storing jars

Chinese Ancestor Painting, Couple in Red and Black finish-matt This unusual cabinetThis large portrait is a reproduction of the paintings produced in China for centuries as part of the ritual of ancestor worship. Families would honour their forbears with offerings placed in front of these paintings, which were always shown with the subjects face on and often life size. Sometimes they depicted individuals or groups of more than one generation, but also often show couples as is the case here. Normally the subjects would be shown